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EP. 111: The Easter Fires of Fredericksburg

Posted April 16, 2022 • 00:10:21

Every Easter Eve, the hill country around Fredericksburg comes alive with huge bonfires. Some say this tradition came from Germany, some say the Indians...

EP. 110: A Goliad Survivor?

Posted April 5, 2022 • 00:21:40

March 27, 1836 was Palm Sunday, a holy day. But the Mexican dictator Santa Anna didn’t care, he was out for blood. He ordered hundreds of Texian...

Ep 109: Alamo Defenders- Dr. Amos Pollard

Posted March 3, 2022 • 00:15:34

Dr. Amos Pollard was a Massachusetts yankee seeking a new start and prosperity in Texas. He dared the Mexican army to “come and take it,” and served...

Ep. 108: Alamo Defenders- Toribio Losoya

Posted February 27, 2022 • 00:16:29

The Alamo defenders were heroes, but not everyone gets top billing. Hear the stories of some of the defenders that you may not think of when you remember...

Ep. 107: Texans You Should Know- Anna Mebus Martin

Posted January 25, 2022 • 00:18:19

She arrived from Germany with very little, not even speaking English. She braved indian attacks, frontier outlaws and a civil war to become a cattle...