T for Texas

Howdy Texans! Listen to the wild story of how one man went to see the beautiful Enola Gay. But Miss Enola was not some beautiful girl. She was a bomber plane! The Enola Gay was one of the planes that dropped the one of the atomic bombs. She was on display at an airbase for people to see. Little did anyone know at the time, they were taking tour inside one of the most famous planes in history! T fo...

Howdy Texans!! It's time to listen to all things about the Red River. Mr. Red River can get you all the information you need to know. He has lived by the Red River all of his life, and wishes to be buried there some day. He is your go to man if you are planning to take a trip on the Red River! T for Texas is a short weekly History show, where Dr. T Lindsey Baker takes you on a journey throughout a...

Howdy Texans!! On this week's episode of of T for Texas, come stay at the Brazoria Hotel with us! The Brazoria Hotel was one of the "finest" hotels in pioneer Texas. The hotel was two square houses about 15 feet apart. There was a huge fireplace at the end. A hole was through the roof to let the smoke out! 30 men occupied one room! Pioneer hotels were very different from modern hotels!! T for Texa...

Howdy Texans! On this week's episode of T for Texas, hear about how a surveyor was blown away on how good Texas food was! The German surveyor took detailed notes in his journal about the different meals they at while on the road. Buffalo meat was one of the prime dishes they had on their trip. Cooking utensils were very scarce, so everyone had to put their part in to do the washing. You don't want...

Howdy Texans! On this week's episode of T for Texas listen to how a thriving town went to dust then one man decided he needed to buy the entire town. Manning Texas was the place to get lumber back in the day. It had everything a town in the old west could want. Alas a fire took out the town's sawmill complex, which was the beginning of the end for Manning. People started to leave Manning after a w...

Howdy Texans!! This week's tale is about the most famous captive of the Apache and Comanche Indian tribes Herman Laymon. For nine years as a boy he lived with the two Indian tribes. He became a rider in the war parties and fighting alongside the tribes. Herman even raided his very own childhood neighborhood. While out of a party they came across a railroad. The unsuspecting indians were terrified...

Howdy Texans!! Who doesn't love a shining pair of green cowboy boots? Listen to the story of how a hat maker from Forth Worth came to see these green cowboy boots. Tom and his brother opened up a shoe shining place in downtown Fort Worth. One day a man with GREEN cowboy boots showed up to do a shoe shine. The customer then went up to the gambling house after. A little while later the man was throw...

Howdy Texans! This week on T for Texas hear a tale about of one of LaSalle's murders. LaSalle was murder by his own men. One of the conspirators was a 16 year old boy! The 16 year old led LaSalle into an ambush were four other soldiers took out the Frenchman. The 16 year old rose up in the ranks after the murder. He lived among the Indians then was taken in by a Spanish soldier. A few years later...

Howdy Texans! On this week's episode of T for Texas, listen to an eye witness's story of the events that took place at the Alamo. The mayor of San Antonio was there to see everything. Hear about how he had heard the very first gunshots that were fired at the beginning of the siege. Also, he tales the tell about his encounter with General Santa Anna. You don't want to miss this fascinating tell abo...

Howdy Texans! It's the spring season, but here we do not play baseball we play rattlesnake round up! It is just like it sounds like... we round up rattlesnakes. Miss Pauline Howard explains how the rattlesnake round ups work. The very first one took place in Cleburne. Whoever caught the biggest rattlesnake would win the prizes that were being given out! Only in Texas will you find something like t...

Howdy Texans! Are you afraid of being eaten by the fish in between Houston and Galveston? Well don't worry so was our narrator! He was always afraid of the railroad in between the two cities would go off the rails and they would be throw into the ocean. Everyone laughed at our poor narrator, but you never know what might be lurking in the dark water! T for Texas is a short weekly History show, whe...

Howdy Texans! Ladies this episode is for you! Cousin of Stephen F. Austin, Miss Holly let's women know exactly what to bring when traveling to Texas back in the frontier days. In her book, she guides women of all walks of life on what to bring with them on their travels. Women could never bring too many household items on their trip! When traveling to Texas a women should always pack stuff for use...

Howdy Texans!! Who doesn't love a good flea market? You can find anything there! Lester Kilpatrick found out that people are willing to buy anything at the second Monday sale in Bowie Texas. Listen to Lester's different stories about how the flea market is ran. He talks about how you do not even have to know about the products you are selling. Just act like you do! So tune in to learn about the fl...

Howdy Texans! On this week's episode of T for Texas learn about the small town of Glenrio. The small border town that hangs over into New Mexico. Alan Airsmen and his family lived there most of his life. He watched as Glenrio went from a deserted town to a thriving town. Businesses and gas stations were on the Texas side and the bars were on the New Mexico side. Today if you take a trip to Glenrio...

Howdy Texans! On this episode of T for Texas, learn about how one of the first graveyards in Texas came to be. In an ambush attack by Comanche Indians, three boys met their end. They were all buried together. So come listen to find out the history about one small cemetery coming to be. You don't want to miss it! T for Texas is a short weekly History show, where Dr. T Lindsey Baker takes you on a j...

Howdy Texans! Come enjoy your stay at the Azteca Inn like Katherine L Grady. After traveling with friends to Beaumont, they stopped at the Azteca Inn for a bite to eat. For the first time Katherine and her friends tried authentic Mexican for the first time. They had different cuisines ranging from tamales to tacos to many desserts! And that is not even the best part... it was all for 75 cents! So...

Howdy Texans! As we all know dog is man's best friend. John Duval found that out real quick. Listen to how John met his best friend Scout. Can you believe that John did not want scout at first? After doing everything he possibly could to get rid of Scout, John finally figured out that he could not live without Scout. So come listen to how John and Scout became a duo this week! T for Texas is a sho...

Contrary to popular opinion of the old time Immigrant European Community of Texas Martin Mroz was a down right Hoodlum. Growing up in the post Civil War Times of St. Hedwig Texas see how this Blacksmiths son gets up to no good. T for Texas is a short weekly History show, where Dr. T Lindsey Baker takes you on a journey throughout all of Texas’ history one local story at a time. Tfortexas.org

this week come on back 150 years with Annie E Brown as she is approached by a deranged trial man braking and entering into her home Knife in hand and zealotry on high, how does she escape? T for Texas is a short weekly History show, where Dr. T Lindsey Baker takes you on a journey throughout all of Texas’ history one local story at a time.

Hello Texans! This week is an episode all about "The Old Man of the River", learn about the beaver trapping legend that reigned from 1870 to the 20s. Hear from his notes and learn about the history regarding the practice he perfected! ----- T for Texas is a short weekly History show, where Dr. T Lindsey Baker takes you on a journey throughout all of Texas’ history one local story at a time. Tforte...

Hello there Texans! This week learn about J K King Fisher, one of the most noted of the Texas Gunmen back in the lawless years after the Civil War. Coming to Texas at a young age, Fisher was nothing but trouble from making money off of stolen cattle, all the way to gunslingin'. With that sort of reputation, Fisher gained a few enemies which caused quite the end to his story... --- T for Texas is a...

Howdy Texans!! Listen to the newest episode of T for Texas! Hear about JC Harlen, a shrimp boat captain, was also a cowboy! The man had about every job you could possibly have during his lifetime. JC could never be tied down to just one job. Until he found his passion as a shrimp boat captain! T for Texas is a short weekly History show, where Dr. T Lindsey Baker takes you on a journey throughout a...

Howdy Texans! Listen to the newest episode of T for Texas!! Hear about how newly wed Jane Lewis Maury came to Texas to live on a ranched owned by her husband. Find out how Jane found help in the housekeeper to get things running smoothly on the ranch! Annie Brown was the housekeeper that saved the day! T for Texas is a short weekly History show, where Dr. T Lindsey Baker takes you on a journey thr...

Howdy Texans! On this week's episode of T for Texas, listen to the story of Ben Drake. He was a Texas cattle driver. Ben started doing this at the age of 13! Hear about his wild last drive he did where he was shot in the stomach and leg! An Indian tribe took him in and helped nurse him back to health. Ben Drake will never forget his days on the cattle driving trail. So listen in to this wild story...

Howdy Texans! We have a new episode of T for Texas for you! Listen about how Mrs. Ima Williams and her sister traveled with 13 slave children to escape from the Civil War fighting in Arkansas. They make the long trip to Texas to seek refugee. Of course they were starving during their trip. They only had cornbread and molasses! After spotting wild hogs, Mrs. Williams was determined to have some mea...