Cotton Compress & Warehouse District | Cotton Capital to Port Powerhouse

Cotton Compress & Warehouse District | Cotton Capital to Port Powerhouse

📍Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱Social and other ways to explore Texas History The Port of Galveston has played a vital role in international trade for many years, serving as a hub for a variety of commodities. Initially used for shipping cotton and agricultural products, the port evolved into a major center for various types of cargo. With the development of railroads in Texas, the transportation of cotton became economically feasible, and cotton compress...

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Eddie Janek's Century of Service

Eddie Janek's Century of Service

I sit down with Eddie Janek, one of the few living WWII veterans. At just 17 years old and barely 5 feet tall, Eddie stormed the beaches of Peleliu as a beachmaster, later he witnessed atomic bomb tes...

25 Jul 20252h 7min

The Strange Little Island with James Valentino

The Strange Little Island with James Valentino

Lucy Parker Shaw was an early American settler who played a notable role in the development of Galveston, Texas, during the Republic of Texas era. Born in Eastport, Maine, she was the daughter of Jona...

7 Mai 202543min

The Galveston Campaigns: Critical Decisions That Defined The Civil War In Texas

The Galveston Campaigns: Critical Decisions That Defined The Civil War In Texas

Ed's New Book: Decisions of the Galveston Campaigns The Twenty-One Critical Decisions That Defined the Operations: https://utpress.org/title/decisions-of-the-galveston-campaigns/ Watch on Youtube: ht...

29 Des 202443min

Admiral Scott Powell: The Texas Navy Association & Preserving the Texas Navy

Admiral Scott Powell: The Texas Navy Association & Preserving the Texas Navy

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAztqlphMdE Texian Navy Day 2024 https://www.texasnavy.org/event-5812705 I sit down with the President of the Texas Navy Association, S...

13 Sep 202443min

Hurricane History and Resilient Futures: Insights with Dr. Hal Needham

Hurricane History and Resilient Futures: Insights with Dr. Hal Needham

Watch with subtitles on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-NqYMZiQ2Ww Ever wondered how hurricanes have shaped the Texas Gulf Coast and our modern-day preparedness strategies? Join us as we sit down with th...

23 Aug 20241h 6min

The Evolution of Galveston's Rosenberg Library with Mike Miller

The Evolution of Galveston's Rosenberg Library with Mike Miller

I sit down with Director of the Rosenberg Library, Mike Miller and discuss the history and importance of the Rosenberg Library over the past 12 decades in Galveston, Texas. Watch this episode on YouT...

16 Aug 20241h 12min

Coastal Conservation and Avian Migration at Galveston Island State Park with Kyle O’Haver

Coastal Conservation and Avian Migration at Galveston Island State Park with Kyle O’Haver

I sit down with Kyle O’Haver, Superintendent of Galveston Island State Park to discuss Galveston’s Coastal Ecology, Birding, Avian Migration, and Galveston’s balancing acre between conservation and ec...

18 Mar 20241h 18min

Architects of future Historic Preservation with Bernard Cunningham Jr.

Architects of future Historic Preservation with Bernard Cunningham Jr.

Bernard Cunningham Jr. is a Ball High and Prairie View A&M University Grad and currently works in architecture. He has had a hand in designing the potential Juneteenth Museum here on Galveston Island,...

12 Mar 202438min

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