Beach culture & Beach Patrol with President of the USLA: Chief Peter Davis | Evolving from a rag tag rescue boat to protecting 7+ Million Galveston beachgoers every year.
📍Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱Social and other ways to explore Texas History Historic resources for everything we discuss in the episode: https://www.galvestonunscripted.com/beach-patrol-peter-davis-interview Chief Peter Davis is the President of the United States Lifeguarding Association, the Secretary General of Aquatics International, and Chief of Galveston Island Beach Patrol. He has been involved in Beach Safety, Surf Rescue, and development of...
6 Mars 202238min
Galveston Burning | A conversation with James Anderson on the history of the Galveston fire department, major conflagrations, and the resiliency of this island city
Buy Galveston Burning: A history of the Fire Department and major conflagrations 📍Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱Social and other ways to explore Texas History Historic resources for everything we discuss in the episode: https://www.galvestonunscripted.com/james-anderson-galveston-burning James Anderson is an Author and student of history, and he joins Galveston Unscripted to discuss his new book, Galveston Burning! Inspired by ancestors who shared...
24 Feb 202223min
1841 | Foreign missionary to a Texas sandbar | A conversation with Rev. Jimmy Abbott on Trinity Episcopal and it's history in Galveston, Texas
📍Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱Social and other ways to explore Texas History Historic resources for everything we discuss in the episode: https://www.galvestonunscripted.com/jimmy-abbott-interview Rev. Jimmy Abbott is a student of history. He is the Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church and the Historian for the Episcopal Church in Texas. He and I discuss quite a bit in this episode including the founding of Trinity Episcopal Church in the Country of Texas...
17 Feb 202235min
Galvestonian or Greek? What kind of person was George Mitchell? A quick story by the Kriticos brothers | Galveston, Texas
Supporters: Galveston Running Tours: https://galvestonrunningtours.com/ 📍Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱Social and other ways to explore Texas History Learn more about George, his life, and philanthropy: https://www.mitchellhistoricproperties.com/about/philanthropy/ I sat down with Larry and Tikie Kriticos to discuss Greeks on Galveston Island. They ended up telling me a few stories about George Mitchell, a prominent businessman in the Houston area who h...
14 Feb 20222min
Greeks of Galveston | Immigration, Livelihood, and way beyond! Interview with Larry & Tikie Kriticos
📍Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱Social and other ways to explore Texas History Historic resources for everything we discuss in the episode: https://www.galvestonunscripted.com/kriticos Larry and Tikie Kriticos are the owners of the esteemed Kritikos Grill on the Seawall. They followed in their fathers footsteps and have been businessmen on the island for decades. Larry and Tikie sit down with me to discuss their parents arrival in Galveston, t...
11 Feb 202231min
Meet your host! Podcast origin story, 2022 update, and connect with Galveston Unscripted!
📱Connect with us on social! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 Sponsor an episode or audio guide! Galveston En Español Follow my personal Instagram to see behind the scenes: @insta_aggie Submit Galveston History for the podcast! 📍Visit our interactive map! Tour with Spotify: 👂Listen: The Great Fire of 1885 👂Listen: East End Historical District 👂Listen: Silk Stocking District 👂Listen: Port of Galveston 👂Listen: The Hendley Building 👂Listen: Lost Bayou Historic District 👂Listen: Texas ...
10 Feb 20224min
1811 Church Street | Galveston, Texas History Guide
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23 Jan 20221min
Juneteenth & Absolute Equality. Galveston Island in 1528, 1865, & 2022 | Conversation with Sam Collins III
📍Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱Social and other ways to explore Texas History Absolute Equality is located at 2201 Strand St, Galveston, TX 77550 To support these projects exhibited in this episode: Juneteenth Legacy Project: https://www.juneteenthlegacyproject.com/ NIA Cultural Center: https://niacultural.org/ Sam Collins Speaking engagements: https://truthstrong.org/ Historic resources for everything Sam discusses in the episode: https://ww...
19 Jan 202236min
