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Lone Star Family Trails

Oct 31, 2022

This episode introduces the listener to the collection at the Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus, part of the Houston Public Library System.  Clayton holds an international collection of Family history research including books microfilm, and online sources.  Their typical patron is...


Oct 24, 2022

Founded in 2004, the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) is working to discover preserve, and provide access to the community about the history of Texas' film.  The collection includes home movies, amateur films, advertisements, local television and corporate productions, to name just a few.  Elizabeth...


Sep 19, 2022

The Texas Baptist Historical Collection located in Waco, Texas is featured during this podcast.  Their goal, as presented on their website is "collecting, preserving and communicating the history of Baptists in Texas." Alan LeFever, the director of the Texas Baptist Collection was interviewed and offered how...


Aug 24, 2022

Episode #104 - This episode features The Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton.  Jae Magnum is the Program Development Librarian and works directly with The Portal to Texas History and he was interviewed by Randy Whited.  The Portal to Texas History includes not just newspapers, but...


Jul 23, 2022

Episode 103 - This episode features the Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.  Ron Barnett, our host for the month, interviewed Dr. Monte L. Monroe, the archivist for the Collection.  As an archivist, Dr. Monroe works to extend their collection to include manuscripts of family history that...