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Background Information

  • 30 years of classroom experience
  • Masters Degree in Education
  • 15+ years experience as living historian and reenactor
  • Co-author of Flags in the History of Texas
  • Named to Who's Who Among America's Educators in 1994
  • Executive officer for the San Antonio Living History Association

Interesting Tidbits

When you see my presentation you'll find out the answer to these questions as well as many other interesting tidbits from frontier Texas.

Did you know that settlers headed west would often times burn down their old cabins before leaving.   Why?

What is the secret to Cowboy coffee?

What was a frontier toothbrush made of and how much did it cost?

What is the secret to flint & steel fire making?

How old was Samuel Colt when he came up with the idea for the revolver and where did he get the idea?

When there was no water available to wash their clothes, how did they get rid of the fleas and lice?

What else was used for currency besides coinage and paper money? 

 


 

Living History Organizations

San Antonio Living History Assoc.

Texian Legacy

Crossroads of Texas Living History Assoc.

 

Texas * Tejano

 
 


Museums and More

The Alamo

The Witte Museum

Institute of TX Cultures

Presidio La Bahia

San Jacinto Museum

Star of the Republic Museum

 Bob Bullock State History Museum

 Texas Rangers Museum

 Frontier Times Museum

Connor Museum

Kenedy Ranch Museum

Sam Houston Memorial Museum

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Historical Organizations & Other Friends

The Texas State Historical Assoc.

The Portal to Tx History 

Humanities Texas

Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas

Hendrick-Long Publ.

Tx Council for the Social Studies

Texas General Land Office

Texas State Library & Archives

 Texas Governors Office