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Texas History for Kids
Texas History for Kids is a podcast where young listeners explore the stories they didn’t hear about in school—from legendary battles and forgotten monuments to the strange, enchanted, and unexplained corners of the Lone Star State. New episodes air every Monday.
Episodes
138 episodes
Texas Museum Halloween: The Cursed Dress, Old Rip, and the Stolen Shrunken Head - 137
A wedding dress blamed for generations of heartbreak. A horned lizard said to have survived thirty-one years sealed inside a courthouse cornerstone. And a shrunken head stolen from a Texas museum—only to reappear seven weeks later in a plastic ...
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The Lost Lonestar Flag - 136
A teenage girl in Georgia created a white silk flag with a single blue star and sent it hundreds of miles away to the Texas Revolution. Follow the remarkable journey of Joanna Troutman’s lost Lone Star flag from Georgia to Velasco and Goliad, w...
Columbia: The Clues That Fell Over Texas - 135
When Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas in 2003, thousands of pieces scattered across the eastern part of the state. Follow the clues investigators used to uncover what went wrong—and discover how Texans helped solve one of NASA’s mo...
The Invisible Enemy that Reshaped Texas - 134
A faded quarantine card warned families to stay inside—but the danger was invisible. Discover how smallpox, cholera, yellow fever, an influenza reshaped Texas communities, from Spanish missions to early vaccination programs and the 1899 L...
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“Wait… You Could Mail a Kid?” - 133
People really did mail children—and one Texan helped put a stop to it. In this episode, we uncover why families used Parcel Post as transportation, how rural mail routes changed everyday life, and what this bizarre story teaches us about transp...
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Big Bend's Dinosaur - ALAMOSAURUS 132
Travel back millions of years to prehistoric Texas and meet the enormous Alamosaurus of Big Bend National Park. Discover how fossils from this giant sauropod were uncovered, why its name has nothing to do with the Alamo, and how Sul Ross geolog...
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Charles Goodnight: The Surprising Story Behind a Texas Cowboy Legend - 131
Charles Goodnight lived a life that sounds almost too wild to be true. Born just days after Texas declared independence, he had only about six months of formal schooling, but grew up to become one of the most influential cattlemen in Texas hist...
A National Mammoth Treasure - 130
What was found beneath Waco, Texas at Waco Mammoth National Monument?In this episode of Texas History for Kids, we explore the discovery of the Waco mammoths, learn how these giant animals lived, and uncover the mystery surroundin...
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The Sunken World of Amistad - 129
Ever wondered what secrets are hiding at the bottom of a massive desert lake? In this episode, we dive deep beneath the surface of the Amistad National Recreation Area. Long before it became a popular spot for boating and fishing, A...
128 - The Reef in the Desert: The Secrets of the Guadalupe Mountains
Today, we are traveling to the rugged peaks of far West Texas to explore a place where giant predators once roamed, ancient people left hidden messages, and the mountains themselves are made of dead animals.We are talking about Guadalupe...
127 - Big Bend: The Park at the End of the Road
Big Bend National Park may look like a quiet desert, but its mountains, river, trails, and ruins hold thousands of years of history. In this episode, we uncover the stories of Indigenous peoples, Mexican settlers, rancher...
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126 - The Name Beneath the Map: Juan Seguín and the Texas Revolution
Who was Juan Seguín, and why was a Texas town named in his honor? Today we follow this Tejano leader from the streets of San Antonio to the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto as we uncover his important—and complicated—role i...
125 - The Mountain of Bones
When you think of treasure in the Old Western times of Texas, you might think of oil, cattle, land. But for a few crucial years in the early 1880s, the most valuable thing lying around the Texas plains was the skeleton of a dead buffalo....
124 - The Cart Wars: The Road No One Wanted to Talk About
In this episode we uncover the little-known story of the Cart War in Texas. During the 1850s, Mexican and Tejano carreteros hauled goods by ox cart from Gulf Coast ports to towns like San Antonio. But their success made them targets...
123 - The Father of Texas Education: Mirabeau Lamar’s Complicated Legacy
In this episode of Texas History for Kids, we'll discuss the story of Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas. Known as the “Father of Texas Education,” Lamar helped set aside public land for schools and u...
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122 - When Camels Roamed Texas
In this episode we uncover the strange but true story of the U.S. Camel Corps, when camels were brought to Texas to help soldiers travel across hot, dry frontier land. From Camp Verde to the Civil War. Discover why camels seemed like the perfec...
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121 - The Girl with the Tattoo: The Mystery of Olive Oatman
In this episode, we explore the mysterious story of Olive Oatman—a young girl who survived a tragic attack, lived for years with the Mojave people, and later settled in Sherman, Texas.Was she truly rescued… or taken from a life she had c...
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120 - Why Texas Chose the Confederacy (And What It Cost Them)
This story takes us to the year 1861. Texas had been a state in the USA for just 16 years. Life was growing. Farms, towns, railroads.But something was wrong across the United States.The country was splitting apart and Texas had to...
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119 - The Kickapoo of Texas
In our previous episodes we’ve discussed the most famous tribes in Texas such as the Caddo, Jumano and Comanche. But today we're diving into the story of the Kickapoo people, a nation that has survived centuries of pressu...
118 - How Ancient Texans Made Tools Without Metal (And Why It Worked)
Long before recycling bins existed, ancient Texans were already solving a big problem. In this episode, uncover how skilled flint-knappers turned broken tools into something new—and why their clever ideas still matter today. <...
117- The Black Bean Drawing at Mier
It started as a mission. It turned into a mistake.In 1842, a group of Texan soldiers crossed into Mexico after being ordered to turn back. What they thought would be a quick success became a story of endurance, survival, and difficult ch...
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116 - The Women Who Spoke Up When No One Wanted Them To
In this episode, we wrap up Women’s History Month by exploring the powerful stories of three Texas women who spoke up when it mattered most.From a fearless journalist in Laredo who stood her ground against injustice, to a civil rights le...
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115 - The Women Who Saved Texas History Before It Disappeared
March is Women’s History Month—a time to recognize the achievements of women across history.These 3 Texas women made bold choices, faced real challenges, and changed the world around them: Jane Long, Clara Driscoll and Adina De Zavala.
114 - The Day Texas Became Its Own Country
March 2 marks one of the most important days in Texas history. On that day in 1836, a group of delegates gathered at Washington-on-the-Brazos and signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, creating a brand-new country ca...
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