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Texas History for Kids

Michelle Gallegos

99 episodes

23 hours ago

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. We’re heading to the city’s South Side, near Shane Road. Locals call it the Haunted Ghost Tracks. It’s a place where legend says the spirits of children still linger… protecting strangers from danger. RESOURCES References https://ghostcitytours.com/san-antonio/haunted-places/haunted-railroad-tracks/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-ghostlychildren/ https://rivercityghosts.com/ghost-tracks/ Music/Sounds by Pixabay Starting Jingle S...

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Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. We’re heading to the city’s South Side, near Shane Road. Locals call it the Haunted Ghost Tracks. It’s a place where legend says the spirits of children still linger… protecting strangers from danger. RESOURCES References https://ghostcitytours.com/san-antonio/haunted-places/haunted-railroad-tracks/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-ghostlychildren/ https://rivercityghosts.com/ghost-tracks/ Music/Sounds by Pixabay Starting Jingle S...

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Episodes (20/99)

Texas History for Kids

Episode 98 - Pushed by Ghosts: The Mystery of San Antonio’s Haunted Tracks

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. We’re heading to the city’s South Side, near Shane Road. Locals call it the Haunted Ghost Tracks. It’s a place where legend says the spirits of children still linger… protecting strangers from danger. RESOURCES References https://ghostcitytours.com/san-antonio/haunted-places/haunted-railroad-tracks/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-ghostlychildren/ https://rivercityghosts.com/ghost-tracks/ Music/Sounds by Pixabay Starting Jingle S...

1 week ago

17 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Grave Secrets of Texas — The Cemeteries That Never Sleep

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. From San Antonio’s mysterious Chinese Graveyard to the heartbreaking legend of Baby Head Cemetery and the chilling tale of Elize Alberti in Galveston’s Old City Cemetery, this episode explores Texas’s most haunted resting places. Each grave holds a story — of forgotten workers, lost children, and love turned to despair. Join Michelle and Zoe as they uncover the history, mystery, and legends behind Texas’s most haunted burial grounds...

1 week ago

17 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 96 - Scary Stories: Haunting on Alamo Street

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. During the Texas Revolution, Irish empresario, John McMullen, joined the General Council, serving as a translator and even as temporary president early in Texas 1836 after Governor Henry Smith’s impeachment. After Texas won independence, McMullen moved to San Antonio, serving as an alderman from 1840 to 1844. He built a grand stone house on Alamo Street, nestled along what is now the San Antonio River. Life seemed peaceful, unt...

2 weeks ago

11 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 95 - Scary Stories: Haunted Insane Asylums

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. I hope you’re ready for the next 4 episodes, they’re guaranteed to put a little scare in ya! This is the first episode of the Scary Stories Series- Texas History for Kids style and today we're talking about some of Texas' scariest and most haunted insane asylums. Support the show 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time! Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun ...

3 weeks ago

26 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 94 -The Texas Longhorn: Skull of Survival

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. Today’s object is a massive Texas Longhorn skull. Its pale bone gleams under the lights, the horns stretching wide—a spectacular sight to behold. Today our artifact tells a story of an animal that faced importation, near extinction and a revival of a species, making it one of Texas’ official state symbols. Resources References https://thc.texas.gov/state-historic-sites/official-state-texas-longhorn-herd/state-texas-longhorn-her...

1 month ago

13 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 93 - Women on the Chisholm Trail

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. Women were told the Chisholm Trail was no place for them. Society’s rules declared a “proper lady” should remain at home—managing the household, raising children, and waiting for her husband’s return. And wearing split skirts or breeches, and sleeping beneath the stars among men? These were considered scandalous. Dangerous and Unthinkable. But some women didn’t listen. We'll share a few of their stories. References http...

1 month ago

19 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 92 - Maracas, Pinatas, Tamales- Oh my!

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. In today's episode, we celebrate the rich history of Hispanic Heritage Month by looking at 3 traditional artifacts of this culture. Music By: Music by Francesco Biondi from Pixabay Support the show 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time! Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun each week. 👉 SEND MY FREEBIE!

1 month ago

15 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 91 - Bonfire Shelter & Bison Mass Graves

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. In the early years of time, Texas was home to millions of buffalo and our early ancestors had to adapt to ways of hunting such large animals. So… they chased a herd of bison to a steep cliff where they fell to their deaths. This cliff is named the Bonfire Shelter. References Music/Sounds by Pixabay Starting Jingle Sound Effect by Shiden Beats Music from Pixabay- Jingle Slide Guitar Support the show 🎉 Y’all, it’s freeb...

1 month ago

11 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 90 - Newly Discovered Alamo Artifacts

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. Recently, archaeologists uncovered some surprising finds beneath the Alamo’s courtyards. https://www.thealamo.org/ Support the show 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time! Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun each week. 👉 SEND MY FREEBIE!

2 months ago

9 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 89 - Votes for Texas Women: The Fight for Suffrage

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. Texas in the early 1900s was full of bustling cities, dusty rural towns, and one very big problem: half the population couldn’t vote. That half was women. Support the show 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time! Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun each week. 👉 SEND MY FREEBIE!

2 months ago

19 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 88 - Grand Saline: Salty Texas Town

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. Did you know there's a town in Texas built on top of a mountain of salt? Welcome to Grand Saline, a small town with a big secret underneath the ground—a giant salt dome that’s deeper than Mount Everest is tall! RESOURCE References https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/grand-saline-tx https://www.visitcantontx.com/attractions/the-salt-palace Music/Sounds by Pixabay Starting Jingle Sound Effect by Shiden Beats Music from Pixaba...

2 months ago

11 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 87 - Compromise of 1850

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. In the mid-1800s, the United States was growing fast. After winning the Mexican-American War in 1848, the U.S. gained a huge amount of land—territories that would later become California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. But this victory brought a big problem: Would slavery be allowed in the new territories? Support the show 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time! Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect...

2 months ago

13 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 86 - Why Texas Banned Cell Phones at School

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. This episode explores House Bill 1481, the 2025 Texas law banning cell phone use in public schools including how laws are made, why this one matters, and what it means for their daily lives. RESOURCES Support the show 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time! Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun each week. 👉 SEND MY FREEBIE!

3 months ago

14 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 85 - Great Depression and Dust Bowl

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. It all started in 1929 when the stock market crashed and stock prices dropped so fast and so far that millions of people lost all their savings overnight. Banks closed. Jobs vanished. And the United States entered the worst economic crisis it had ever seen. Now… add in the Dust Bowl—and things in Texas went from bad to worse. Today you'll learn : ✅ What life was really like in Texas during the Great Depression ✅ The creat...

3 months ago

13 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 84 - Susanna Dickinson Alamo Messenger

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. When you think of the Alamo, you might imagine brave soldiers, cannons, and the famous cry: "Remember the Alamo!" But did you know one of the most important people at the Alamo wasn’t a soldier at all — but a young woman with a baby in her arms? Her name was Susanna Dickinson, and she lived to tell the story of what happened inside those walls. Support the show 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time! Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—p...

3 months ago

9 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 83 - Gulf Coast Oil Blobs

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. There’s oil along the Texas coast because some of it comes naturally from deep underground, and some of it comes from human error like spills from deep water oil rigs we’ve built to collect it. It’s super old, super powerful, and super important—but also super complicated. References https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/spindletop-oilfield https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/resources/finge...

3 months ago

16 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 82 - Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. Today we're slithering our way to Sweetwater, Texas at the Rattlesnake Roundup, where we will explore how this unusual event started, why rattlesnakes matter to Texas wildlife, and how venom is used to save lives. References http://www.rattlesnakeroundup.net/calendar-of-events1.html Music/Sounds by Pixabay Support the show 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time! Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join...

3 months ago

13 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 81 - Why Is the Texas State Mammal… an Armadillo?!

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. This week, we’re investigating a very curious creature—one that wears armor, digs like a champ, and somehow waddled its way into Texas history books. Yep, we’re talking about the nine-banded armadillo—the official state mammal of Texas! Zoe's got questions (like… why not a horse or cow?!), and we’ve got answers. Discover how this tough little underdog became a Texas icon, learn about armadillo races (yes, really!), and find out what ...

4 months ago

8 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 80 - Immigration in Texas & Protesting

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. We’re talking about the history of Texas immigration, the power of protest, and a lesson from history that still echoes today. 👉Click here to sign up for the "How to Change the Rules" series today. References Curtis Bishop, “Law of April 6, 1830,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/law-of-april-6-1830. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. Music/Sound...

4 months ago

22 minutes

Texas History for Kids

Episode 79 -Jack Johnson: The Galveston Giant Who Shook the World

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. Today, we’re heading to the coast where one little boy grew up to shock the world. 👊 His fists were fast. 🎩 His fashion was fierce. 💥 And his story? Full of fights, freedom, and fame. Today, we uncover the wild, true story of Jack Johnson—the first African American heavyweight boxing champion in the world. References https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/jack-johnson-heavyweight-boxer-defied-america https://www.bi...

4 months ago

13 minutes