Welcome to our new Storyteller Series! Here we introduce the collectors, curators, characters, and culture keepers who guard our rich Texas heritage and make us the stuff of legend. We'll post a blog here each quarter featuring one of those storytellers so you can meet the Texans who help make the past present.
In the Storyteller Series, we celebrate the stewards of Texas heritage—the collectors, curators, characters, and culture keepers who make the past present. These are the storytellers shaping how we remember, reflect, and reconnect with the spirit of Texas. These are the people preserving the past in dusty attics and archive rooms, retelling it on front porches and museum floors, and cooking it up over mesquite fires. Come meet the personalities behind the places, and discover the passion that fuels Texas heritage. This series is for travelers who believe the journey is richer when you know who’s telling the story.
In celebration of Black History Month, we sat down with Dr. Andrea Roberts, founder of The Texas Freedom Colonies Project, to discuss her passion for documenting historic Black settlements and the impact this work has had on lives across Black communities in Texas and beyond.
When most people think of cowboys, they rarely envision the rich, vibrant history of African American ranchers and riders who were instrumental in shaping the American West. Larry Callies, founder and operator of the Black Cowboy Museum in Rosenberg, Texas, is changing that narrative by preserving a powerful story of heritage, skill, and resilience largely overlooked in traditional Western histories.
Check back again soon for more stories coming up in our Storyteller Series.
