The Rambling Boy: Stories About Texas is a weekly look at regional history, hosted by Lonn Taylor of Fort Davis. Taylor was a writer and historian who moved to the Big Bend after retiring from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in 2002.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 hours 23 minutes
Remembering J. Frank Dobie at the Dobie Dichos
J. Frank Dobie was a folklorist and writer often dubbed "the father of Texas literature." Lonn and Dedie recently went to Oakville, Texas for an event called Dobie Dichos -- a gathering of Texas writers to commemorate Dobie's life and works. Today on the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us about the Dichos, Dobie's impact, and how Lonn's family might have crossed paths with the Dobie forebears.
Remembering J. Frank Dobie at the Dobie Dichos
J. Frank Dobie was a folklorist and writer often dubbed "the father of Texas literature." Lonn and Dedie recently went to Oakville, Texas for an event called Dobie Dichos -- a gathering of Texas writers to commemorate Dobie's life and works. Today on the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us about the Dichos, Dobie's impact, and how Lonn's family might have crossed paths with the Dobie forebears.
What we know about an old Texas buckle maker
One of the items Lonn Taylor inherited when his father passed away was an old belt buckle. It was custom-made by a guy named Robert W. Driskell. On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us what little is known about the unsung silversmith.
What we know about an old Texas buckle maker
One of the items Lonn Taylor inherited when his father passed away was an old belt buckle. It was custom-made by a guy named Robert W. Driskell. On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us what little is known about the unsung silversmith.
Remembering the Library of Congress
Back in 1979, the Library of Congress hired Lonn Taylor to curate an exhibition about the American cowboy. On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us about his time perusing the library's many so-called "other items" and the sometimes strange things found therein.
Remembering the Smithsonian
Back in 1979, the Library of Congress hired Lonn Taylor to curate an exhibition about the American cowboy. On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us about his time perusing the library's many so-called "other items" and the sometimes strange things found therein.
Remembering the Library of Congress
Back in 1979, the Library of Congress hired Lonn Taylor to curate an exhibition about the American cowboy. On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us about his time perusing the library's many so-called "other items" and the sometimes strange things found therein.
Carolyn Mccartney, Sign Painter
Last year, Carolyn Mccartney left a tenured faculty position at Southern Methodist University in Dallas to move to the Big Bend where she now works as a sign painter. On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us how she does it, why she loves it, and the importance of squirrel hair to her craft.
Carolyn Mccartney, Sign Painter
Last year, Carolyn Mccartney left a tenured faculty position at Southern Methodist University in Dallas to move to the Big Bend where she now works as a sign painter. On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us how she does it, why she loves it, and the importance of squirrel hair to her craft.
Big Bend Required Reading
Lonn Taylor recently came across two books that he now considers required reading for anyone moving to the Big Bend -- The Story of the Highlands, by Frank Reeves, and Memories of a Ranch Wife by Lottie Evans Woods. On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us about the books, their depictions of West Texas ranch life.