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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Conquistadors

For Students 9th - 10th
Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Read about the Spanish soldier-explorers who came to Texas in search of gold and glory.
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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: American Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Find out about how the two Americas: the Europeans' version, and the American Indians' version, started changing forever.
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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Cattle Ranchers

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Read about big horns, big ranches, and even bigger legends.
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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Buffalo Soldiers

For Students 9th - 10th
Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Read about buffalo soldiers, whether on horseback or on foot, they fought the same enemy every day.
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Bullock Museum: Frontier Folk

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen in to the campfire stories of the people who embody Texas. Find out why Texas was the place to be for so many people.
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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Missionaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Learn how small the separation between church and state in 17th century Spain affected Texas.
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Bullock Museum: Roughnecks

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen in to the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas, and from the time Spindletop blew its oily stack, Texas has never been the same.
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Bullock Museum: Texas Rangers

For Students 9th - 10th
Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. In this case the Texas Rangers; a raggedy bunch, who straightened up when they needed to.
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Bullock Museum: Vaqueros

For Students 9th - 10th
Hear the campfire stories of the people who embody Texas. Learn about the cowboy way; how to rope and ride.
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Bullock Museum: Women Airforce Service Pilots (Wasp)

For Students 9th - 10th
Join in the sharing of Texas history through campfire stories, and find out how the Women Airforce Service Pilots changed the face of military history.
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PBS

Pbs: A World of Stories: The Ghost With the One Black Eye /Le Fantome Avec Un Oeil Au Beurre Noir

For Students K - 1st Standards
Storyteller Priscilla Howe tells a funny/scary campfire tale about a baby who wants her apple juice. One at a time, the family goes down to the cellar to get the juice, only to be confronted by a ghost. The story is available in English...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Letters From Frontier: Primary Documents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
George Catlin made extensive observations on the various native peoples that he encountered on his travels in the West. He recorded his experiences in letters and notes. These documents provide us with critical information on the culture...