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The Myths, Truths and Untold Stories of Texas
Our public history podcast brings together historical research, cinematic storytelling, and expert voices to explore Texas’s past and present.
Murders in the Mansion: The T. Cullen Davis Story
A live podcast recording and public history conversation on crime, wealth and justice.
October 15, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.
Texas State University
Taylor Murphy Hall · Room 104
San Marcos, Texas
Free and open to the public. Audience questions are welcome, and a reception will follow the program.
Upcoming Live Event
This program is supported by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Discover the myths, truths, and untold stories of Texas through immersive storytelling and conversations with historians, writers, and artists. Listen below or follow Lone Star Lore on your favorite podcast platform.
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Meet the Storytellers
Matthew Thornton
Host, Producer & Editor
Matthew Thornton is a Texas-based filmmaker, former Texas history teacher, and founder and Creative Director of Griffyn.Co Productions. His projects include the award-winning documentary Ullberg: Wind in the Sails and the Creative Moonlighting podcast. As host, producer, and editor of Lone Star Lore, he combines his background in history education with cinematic storytelling to bring Texas’s past to life.
Joleene Maddox Snider
Writer & Historian
Joleene Maddox Snider is a native Texan, historian, and educator whose work examines history, identity, and memory in the American South and Southwest. She studied at Texas State University and The University of Texas at Austin and is the author of Claiming Sunday: The Story of a Texas Slave Community. Her research informs the historical narratives of Lone Star Lore.
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Special thanks to our donors
Robert and Shirley Thornton
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This program is supported by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this Web resource, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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