This 1987 news video by The Eyes of Texas features interviews with the then owner of the Tarpon Inn, Jim Atwill, and with Ted Mathews.
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Winners of 2020 Chapel on the Dunes Poetry Contest Announced
The theme of this year's competition was The Natural Coast. Poems were judged by two Poet Laureates and a published local poet. The Port Aransas Museum appreciates all the students who submitted poetry, their teachers and their principals. The judges had a difficult...
The Wests of Texas
(01/18/16) Researcher, writer, and photographer, Bruce Shackelford, discusses his book, The Wests of Texas. (approx. 60 min)
Interview with Marcy Mathews Ward Thomas
This series features interviews with people who have made a mark in Port Aransas.Interview from May 17, 2015. Beginnings of PAPHA. (approx. 21 min)
The Passes of Mustang and Padre Island
(12/20/15) Presentation by Greg Smith. (approx. 30 min)
Texas History Via Song (02/01/16)
David and Barbara Brown sing and play a History of Texas Folk Music. After the lecture, David and Barbara are joined by Denny Larkin, Rick Pratt and other local professional musicians for old favorites and some original works. (approx. 2 hours)
Interview with Larry Ray (1981)
This series features interviews with people who have made a mark in Port Aransas.Harbor Island Railroad. (approx. 40 min)
Old Time Story Telling
(2010) Johny Martin Mathews, Marcy Mathews Ward Thomas, Manny (Frederick) Mathews and Nancy Smith Teller talk about Port Aransas. From Johnny Brundrett Video. (approx. 2 hrs, 22 min)