From Retail to Historic Preservation: A Conversation with Bill Minter

The Return of the Compass: Cisco's Lela Latch Lloyd Museum

The Cisco Compass returns with a look at the history and future of the Lloyd Museum in Cisco. I am at the Museum most Saturdays 10-3 or I can open by appointment!

On the Edge of Armageddon: The Untold History of the ATLAS ICBM in the Big Country with Larry Sanders

After a hiatus, the Cisco Compass returns with a visit with Larry Sanders who reveals the hidden history of the ATLAS ICBM in the Big Country.

The Historian at Work: A Visit with Tarleton State University's Dr. Deborah Liles

Welcome Back to the Cisco Compass! In this episode Dr. Deborah Liles stops by prior to her talk at the Grace Museum this evening (June 15 6PM) to discuss her research and her passion for history. https://www.tarleton.edu/gordoncenter/ https://thegracemuseum.org/event/smiths-station-on-the-butterfield-lectures-dr-debbie-liles/

The Compass Goes to the 97th Meeting of the West Texas Historical Association: Fellow Historians and Podcasters Gene Preuss and Scott Sosebee

The 97th Meeting of the West Texas Historical Association was held in Abilene April 14-15 2023. In this episode I sat down with Gene Preuss and Scott Sosebee, host of the Talking Texas History Podcast (check it out) and the inspiration for the Cisco Compass. We discuss their podcast and guest, the film Giant, and other odds and ends. April 20th 6-8 PM Eastland County Museum, Eastland, Texas, "A Visual History of Texas by the Cisco College Art Department. Come view the artwork and support the student's hard work...oh and Dr. Duane K. Hale and John Caraway will be the featured  speakers.

From Retail to Historic Preservation: A Conversation with Bill Minter

In this installment of Cisco Compass, lifelong Abilene resident Bill Minter discusses some Abilene history including his family's department store, his work with the Abilene Preservation League, the Abilene Heritage Square Project, and something we are both involved in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute/Texas Tech-Abilene. If you are 50 or older and would like information about joining OLLI please feel free to contact me.