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Introducing Tyler County Pioneers - People with Vision, Commitment, & Legacies (4th & 7th ELA, Math, Sci, SocStu LESSON)
19th Century Pioneers
Dr. Josiah Wheat, Sr. - Donor of land for county seat (SCRIPT for monologue, w/o TEKS)
Squire Cruse - A Kentuckian by Birth, A Texan by Choice (SCRIPT and ART for a booklet, w/o TEKS)
James Barnes - Pathfinder at Mount Hope (SCRIPT and ART for a booklet, w/o TEKS)
Henry Gainer - First black ordained to preach in Texas (6-minute VIDEO, w/o TEKS)
Nancy Shivers - Brave Widow & Trailblazer (SCRIPT for monologue, w/o TEKS)
Professor Crow - Peach Tree Village School Master
20th Century Pioneers
John Henry Kirby - They Made a Difference (4th & 7th ELA, SS, Art LESSON - POWERPOINT)
James E. Wheat - Celebrating Dogwood Time in Tyler County
Governor Allan Shivers - Protector of Texas Tidelands
John Wingate - Developer of Roadside Park System in Texas (Kirkley Springs story and images, w/o TEKS)
Fannie Jenkins - Sheffield Ferry's Final Operator (11-minute VIDEO, w/o TEKS)
Gracie Walker - Circus Performer & Town Bluff Settler (20-minute VIDEO, w/o TEKS)
Phoebe Young - An Unusual Student
Henry T. Scott - Barber & Educator for Black Students
21st Century Pioneers
Congressman Brian Babin - Missions to the Moon & Mars (???Science)
Representative James White - Educator Turned Legislator
Rosemary Bunch - Librarian Extraordinaire