https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com Welcome to Beyond the Tombstone, a podcast from the Calhoun County Historical Commission. This podcast serves as a companion to the weekly Tombstone Tuesday article published on the Calhoun County Historical Commission Facebook page and available on the digital edition of The Port Lavaca Wave. Each episode we will highlight a notable resident of Calhoun County, Texas with the goal of bringing history to live. 

]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:32:00 -0300 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. History 1440 episodic beyondthetombstone beyondthetombstone No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22198315/beyond_tombstone_1400.jpg https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com 144 144 Naomi Albrecht (1923-2019) https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/naomi-albrecht-1923-2019/ https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/naomi-albrecht-1923-2019/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:32:00 -0300 beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/42051e50-b055-3e2a-bafc-d26424215d2e Naomi was a well respected member of the community who contributed to generations of Calhoun County residents through serving as an educator, administrator and school board president.

]]> Naomi was a well respected member of the community who contributed to generations of Calhoun County residents through serving as an educator, administrator and school board president.

]]> beyondthetombstone false No 1643 9 full Thomas Mann Randolph Bankhead (1811-1851) https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/thomas-mann-randolph-bankhead-1811-1851/ https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/thomas-mann-randolph-bankhead-1811-1851/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:00:00 -0300 beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/2e82ff41-6bff-3636-a458-1644a5542067 Tom Mann was laid to rest in Port Lavaca, Texas far from the home of his Virginia roots. This special Independence Day episode tells the story of the great grandson of a United States Founding Father.

]]> Tom Mann was laid to rest in Port Lavaca, Texas far from the home of his Virginia roots. This special Independence Day episode tells the story of the great grandson of a United States Founding Father.

]]> beyondthetombstone false No 1380 8 full Thomas Henry "Captain Harry" Rahtgens (1852-1923) https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/thomas-henry-captain-harry-rahtgens-1852-1923/ https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/thomas-henry-captain-harry-rahtgens-1852-1923/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:30:00 -0300 beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/71bbda49-086b-3393-a8bd-8a78059f624b A sea captain who weathered two hurricanes and saved lives in the process.

]]> A sea captain who weathered two hurricanes and saved lives in the process.

]]> beyondthetombstone false No 1365 7 full Adam Murdock (1829-1869) https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/adam-murdock-1829-1869/ https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/adam-murdock-1829-1869/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:26:00 -0300 beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/ad275a33-cd90-3b95-81a8-997c7d2ce6ee Adam Murdock was a business owner, civil servant, and veteran of the Civil War whose life ended in the middle of a scandal.

]]> Adam Murdock was a business owner, civil servant, and veteran of the Civil War whose life ended in the middle of a scandal.

]]> beyondthetombstone false No 1349 6 full Reverend Robert Jope (1823-1875) https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/reverend-robert-jope-1823-1875/ https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/reverend-robert-jope-1823-1875/#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 02:45:00 -0300 beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/c649be3d-6527-35b7-a2d9-8cc085853c13 Reverend Robert Jope helped build the Episcopal Church in Indianola and gave his life to protect it.

]]> Reverend Robert Jope helped build the Episcopal Church in Indianola and gave his life to protect it.

]]> beyondthetombstone false No 1163 5 full Jacob Hampshire Garner (1841-1914) https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/jacob-hampshire-garner-1841-1914/ https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/jacob-hampshire-garner-1841-1914/#comments Wed, 13 May 2026 01:00:00 -0300 beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/b401d877-e24c-3848-b098-573d22c3a768 A Calhoun County cattleman, Jacob Garner belonged to a pioneering family and experienced a life of both highs and lows.

]]> A Calhoun County cattleman, Jacob Garner belonged to a pioneering family and experienced a life of both highs and lows.

]]> beyondthetombstone false No 1453 4 full James Preston Fulkerson (1802-1852) https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/james-preston-fulkerson-1802-1852/ https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/james-preston-fulkerson-1802-1852/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:20:21 -0300 beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/940a334c-4be3-3d02-a0f2-360c92f6ee85 The first sheriff in Calhoun County, Texas. He was killed in the line of duty on the edge of the Wild West.

]]> The first sheriff in Calhoun County, Texas. He was killed in the line of duty on the edge of the Wild West.

]]> beyondthetombstone false No 1414 2 full J.T. Sikes (1929-1983) https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/jt-sikes-1929-1983/ https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/jt-sikes-1929-1983/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:30:56 -0300 beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/84056406-d33d-378f-9e6f-e287cbbc5b97 In honor of April being Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness month, we are sharing a special episode about J.T. Sikes an amputee who never let missing a limb slow him down.

]]> In honor of April being Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness month, we are sharing a special episode about J.T. Sikes an amputee who never let missing a limb slow him down.

]]> beyondthetombstone false No 1309 3 full David Lewis (1824-1886) https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/david-lewis-1824-1886/ https://beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/e/david-lewis-1824-1886/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:46:18 -0300 beyondthetombstone.podbean.com/2456d609-36f7-3975-9283-a22a9f535095 David Lewis was a prominent citizen of Indianola, Texas who was the Postmaster, a Doctor and served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

]]> David Lewis was a prominent citizen of Indianola, Texas who was the Postmaster, a Doctor and served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

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