Texas Energy Museum
Jan 12, 2012
Follow Similar ProgramsRyan Smith gave a tour of the Texas Energy Museum as he talked about the early history of Texas oil and why Beaumont was central to the industry’s development. Topics included the difference between various oil rigs .. Read More
Ryan Smith gave a tour of the Texas Energy Museum as he talked about the early history of Texas oil and why Beaumont was central to the industry’s development. Topics included the difference between various oil rigs and the culture surrounding those who worked on the rigs. He also talked about the different scientific techniques used in the early days of oil drilling and extraction compared to current methods and the future of the oil industry.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2012 LCV Cities Tour” in Beaumont, Texas, on January 9-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time-Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2012 LCV Cities Tour” in Beaumont, Texas, on January 9-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time-Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
