For this episode, we're sharing a recent conversation with Katharine Leister, archivist for the Tyrrell Historical Library in Beaumont. The interview was part of a larger story on the Bayoulands radio show about Port Arthur's Pleasure Island. Katharine shares about the many resources of the Tyrrell Historical Library and her research findings about the history of Pleasure Island.
Our thanks to Katharine Leister. You can learn more about the library on the beaumonttexas.gov website.
You can hear an encore broadcast of the most recent Bayoulands radio show on Sunday, July 23rd at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. The show includes the conversation with Katharine Leister as well as George Davis, the current director of Pleasure Island. For more information about Pleasure Island go to the Parks and Recreation link on the portarthurtx.gov website.
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