Texas Trades

From Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast by The Alamo

June 4, 2026 · 22 min · Episode 135

About this episode

This episode explores the traditional trades essential for survival in 1830s Texas and highlights an upcoming event at the Alamo.

Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast Episode 135: Texas Trades Leather working, blacksmithing, and fabric weaving: these skills are considered a bit antiquated today, but they were essential for surviving frontier life in 1830s Texas. We reveal how the Alamo’s living historians learned their trades, the ways they keep old-fashioned techniques alive in the modern-day world, and the event taking place at the Alamo this weekend where you can learn about these Texas Trades. Featur...

People in this episode

Host: The Alamo

Topics covered

Texas Trades
Leather working
Blacksmithing
Fabric weaving
Frontier life
Living historians

Keywords

Texas
trades
leather working
blacksmithing
fabric weaving
frontier life
living historians

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Alamo

Places: Texas