Cristobal Lopez, Texas Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, will discuss how the Blackwell School National Historic Site and San Antonio Missions National Historical Park reflect community resilience and local voices.
J. Alex Ruiz, is the blacksmith for the Alamo, a position that his 9th great grandfather, Juan Banul, once held as the original master blacksmith for San Antonio from 1725 until the 1750s. As a blacksmith/bladesmith he has been featured on the History Channel show Forged in Fire (season 5 episode 13 "The Horseman's axe"