Carrie Woliver, Robert Mitchell and Juanita Timberlake: The History and Restoration of the Orange Train Depot

For this episode we’re sharing a set of interviews conducted in 2016 by our then assistant producer Jonathan Tippett for a feature on the history and restoration of the Orange Train Depot in Orange, Texas. First up is Jonathan’s conversation with Carrie Woliver, president and Founder of the Friends of the Orange Depot followed by two former Depot employees Robert Mitchell and Juanita Timberlake. Thanks to our guests for this episode. Renovations are now complete at the Orange Depot where it serves as a museum, educational facility and a Welcome Center for Historic Downtown Orange. We hope to share a tour of the restored building in an upcoming episode of Bayoulands. In the meantime, you can find more information at orangetxdepot.org. And our thanks to Jonathan Tippett who was a student at Lamar University in 2016 and is now Programming Director for Lamar University TV. If you enjoyed this episode, please remember to share it and subscribe to Bayoulands TALKS wherever you find your podcasts. You can also listen on NPR One along with other podcast offerings from KVLU public radio. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram. Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. For more information and to stream KVLU online visit: kvlu.org.