WILLIAM GRONEMAN III
BIO
William Groneman III
William (Bill) Groneman was born in New York and grew up in the New York City neighborhood of Howard Beach. He attended Our Lady of Grace Grammar School, Archbishop Molloy High School, and Manhattan College, where he received a BA in History in 1974. He achieved his goal of entering the New York City Fire Department in 1977, after working for three years as a Uniformed Court Officer in New York City Criminal Court. Bill served the FDNY and the City for the next twenty-five years in the ranks of Firefighter, Fire Marshal, Lieutenant, and Captain. He retired from the fire service in 2002 to continue his writing career.
VITAE
ARTICLES
“The Death of Davy Crockett,” The Defender [newsletter],
January 17 and February 2, 1976.
“Film,” Alamo II [newsletter], #8, January 1981, p 2.
“Things I’d Like to See,” Alamo II [newsletter], #10, March 1981.
“Alamomnipresence,” Alamo II [newsletter], #15, April 17, 1981.
“Son of Alamomnipresence,” Alamo II [newsletter], #21, February 1982, p 6.
“Crockett’s Last Stand,” Alamo Lore and Myth Organization Newsletter,
Vol. 4 #4, December 1982, pp 1-8.
“Alamomnipresence meets the Wolfman,” The Alamo News [newsletter],
#26, December 1982, p 5.
“Alamomnipresidency,” The Alamo News [newsletter],
#28, February 1983, pp 6-8.
“The Duke Lives On – In Brooklyn?” The Alamo News [newsletter], #29, March 1983.
“Jim Bowie – A Popular Leader?” The Alamo News [newsletter],
#34, January 1984, pp 5-8.
“Why the Alamo,” The Alamo News [newsletter], #35, February 1984,
pp 2-4.
“Travis and The Line,” The Alamo News [newsletter],
#37, March 6, 1984 pp 3-10.
“Lewis Dewall (Duel),” The Alamo News [newsletter], #40, May 1984, pp 5-10.
“Charles Zanco – Alamo Defender,” American Dane Magazine,
Vol. LXIX #8, August 1985, p 6.
“The Roll Call at the Alamo Story,” The Alamo Journal #57, September 1987.
“Results of Poll Concerning Crockett’s Death,” The Alamo Journal
#69, October 1989.
“Anthony Wolf: Tracing an Alamo Defender,” Journal of South Texas,
Vol. 3 #1, Spring 1990, pp 24-35.
“De La Peña and the Alamo Mystery Victim,” The Alamo Journal
#85, February 1993.
“Some Problems with the ‘Urriza’ Account,” The Alamo Journal #87,
July 1993.
“A Witness to the Executions,” The Alamo Journal #89, October 1993.
“The Diary of José Enrique De La Peña,” Journal of South Texas, Vol. 7 #1, 1994, pp 28-51.
“Some Problems with the Almonte Account,” The Alamo Journal #90, February 1994.
“Some Comparisons to the De La Peña Diary,” The Alamo Journal #92, July 1994.
“The Controversial Alleged Account of José Enrique de la Peña,” Military History of the West, Vol. #2, Fall 1995, pp129-142.
“Publish Rather Than Perish – Regardless – Jim Crisp and the de la Peña “Diary,”
Military History of the West, Vol. 25 #2, Fall 1995, pp 157-165.
“Crossing the Border – Writing Western History as a Non-academic Historian,”
Roundup Magazine, Vol. III #2, December 1995, pp 14-15.
“We’re Back!” [editor’s message] WNYF [With New York’s Firefighters] Magazine, 1 of 1996, p 2.
“A Last Final Reply Or, How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Jim Crisp,”
Military History of the West, Vol.26, #1, Spring 1996, pp 105-106.
“De La Peña – The Man and the Myth,” The Alamo Journal
#108, March 1998, pp 8-10.
“Reuben Marmaduke Potter’s Grave Found,” The Alamo Journal
#111, December 1998, p 7.
“Remembering the Alamo from Afar,” Roundup Magazine,
Vol. VI #2, December 1998, pp 8-10.
“Joe of the Alamo – The slave of the garrison’s commander fought and survived on March 6, 1836,” Wild West Magazine, Vol. 11 #5, February 1999,
p 18.
“What’s West in the East,” Roundup Magazine,
Vol. VII #3, February 2000, pp 20-23.
“The Death of Jim Bowie,” www.readwest.com, March 2000.
“September 11, 2001,” Riding Line – Newsletter of the Texas State Historical Association, Winter 2001,
pp 6-8.
“Building a Better FDNY – The Rudolph W. Giuliani Administration, January 1, 1993 – December 31, 2001, WNYF [With New York’s Firefighters] Magazine #4 of 2001, pp 8-26.
“Non-conventional Westerns,” Roundup Magazine,
Vol. XI #3, February 2002, pp 20-22.
“A Cloud of Witness in their own words,” True West Magazine,
Vol. 49 #2, February/March 2002,
pp 32-33.
“Davy Crockett – Two Faced,” The Alamo Journal, #124, March 2002,
p 18.
“History, Heroes and Hog Heaven,” Roundup Magazine,
Vol. X #1, October 2002, pp 23-24.
“Some Thoughts on an on-going Controversy,” The Alamo Journal,
#128, March 2003, pp 8-9.
“Commandment #11: Thou Shalt not Schmooze the Facts!” The Crockett Chronicle,
#9, August 2005, pp 6-7.
“John Steinbeck – Writer,” Roundup Magazine, Vol. XIII #2, December 2005, pp 5-8.
“Steinbeck, Music, Memory, and Mistakes: In Memory of John Ditsky,” Steinbeck Review and Steinbeck Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, Fall 2006,
pp 103-106.
“Fiddling with History – David Crockett and the ‘Devil’s Box,’” True West Magazine,
Vol. 54 #3, March 2007, pp 58-61.
Review of Journey to the Alamo, by Melodie A. Cuate, Roundup Magazine,
Vol. XIV #4, April 2007, p. 27.
“David Crockett – Western Writer,” Roundup Magazine, Vol. XIV #6, August 2007, pp 12-15.
“History, Heroes and Hog Heaven,” The Steinbeck Collectors Gazette: Volume II, Number 9, September 2007, reprinted from Roundup Magazine.
“Remembering Thomas Ricks Lindley,” The Alamo Journal, #146, September 2007, p. 4.
“The Power of the Printed Word,” Roundup Magazine, Vol. XV #6, August 2008.
“Some Steinbeck Memories and a Rare Collectable,” The Steinbeck Collectors Gazette: Volume III, Number 8, August 2008, pp 33-34.
“Of Journals and Diaries,” The Laffite Society Chronicles, Volume XIV, Number 2, September 2008, pp 3-5.
“Defense and Offense: The De La Peña Controversy Fifteen Years On,” The Alamo Journal, #151, December 2008, pp 5-7.
“Yes, Laflin Again!,” The Alamo Journal, #151, December 2008, pp 8-11.
“John Steinbeck Remembers the Alamo,” The Alamo Journal, #152, March 2009, pp 12-16.
“The Fast Draw,” Roundup Magazine, Vol. XVI #4, April 2009, pp 4-8.
“The Taking of the Alamo Flag,” The Alamo Journal, #154, September 2009, pp 3-9.
“Colonel Crockett’s Exploits and Adventures in Texas,” The Crockett Chronicle, #26, November 2009,
pp 3-6.
“The National Steinbeck Center,” Roundup Magazine, Vol. XVII #3, February 2010, p14.
“Davy Crockett -- Tennessean,” Roundup Magazine, Vol. XVII #4, April 2010, pp 11-14.
Review of Crockett in Congress: The Rise and Fall of the Poor Man’s Friend, by Allen J. Weiner and James R. Boylston, Roundup Magazine, Vol. XVII #4, April 2010, p 31.
“Things We Get Wrong about David Crockett,” True West Magazine,
Vol. 57 #5, May 2010, pp 50-51.
“William Barret Travis by Wiley Martin,” The Alamo Journal, #158, September 2010, pp 4-5.
“John Steinbeck Remembers the Alamo,” The Steinbeck Collectors Gazette: Volume VI, Number 1, January 2011, pp 16-22, reprinted from The Alamo Journal.
“Author William Groneman III’s Leading Reasons to Admire Alamo Defender Davy Crockett,” Wild West Magazine, Vol. 23, # 5, February 2011, p 8.
“Misremembering the Alamo – Ten things about the 1836 Texas battle every American knows – whether they happened or not,” Wild West Magazine, Vol. 23, # 5, February 2011, pp 36-43.
“Remembering Davy,” Go Ahead – Newsletter of the Direct Descendants and Kin of David Crockett, Vol. 28, Issue 3, February 2011, 2.
“Steinbeck Trilogies,” The Steinbeck Collectors Gazette: Volume VI, Number 4, May 2011, pp 12-17.
Review of David Crockett: The Lion of the West, by Michael Wallis, Roundup Magazine, Vol. XVIII #5, June 2011,
p 35.
“Response to Roger Borroel’s New Translation of the De La Peña Account,”
The Alamo Journal, #164, March 2012, pp 8-10.
“Non-John of the Alamo,” The Alamo Journal, #164, March 2012, pp 11-14.
“The Emotional Impact of 9/11 on the FDNY – A Personal View,”
Grieving Behind the Badge eNewsletter, March 2012.
“Travels Unraveled,” Steinbeck Review, Vol. 9 #2, Fall 2012.
"Davy Crockett – Gentleman from the Cane, Go Ahead", Vol. 30, February 2013.
“Travels with John – A novel approach to Steinbeck’s California,” Roundup Magazine, Vol. XXI, # 4, April 2014,
pp 11-13.
Review of Jack London: An American Life by Earle Labor, Roundup Magazine, Vol. XXI, #5, June 2014, p 36.
“Follow the Money,” The Alamo Journal, #172, August 2014, pp 3-9.
"United States Presidents and the Alamo,” The Alamo Journal, #173, December 2014, pp 18-19.
“Davy’s Death at the Alamo Is Now a Case Closed – Or Not,” Wild West Magazine, Vol. 27, #5, February 2015, pp 20-21.
"One Hundred Years Ago,” The Alamo Journal, #174, April 2015, pp 12-14.
Review of The City in Texas by David G. McComb, True West Magazine, Vol. 62, #8, August 2015, pp 52-53.
"No Wounds in His Back," True West Magazine, Vol. 64, #3, March 2017,
pp 30-33.
"Building Your Western Library with William Groneman III," True West Magazine, Vol. 64, #10, October 2017,
p 62.
"Cattle Call," True West Magazine, Vol. 65, #4, April 2018, pp 90-97.
"The Women of the Alamo," True West Magazine, Vol.66, #3, March 2019,
pp 22-25.
"The Alamo's Mystery Family," The Alamo Dispatch, Issue #187, Summer 2019, pp 54-57.
"John Steinbeck Remembered the Alamo." Roundup Magazine, Vol. XXVII, #3, February 2020, pp 20-22.
"And Die Like a Soldier." True West Magazine, Vol.67, #4, April 2020,
pp 50-55.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER WORKS
Foreword to Thomas F. Feely, Jr. and Nancy Nagle, Crockett’s Last Stand – A Diorama. Ridgefield Park, NJ: Historical Dioramas Inc., 1995.
[Numerous biographies of Alamo Defenders], in Ron Tyler, ed. The New Handbook of Texas Vols. I –IV. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1996.
“Historical Narrative,” for the painting, You May Take Our Lives, but You Will Never Take Our Freedom, by Kirk Stirnweis. Fort Leavenworth, KS: American Historical Art, 1999.
“Texas – from the Outside,” in Mike Blakely and Mary Elizabeth Goldman, eds. Forever Texas. New York: A Forge Book, 2000.
“The Alamo,” in James A. Crutchfield, ed. The Way West – True Stories of the American West. New York: A Forge Book, 2005.
“The Alamo, and “David Crockett,” in James A. Crutchfield, Candy Moulton, et al, eds. The Settlement of America: The Encyclopedia of American Expansion from Jamestown to the closing of the Frontier. Armonk, NY: M.E Sharpe, Inc, 2011.
DOCUMENTARIES
Appearance in
The De la Peña Diary; a memoir of an officer of Santa Anna including the death of Davy Crockett. Brian Huberman, 2000.
Unsolved History – The Alamo. The Discovery Channel. Greg Dehart, 2002.
Alligator-Horses (A story of 1830’s America including volunteer firefighters, blackface minstrels, Davy Crockett and the first tabloid murder of a New York prostitute).
Brian Huberman.
Lost Heroes. Cid Gallindo, In production.
El Alamo: Una Historia No Apta Para Hollywood. Paco Ignacio Taibo II.
FICTION
“Meeting at Porton de Agua Creek,” Alamo Lore and Myth Organization Newsletter,
March 1981, pp 5-7.
Unpublished short Stories submitted to Twilight Zone Magazine and other Science Fiction/Horror genre publications:
“One Last Hour Home,” March 1981.
“A Tale of the Weird,” April 1981.
“S.S.S.,” May 1981.
“Warning, This House Protected,” May 1981.
“It’s Always Better the Second Time Around,” June 1981.
“N.Y.C.D.O.V.E.,” July 1981.
“By the Rising of the Moon,” August 1982.
INTERVIEWS
Alamo Defenders,
KMOL Television News 4, San Antonio, TX, 1990.
Defense of a Legend,
KTSA AM 550, San Antonio, TX, March 6, 1995,
Steve Sellers and Eliza Sunnyland.
De La Peña Controversy,
KENS Television News 5, San Antonio, TX, March, 1995, Rosenda Rios.
De La Peña Controversy,
KSAT Television News12, San Antonio, TX, March, 1995.
Eyewitness to the Alamo,
KTSA AM 550, San Antonio, TX, July 5, 1996.
How Did Davy Die?
BBC Radio 4, March 6, 1997.
“Did Davy Crockett Die Fighting, or was he captured and then executed at the Alamo?”
Interview by Candy Moulton, Wild West Magazine, Vol. XI #5, February 1999,
pp 62-64.
De la Peña Auction
CNN Television, November 19, 1999,
Greg LaMotte.
The Alamo
KSTP Radio, Minnesota, March 7, 2003
Jason Lewis.
My Interview with Bill Groneman
Alamo Sentry Web site, December 14, 2005
Wade Dillon.
David Crockett – Hero of the Common Man
KVHC- TV 10, Kerrville, TX, March 3, 2006.
David Crockett – Hero of the Common Man
KRVL Radio, Kerrville, TX, March 6, 2006
Steve Alex and Harley Belew.
From 9.11 to the Alamo
True West Magazine, April 2006
Candy Moulton.
Retired NYC Firefighter: “Good Riddance” to bin Laden
WOAI: San Antonio News, May 2, 2011
Lauren Lea.
Meet the Authors
The ReadWest Foundation, Waco, TX, June 11, 2011
Steve Law.
September 11: A Memoir
WOAI: San Antonio News, September 9, 2011
Lauren Lea.
Too Good To Be True? Myths in American History
Back Story Podcast #0204, July 28, 2017
Nina Earnest.
Alamo historians now question story about 'John,' a slave said to have died in the famous battle
San Antonio News, October 18, 2021
Scott Huddleston, Staff writer
LIBRARY DISPLAYS
Remembering the Alamo
Malverne Public Library
Malverne, NY, February – March 1991
Thirtieth Anniversary of Manned Space Flight
Malverne Public Library
Malverne, NY, May 1991
Remembering the Alamo
Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
Valley Stream, NY August 1991
Project Mercury
Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
Valley Stream, NY June 1992
John Steinbeck
Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
Valley Stream, NY November 1993
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
Valley Stream, NY October 1997
MUSIC
Original song – Western Writers of America, 2013.
PANELS
No Tweed Jackets Allowed – Writing Western History Outside of Academe
Western Writers of America Convention, El Paso, Texas, June 27, 1995.
Researching History on a Spur Strap
Western Writers of America Convention, Rapid City, South Dakota, June 29, 1999.
How the West was Spun, Unraveling the Myth from the Man
Western Writers of America Convention, Kerrville, Texas, June 14, 2000.
The Ultimate Alamo Panel
Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas, November 12, 2000. (Televised)
The Crockett Symposium
Davy Crockett show and Exhibit
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, Texas, March 2, 2002.
Remembering the Alamo -- Again
Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas, November 17, 2002. (Televised)
Authors and their Books
Third Annual Courthouse Book Fair, Gonzales, Texas, December 7, 2002.
Davy Crockett
Western Writers of America Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee, June 25, 2010.
The Alamo and Davy Crockett
The Alamo Society Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, March 6, 2011
The 175th anniversary of the battle of the Alamo.
Remembering the Alamo
The Alamo Society Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, March 3, 2012.
Writing about the Alamo (Moderator)
Western Writers of America Convention, Lubbock, TX, June 27, 2015.
September 11 Panel,
Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX. September 11, 2018
PAPERS
The Controversial Account of José Enrique de la Peña
Texas State Historical Association Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 5, 1995.
John Steinbeck and the Alamo
John Steinbeck’s America – A Centennial Celebration,
Hofstra University, Uniondale, NY, March 2002.
SPEAKING APPEARANCES
The Alamo
Valley Stream Historical Society
Valley Stream, NY, November 20, 1991.
Fire Prevention
Maurice W. Downing School
Malverne, NY, Fire Preventions Week, October 2000.
Read children’s books on legendary Americans
Maurice W. Downing School
Malverne, NY, April 24, 2001.
Fire Prevention, Firefighting, 9/11
Warwick Middle School
Warwick, NY, February 19, 2002.
Life as a Journey
Maurice W. Downing School, Michael Hughes Rededication Ceremony
Malverne, NY, March 25, 2002.
Texas and New York City, 9/11
Former Texas Ranger Fund Raising Dinner, YO Resort Hotel
Kerrville, TX, August 17, 2002.
9/11, The Alamo
Nixon Historical Society,
Nixon, TX, September 16, 2002.
9/11
Marble Falls High School
Marble Falls, TX, October 3, 2002.
The Alamo, books by Bill Groneman
Backroads Books,
Bandera, TX, November 2002.
Fire Prevention, 9/11
Tom Daniel’s Elementary School,
Fifth Grade, Kerrville, TX, Fire Prevention Week, November 2002.
9/11
Tivy High School,
Kerrville, TX, December 12 & 13, 2002.
Alamo Couriers – The Forgotten Heroes
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Alamo Couriers Ceremony,
The Alamo, San Antonio, TX, February 22, 2003.
GTT – Gone to Texas
Alamo Society Symposium,
San Antonio, TX, March 1, 2003.
The Writing Life, Dos and Don’ts of Writing
Schreiner University Creative Writing Class,
Kerrville, TX, March 3, 2003.
New York City and Texas, Bill Groneman’s Books
Kerrville Genealogical Society,
Kerrville, TX, March 19, 2003.
Eyewitness History – Some Observations from Ground Zero
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society,
San Antonio, TX, May 17, 2003.
Team Work and Heroes on 9/11
Chester Nimitz Elementary School,
Kerrville, TX, September 11, 2003.
Eyewitness History – Some Observations from Ground Zero
Daughters of the American Revolution Meeting,
Pleasanton, TX, October 11, 2003.
Eyewitness History – Some Observations from Ground Zero
Ladies Book Club,
Kerrville, TX, October 15, 2003.
Heroes on 9/11 and Service to the Community
Kerr County 4H Club Junior Council
Kerrville, TX, November 4, 2003.
Heroes on 9/11 and Service to the Community
Kerr County 4H Club Senior Council
Kerrville, TX, November 5, 2003.
Eyewitness History – Some Observations from Ground Zero
Joshua D. Brown Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Meeting,
Kerrville, TX, November 24, 2003.
Writing
Bandera Writers’ Forum,
Bandera, TX, January 7, 2004.
Bill Groneman’s Books, and the Alamo
Barnes & Noble Book Sellers,
Austin, TX, March 4, 2004.
David Crockett – Hero of the Common Man
Alamo Society Symposium,
San Antonio, TX, March 6, 2004.
Writing about Davy Crockett
Festival of the West
(with Paul A. Hutton),
Scottsdale, AZ, March 20, 2004.
Eyewitness History – Some Observations from Ground Zero
Copperas Cove Presbyterian Church,
Copperas Cove, TX, April 5, 2004.
Eyewitness History – Some Observations from Ground Zero
Kendall County Genealogical Society,
Boerne, TX, April 17, 2004.
Writing
Chester Nimitz Elementary School,
Kerrville, TX, May 18, 2004.
Eyewitness History – Some Observations from Ground Zero
Kerrville Rotary Club,
Kerrville, TX, April 27, 2005.
9/11
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution,
Kerrville, TX, September 20, 2005.
9/11
Hal Peterson Middle School – four Team Leadership Classes,
Kerrville, TX, October 2005.
Children of the Alamo
Alamo Defenders Descendants Association Ceremony
The Alamo, San Antonio, TX, March 4, 2006.
David Crockett – Hero of the Common Man
Wolfmueller’s Book Store
Kerrville, TX, March 6, 2006.
David Crockett – Hero of the Common Man
Frontier Times Museum
Bandera, TX, March 30, 2006.
David Crockett – Hero of the Common Man
DRT Alamo Couriers Chapter
San Antonio, TX, July 1, 2006.
David Crockett
Direct Descendants of David Crockett Reunion
Granbury, TX, July 21, 2006.
September 11, 2001 from a Firefighter’s Perspective
New Braunfels Lions Club
New Braunfels, TX, October 4, 2006
David Crockett – Hero of the Common Man
Nixon Historical Society,
Nixon, TX, November 13, 2006.
David Crockett – Hero of the Common Man and Writing
ABC Book Club,
Kerrville, TX, March 13, 2007.
9/11
Kiwanis Club,
Kerrville, TX, September 20, 2007.
September 11, 2001 from a Firefighter’s Perspective
Presbyterian Men’s Club
Kerrville, TX, October 10, 2007.
David Crockett – Hero of the Common Man
Kerrville Genealogical Society
Kerrville, TX, March 19, 2008.
Alamo Defenders
Sons of the American Revolution
San Antonio, TX, March 26, 2008
9/11
National Museum of the Pacific War
Fredericksburg, TX, September 11, 2008.
Some things we still get wrong about the Alamo
Kerrville Sunrise Lions Club
Kerrville, TX, June 2, 2009
9/11 World Trade Center Photos
Der FotoKlub
Fredericksburg, TX, September 1, 2010
My Books
Kirby Pines Retirement Community
Memphis, TN, September 11, 2010
Life is Good
Keynote Speaker – Kirby Pines Retirement Community
Memphis, TN, September 11, 2010
De la Peña “Diary”
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Baron de Bastrop Chapter
Bastrop, TX, November 12, 2010
Davy Crockett
Joshua D. Brown Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Meeting,
Kerrville, TX, January 24, 2011.
September 11, 2001
Honor America Rally
Kerrville, TX, May 6 2011.
September 11: A Memoir
Wolfmueller’s Books
Kerrville, TX, September 15, 2011.
September 11: A Memoir
Sons of the American Revolution
Kerrville, TX, October 11, 2011.
September 11: A Memoir
Kerrville Rotary Club
Kerrville, TX, October 19, 2011.
September 11 Lessons learned
FBI National Alumni Association
Kerrville, TX, October 27, 2011.
Things we still get wrong about Davy Crockett and the Alamo
Kerrville Amvets Post 1000
Kerrville, TX, November 9, 2011.
September 11: A Memoir
Kerrville Kiwanis Club
Kerrville, TX, November 17, 2011.
September 11: A Memoir
Hondo Rotary Club
Hondo, TX, January 5, 2012.
Things we still get wrong about Davy Crockett and the Alamo
Kendall County Genealogical Society
Boerne, TX, March 17, 2012.
My Books
Alamo History Night
The Emily Morgan Hotel, San Antonio, TX, May 22, 2012.
Faith in Action at Ground Zero
Legatus meeting
Wilmington, DE, September 11, 2012.
Writing
Texas Word Wrangler Festival
Giddings High School, Giddings, TX, September 13, 2012.
Faith in Action at Ground Zero
First Methodists Men’s Rally
First Methodist Church, Kerrville, TX, October 9, 2012.
September 11, 2001, with reference to other historical events
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Battle of Bexar luncheon
San Antonio Country Club, San Antonio, TX, December 8, 2012.
Creative Writing
Schreiner University Creative Writing Class,
Kerrville, TX, February 20, 2013.
Things we still get wrong about the Alamo
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Baron de Bastrop Chapter
Bastrop, TX, March 8, 2013.
Writing September 11: A Memoir
Schreiner University’s Writers’ Workshop
Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX, April 3, 2013.
The Many Deaths of Davy Crockett
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, John Berry Chapter
Georgetown, TX, April 20, 2013.
Things we still get wrong about Davy Crockett
Bastrop County Historical Society
Bastrop, TX April 25, 2013.
Davy Crockett – Hero of the Common Man
Society of Mayflower Descendants
San Antonio, TX August 10, 2013.
Things we still get wrong about the Alamo
Sons of the Republic of Texas
Fredericksburg, TX October 1, 2013.
September 11 with reference to other historical events
Daughters of the American Revolution, Atascosa County Chapter
Pleasanton, TX November 5, 2013.
From the Siege of Bexar to the Alamo’s Artillerymen: Captain Carey’s Invincibles
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Alamo Couriers Chapter
Siege of Bexar Luncheon
San Antonio, TX December 9, 2013.
September 11 with references to some other historical events
The Riverhill Women’s Association
Kerrville, TX September 11, 2014.
My Books
Legatus Meeting
Lafayette, LA, September 24, 2014.
Faith in Action at Ground Zero
Legatus Meeting
Lafayette, LA September 24, 2014.
Things we still get wrong about the Alamo
Kerrville Genealogical Society
Kerrville, TX October 15, 2014.
Things we still get wrong about the Alamo
MASB meeting
San Antonio, TX February 12, 2015.
Hondo Rotary Club
Hondo, TX, October 29, 2015.
Things we still get wrong about Davy Crockett
Sons of the American Revolution
Austin, TX December 19, 2015.
September 11
Mayflower Descendants
San Antonio, TX, April 2, 2016.
Davy Crockett Hero of the Common Man
Sons of the Republic of Texas
New Braunfels, TX, April 16, 2016.
Some Memories of September 11 with references to other historical events
Brandywine Crucible Meeting / Cox Family Reunion
Lampassas, TX, June 4, 2016.
David Crockett – Hero of the Common Man
Sons of the American Revolution, Alexander Hamilton Chapter
Georgetown, TX, August 13, 2016.
Kerrville Genealogical Society
Kerrville, TX, September 21, 2016.
Faith in action at Ground Zero
Texas State Pioneers Meeting
Helotes, TX, September 25, 2016.
September 11 with references to other historical events
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Couriers Chapter Meeting
San Antonio, TX, September 28, 2016.
Researching and Writing
Kerrville Genealogical Society
Kerrville, TX, January 18, 2017.
Davy Crockett - Fact, Fiction and Folklore
Texas Folklore Society Meeting
Tyler, TX April 22, 2017.
September 11 with reference to other historical events
Sons of the American Revolution, Alexander Hamilton Chapter
Georgetown, TX, June 10, 2017.
September 11, and Honoring McCulloch County Fire Departments
Heart of Texas Historians and Storytellers
Brady, TX, September 10, 2017.
September 11 and other Historical Events
Daughters of the American Revolution, Hill Country Chapter
Johnson City, TX, January 13, 2018
Things I've learned about the Alamo
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, John Berry Chapter
Georgetown, TX, February 17, 2018
9/11 Remembrance Program at D’Hanis High School, D'Hanis, TX. Featured as Distinguished Speaker.
D’Hanis High School, American Legion Posts 128 and 524 and Veterans of Foreign War Post 3891. September 11, 2018
9/11 at Ground Zero - Watching the World Change: A Firefighter's Perspective
Instructor: William Groneman
The Dynamic Learning Institute, and the Dietert Center, Kerrville, TX, September 11, 2018
9/11 at Ground Zero - Watching the World Change: A Firefighter's Perspective
Huajilla Retired teachers (Medina County and surrounding area), Hondo, TX. September 24, 2018.
A new look at the Alamo Garrison
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Judge Greenleaf Fisk Chapter
Liberty Hill, TX. October 13, 2018
Things We Get Wrong About Davy Crockett
Kerrville Rotary Club
Inn of the Hills
Kerrville, TX. January 30, 2019
The Real Davy Crockett
Dynamic Learning Institute
Dietert Center
Kerrville, TX. February 7, 2019
Eyewitness to the Alamo
Order of Granaderos y Damas de Galvez
San Antonio, TX. March 6, 2019
A New Look at the Alamo Garrison
Kerr County Historical Society
The Union Church
Kerrville, TX. March 18, 2019
Watching the World Change, September 11, 2001
Robert G. Livingston Chapter DAR
San Gabriel Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, TX. April 11, 2019
Watching the World Change,
September 11, 2001
Order of Granaderos y Damas de Galvez
San Antonio, TX. September 4, 2019
9/11 Remembrance Program,
Hondo High School, Hondo, TX.
Featured as Distinguished Speaker.
Participating were: Hondo High School,
American Legion Posts 128 and 524
and Veterans of Foreign War Post 3891
September 11, 2019
September 11
Kerrville Rotary Club
Kroc Center, Kerrville, TX
Septemer 11, 2019.
Rembering September 11
Twenty Years Later
The Woman's Club of San Antonio
San Antonio, TX. August 18, 2021
Commemorating September 11
Kerrville Rotary Club
Kroc Center, Kerrville, TX
September 8, 2021
September 11 Remembrance
Veterans Memorial Park
Hondo, TX. September 11, 2021
September 11 Remembrance
D'hanis High School
D'hanis, TX. September 13, 2021
September 11, 20 Years Later
The Samuel May Williams Squadron, Texas Navy Association
San Antonio Petroleum Club
San Antonio, TX. September 17, 2021
September 11, 20 Years Later
San Antonio Council of Presidents
Old San Francisco Steak House
San Antonio, TX. October 4, 2021
Davy Crockett - Fact, Fiction and Folklore
John Berry Chapter - the Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Georgetown, TX. October 16, 2021
September 11 - 20 Years On
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Joshua D. Brown Chapter
First Methodist Church
Kerrville, TX. February 28, 2022
Alamo Defenders Book and
Putting a Face to the Name
Immortal 32 Descendants & Family Organization
Menger Hotel
San Antonio TX. March 1, 2022
Davy Crockett – Fact, Fiction and Folklore
Order of Granaderos y Damas de Galvez
La Fonda Restaurant
San Antonio, TX. March 2, 2022
September 11 - 20 Years On
Daughters of the Republic of Texas,
Baron de Bastrop Chapter
First National Bank of Bastrop
Bastrop, TX. May 13, 2022
SUBJECT OF ARTICLES
“Malvernite Remembers the Alamo,” Elyse Trevers, The Malverne Community Times,
February 28, 1991, p2.
“Phew! Davy Crockett survives another attack,” David Hinckley,
New York Daily News, March 12, 1991.
“Local Author Exhibits 20 Year Collection of Alamo Memorabilia,”
Malverne Community Times, April 22, 1991, p 3.
“Remembering the Alamo,” Panorama – Valley Stream [NY] Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. XIX #3, November/December 1991.
“The Eyes of N.Y. are upon y’all,” David Hinckley, New York Daily News,
March 3, 1992.
“Book’s author takes stand for one of Alamo’s defenders,” Lois Scott,
Victoria [Texas] Advocate, March 13, 1994.
“Davy Crockett’s death at the Alamo examined in new book,” L.A. Pescaia,
The West News, March 31, 1994, p 5.
“Malverne Author Remembers the Alamo,” Bob Petry, Lynbrook[NY] Herald,
March 31, 1994, p 4B.
“Dust Jackets,” Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. XCVII #4,
April 1994, PP 674-675.
“Firefighter Defends Davy,” David Hinckley, New York Daily News,
May 24, 1994, p 30.
“New Alamo battle was of the sexes?” Susan Yerkes,
San Antonio Express-News, February 5, 1995.
“The Death of Davy Crockett,” Dan Goddard, San Antonio Express-News,
section G, March 5, 1995.
“Davy Crock?” Jan Reid, Texas Monthly, May 1995, p 74.
“Deep in the Heart of Texas,” Susan Shapiro, Valley Stream [NY] Herald,
February 29, 1996, p15B.
“Crockett Buff in a Turnout Coat,” Mark Daly, The Chief-Leader, January 15, 1999.
“Crockett for President,” Editorial by Gregory Lalire, Wild West Magazine,
Vol. XI #5, February 1999, p 6.
“Elusive Truths,” Holly J. Morris, U.S. News & World Report,
Special Mysteries of History issue, July 24-31, 2000, p 30.
“WW Elections,” Bill Groneman, Roundup Magazine,
Vol. IX # 2, December 2001, pp 19-20.
“Celebrating the Birthday of John Steinbeck,” Barbara Delantiner,
The New York Times, Arts and Entertainment, March 17, 2002.
“Three ‘Star’ Salute,” Kerrville Mountain Sun, Vol. 122 #43,
August 21, 2002, p1 & 8A.
“Firefighter recalls chaos at Ground Zero a year after terrorist attack of
September 11th,” Irene Van Winkle, Kerrville Mountain Sun, September 11, 2002.
“Retired NYC fire captain recalls ‘American’s 21st Century Day of Infamy,’”
Rosa Lavender, Kerrville Daily Times, September 11, 2002, p 11 A.
“NYFD member to be speaker,” Cow Country Courier – serving Nixon, Smiley, Stockdale and Neighboring Communities [TX], Vol. 9 #37, September 12, 2002.
“Six authors slated to attend third annual Book Fair here,” Gonzales Inquirer,
November 26, 2002, p3.
“9/11 Hero Tells His Story,” Amanda Hill Tivy [High School] Tatler,
Vol. 76, #3, February 10, 2003, p1.
“Kerrville-based writer looks at the Alamo, Myths and Legends,”
Danni Previte, Kerrville Daily Times, Living 1C, March 1-2, 2003.
“On the scene,” San Antonio Express-News, March 13, 2003.
“Alamo historian to speak at Kerrville Genealogical Society meeting,”
Kerrville Daily Times, March 19, 2003.
“Heroes All,” Kerrville Mountain Sun, September 17, 2003, P 9A.
“Author, Alamo enthusiast to speak to Daughters of the Republic of Texas,”
Kerrville Daily Times, November 15-16, 2003, p 6A.
“DRT honors founder, welcomes speaker who was at Ground Zero,”
Kerrville Daily Times, November 15-16, 2003.
“Celebrated writer to address Jan.7 Writer’s Forum,” The Bandera [TX] Review,
December 31, 2003.
“Alamo author featured guest at Presbyterian Women luncheon,”
Paula Abernathy, Copperas Cove [Texas] Herald, April 15, 2004.
“Fighting myths – Crockett biography looks at the frontiersman as he lived, died,”
Book Review, Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson, San Antonio Express-News,
January 22, 2006.
“Local author examines American legend in ‘David Crockett’,” Stuart Cunyus, Hill Country Community Journal, March 1, 2006.
“Davy Crockett biographer to sign new book Monday,” Irene Van Winkle, West Kerr Current, March 2, 2006.
“Author: David Crockett was no buffoon,” Carlina Villalpando, Kerrville Daily Times, March 4-5, 2006.
“Frontier museum hosts author,” Kerrville Daily Times, March 23, 2006.
“Museum to Host Alamo, Crockett Author,” Julie Whitmore, Bandera County Courier, March 23, 2006.
“Leading Texas Writers Signing books Saturday,” Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post, May 24, 2006.
“Texas authors to sign new books in F’burg,” Kerrville Daily Times, May 25, 2006.
“Best Texas authors to sign new books,” West Kerr Current, May 26, 2006.
“Author! Author!,” Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post, May 31, 2006.
“Bill Groneman book signing,” El Tejano – Friends of Casa Navarro Newsletter, Vol. 1, issue 2, December 2006.
“Davy Crockett descendants, biographer meet,” Irene Van Winkle, West Kerr Current, March 27, 2008.
“Seven Years after 9/11,” Conor Harrison, Kerrville Daily Times, September 11, 2008, 1A.
“No going Back,” Zeke MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, September 12, 2008, 12A.
“Memories vivid for one at 9/11 commemoration,” Irene Van Winkle, West Kerr Current, September 17, 2009, 1.
“William Groneman III,” Membership profile, Steinbeck Collectors Gazette, Vol. 5 #4, PP 6-7.
“Baron de Bastrop DRT chapter hears author William Groneman, Elgin [Texas] Courier, December 1, 2010.
“Tales of Davy Crockett,” The Bastrop [Texas] Advertiser, December 4, 2010, A6.
“DRT meeting to spotlight Crockett,” Kerrville Daily Times, January 21, 2011.
“September 11: A Memoir,” Candy Moulton, The Fence Post,
August 29, 2011
“Remember – Local man writes memoir of first-hand experience on fateful day,” Bonnie Arnold, Hill Country Community Journal, September 7, 2011, 1A.
“9/11, first-hand,” Irene Van Winkle, West Kerr Current, September 8, 2011, 1.
“September 11: A Memoir,” Melissa Boughton, Kerrville Daily Times, September 15, 2011, 1C.
“Pearl Harbor Moments, then and now,” Joseph Benham, Kerrville Daily Times, October 19, 2011, 4A.
“Author of eyewitness book on 9/11 speaks to patriotic group,” Kerrville Daily Times, October 19, 2011, 7A.
“September 11: A Memoir,” Candy Moulton, Roundup Magazine, Vol. XIX #2, December 2011, p 24.
“Former FDNY captain relates 9/11 experience,” Diane Cosgrove, Hondo Anvil Herald, January 19, 2012.
“September 11: A Memoir,” The Beeline – the online newsletter of the St. Ann’s & Molloy Alumni Community, February 3, 2012.
"Former FDNY firefighter recalls 9/11 devastation," Alexandria Randolph, Kerrville Daily Times, September 11, 2017.
"Learning first-hand from the experts and professionals - Mark 9/11 with NYFD [sic] captain, remember Iwo Jima and more," Jeff Anderson, Kerrville Daily Times, Weekend, September 1-2, 2018.
"Remembering 9/11- Not forgotten," Jenna Carpenter, Kerrville Daily Times, September 11, 2018.
"Memories of 9/11 recalled," Irene Van Winkle, West Kerr Current, September 27, 2018.
"Historian: Alamo fighters not exactly known," Irene Van Winkle, West Kerr Current, March 21, 2019.
"20 Years - September 11, 2001",
Bonnie Arnold, Hill Country Community Journal, September 8, 2021
TECHNICAL ADVISOR/
HISTORICAL CONSULTANT
Roll Call at the Alamo, a Lorimar Television film based on the book of the same name. 1985. Executive Producers Michael Uslan and Benjamin Melniker.
TELEVISION
Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: Davy Crockett, Warm Springs Productions, aired May 3, 2015.