Television & Film production
ON-CAMERA:
2024: Expert Contributor/Interviewee – “Outlaws & Lawmen” Client: Warm Springs Productions (for 07/25 release on FoxNation)
2019: Expert Contributor/Interviewee - "The Untold History of The Highwaymen" Client: Netflix Publicity, EPK video
OFF-CAMERA:
2023 Associate Producer/Historical Consultant - “The Texas Rangers: 200 Years and Beyond”
Client: Texas Ranger Bicentennial Organization
2018-2019 Historical Consultant – “The Highwaymen” edit press scripts/PR advance screenings coordinator/press interviews
Client: Netflix Films Publicity
2018 Associate Producer/Historical Consultant: Museum Introductory Video production, Client: The Bosque Museum
2015-16 Writer/Producer/Client Liaison: Researched and Co-wrote script and produced three-part educational HD video shorts for museum exhibit enhancement.
Client: Elephant Productions/The Bryan Museum
2014 Project Manager/Producer/Screenwriter: Education curriculum enhancement film series for 4th and 7th grade Texas History Students.
Client: Elephant Productions/Former Texas Rangers Foundation
2009 Historical Consultant/Researcher/Co-writer: Education curriculum enhancement film series.
Client: Elephant Productions/Former Texas Rangers Foundation
2008 Consultant/Associate Producer: Gault Archaeological site.
Client: Elephant Productions/Texas Historical Foundation/Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL)
2007 Historical Consultant/Researcher: Promo fundraising film.
Client: Elephant Productions/Former Texas Rangers Foundation
2005 Location Coordinator and Security Director, Hays County (Tx)
Client: Twentieth Century Fox Films - Idiocracy (2006)
EXPERT CONSULTING SERVICES
Nonprofit and Development Consulting
Dr. Ginn has over 25 years experience working with nonprofits in diverse capacities, to include management and fundraising - including grantwriting and research.
Television & Film Production (on & off-camera)
Dr. Ginn brings diverse experience in television and film production, including business planning, production, writing, and as an on-screen expert commentator.
Professional Public Speaking Engagements
Dr. Ginn has been speaking to academic and general audiences for over 25 years, from local public service and historical interest groups to major universities and organizations all across Texas and as far away as Chicago, Illinois.
Museum Design, Planning, and Content Development
Dr. Ginn consults on musem projects of any size, from stand-alone exhibits to full-scale design plans, including script develoment, artifact analysis and acquisition, and video production, et al.
Archival Research Services
Dr. Ginn has decades of archival research experience, from Washington, D.C. to Hawaii, including in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and all across Texas. That experience includes everything from private, personal collections to local, state, and national institutions, including the Library of Congress and National Archives.
Historical Content Development for Digital and Print Media
Dr. Ginn assists in creating articles, books, and other media content focused on Texas history, helping to develop rich, engaging narratives.
Museum Design, Exhibit Planning, and Content Development
2023 Curatorial Consultant/Writer/Editor – “The Texas Rangers: 200 Years and Beyond” A Traveling History of the Texas Rangers Bicentennial (Hall of State-Fair Park, Dallas, Tx).
Client: Texas Ranger Bicentennial 2023
2022-2025 Director of Development, Texas Rangers Hall of Fame & Museum – Planning and development lead for $150mil+ Educational Museum facility and programs.
Client(s): City of Waco/Texas Ranger Association Foundation
2019-2022 Executive Director, Texas Rangers Heritage Center – Planning and development lead for $40mil+ Educational Museum facility/programs.
Client: Former Texas Rangers Foundation
2018 Museum Consultant: Video production/Virtual reality/beacon tech
Client: The Bosque Museum – Clifton, Texas
2015-16 Historical/Curatorial Consultant: Researched/authored wall text >50 exhibit cases representing the diverse history of Texas and the American Southwest, Pre-Columbian Period - Mexican Revolution Era; researched, authored, and edited >200 art and artifact labels; consulted on exhibit planning and execution, and; researched, co-wrote, and produced three museum videos.
Client: The Bryan Museum – Galveston, Texas
2013-14 Curator/Historical Consultant:
Temporary Exhibit: Tejanos at the Alamo
Client: Texas General Land Office (GLO)/The Alamo
2001 Curator/Researcher/Author for a Traveling Museum Exhibition – “Daniel Jesse Hines, Texas Ranger, Ranchman, and Rodeo Cowboy” Host institutions include: Y.O. Ranch Hotel, Kerrville, Tx (Aug 2001-February 2002); North Harris Community College (now Lone Star), Houston, Tx (March 2002); TPWD Sebastopol House Museum, Seguin, Tx (April-Sept. 2002); Texas Western & Swing Festival, San Marcos, Tx (May 2003); Memorial Hall Museum, San Antonio, Tx (2003-2006); Buckhorn Saloon Museum, San Antonio, Tx (2010-present).
Client: Former Texas Rangers Foundation
Public Speaking
SELECT EXAMPLES
2025 “Texas Rangers: Making History For More Than Two Centuries”
Texas State Historical Association Annual Meeting
2023 “90th Anniversary Of The End Of Bonnie & Clyde”
Texas Hall of State – Fair Park
2023 Delaware Chief John Conner and Texas Ranger Captain Jack Hays
The Real West Symposium
2023 Texas Rangers’ Bicentennial Reunion – Col. Homer Garrison HOF
2023 “Texas Talks” Texas State Historical Association – Zoom Lecture
2023 Dallas Film Noir Festival: Screening of “Hell or High Water”
2022 Dupage County Illinois Bar Association, Law in Literature Lecture
2021 Sons of the Republic of Texas – Sam Houston Chapter
2020 "The Fall and Rise of the Texas Rangers"
Texas State Historical Association, Annual Conference
2019 BookPeople Austin – East Texas Troubles... Book Talk
2019 The Bryan Museum-Galveston – East Texas Troubles... Book Talk
2019 Front Street Books Alpine – East Texas Troubles... Book Talk
2019 Brazos Bookstore Houston – East Texas Troubles... Book Talk
2016 Competing Myths in Texas Rangers’ History
Texas State Historical Association, Annual Conference
2012 Researching the 1935 “clean-up” of San Augustine
East Texas Historical Association, Fall Meeting
2012 Palmito Ranch Battlefield: Civil War Combat Zone
West Texas Historical Association Conference
2011 Contested Spaces, Contested Identities:
"Rangers, Anglos, Tejanos, & Indians in the Texas Borderlands
UI-Chicago bWindy City Graduate Student History Conference
2010 Indian Allies of Texas – John Conner, Delaware Chief
UT-NOVA /Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
2009 Just The Facts: How Research Can Build A Better Book
Writers League of Texas Monthly Program (panel discussion w/ Joe Nick Patowski, Elizabeth Crook, Lila Guzman, and Ginn)
2009 Texas Rangers in Myth and Memory
Chicago Corral of the Westerners
2009 The Texas Rangers’ In Myth and Memory
Wild West History Association Annual Conference
2007 Dan Hines: Legendary Texas Ranger, Ranchman, and Rodeo Cowboy
West Texas Historical Association Conference
2003 Daniel Jesse Hines: “A Man to Ride the River With”
Beaumont History Conference
2002 Researching Dan Hines: Texas Ranger, Ranchman, & Rodeo Cowboy
Texas Vaqueros/San Antonio Corral of the Westerners’
Texas Storytelling
Creating compelling narratives and storylines that bring the Lone Star State’s history, culture, and notable events to life. Whether for a historical drama, documentary, or feature film, his storytelling expertise enriches the content, drawing audiences into the narrative. By weaving in key historical moments, figures, and folklore, Dr. Ginn ensures that Texas' story is told with authenticity, passion, and precision.
Archival Research Services
Dr. Ginn has extensive archival research experience extending from Washington, D.C. to Hawaii, including Oklahoma, Loisiana, and all across Texas. That experience includes private, local (county & municipal), state, national, academic institutions, and digital archives.
NATIONAL: Library of Congress (D.C. & Fort Worth); National Archives (D.C. and College Park, Maryland)
STATE: Hawaii State Archives; Hawaiian Judiciary Center; Hawaiian Historical Society; Texas State Library & Archives; Oklahoma History Center
ACADEMIC: Hawaiian & Pacific Collections (UH-Manoa); Western History Collections (OU-Norman); Briscoe Center for American History (UT-Austin); Harry Ransom Center (UT-Austin); Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection (UT-Austin); Institute of texan Cultures (UT-San Antonio); Southwest Collection/Special Collections (Texas Tech University-Lubbock); Cammie G. Henry Research Center (NSU-Natchitoches); East Texas Research Center (SFSU-Nacogdoches); Cullen Library Special Collections (UH-Houston); Trinity Valley Community College Library Archives (Athens)
LOCAL: Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives (Honolulu); Bishop Museum Library & Archives (Honolulu); Lanai Cultural Heritage Center (Lanai); Austin History Center; Tobin & Anne Armstrong Texas Ranger Research Center (Waco); J. Evetts Haley History Center (Midland); Nesbitt Memorial Library (Columbus, Tx); Bartlesville Area History Museum; Bartlesville Public Library; San Augustine Public Library; Henderson COunty Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library (Athens); Rosenberg Library-Galveston & Texas History Center (Galveston).
NonProfit & Development Consulting
Dr. Ginn provides expert advisory services to Nonprofits, guiding them through the intricacies of governance, planning, operations, and fundraising in accordance with all applicable laws and industry standards and best practices.
2022-2025 Director of Development, Texas Rangers Hall of Fame & Museum – Planning and development lead for $150mil+ Educational Museum facility and programs. City of Waco/Texas Ranger Association Foundation
2019-2022 Executive Director, Texas Rangers Heritage Center/Fort Martin Scott – Planning and development lead for $40mil+ Educational Museum facility and programs. Former Texas Rangers Foundation
Historical Content Development for Digital and Print Media
We offer historical content development for digital and print platforms. Whether you need articles, books, blogs, or educational materials, Dr. Ginn helps craft engaging and historically accurate narratives about Texas. His expertise allows him to transform complex historical events into captivating, accessible content for various audiences, including history enthusiasts, educators, and the general public.
Get Expert Historical Consulting for Your Media Project
Ensure accuracy and authenticity in your film, TV show, or documentary with Dr. Jody Edward Ginn’s expert consulting services. Based in Woodway, TX, Dr. Ginn provides in-depth research, fact-checking, and storytelling guidance for media projects. Call 512-410-8428 today to bring Texas history to life!