by Pamela Morales | August 10, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events | 0 Comments

Returning for another special Sunday Speaker Series presentation is Jesus Correa, a local historian from Starr County. In the early 19th century, Spain’s Northern Provinces, which are now Texas, were under strict government control and chafing under Spanish rule. The...

by Pamela Morales | July 26, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events | 0 Comments

Robert Ramirez, the grandson of the first Hispanic mayor of Edinburg, will present “Ranch Life in Hidalgo County After 1850” during the Sunday Speaker Series Aug. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Museum of South Texas History. The book, “Ranch Life in Hidalgo County After 1850,” is...

by Pamela Morales | July 16, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events | 0 Comments

Coahuiltecans were hunter-gatherers who roamed South Texas and northeastern Mexico, groups of native peoples whose language was all but lost were it not for the efforts of 18th century Franciscan missionaries to record elements of this unwritten language. But, now,...

by Pamela Morales | July 9, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events | 0 Comments

The Summer Nights at the Museum adventure will end Thursday, July 12. Beginning at 7 p.m., the final night of the three-night series brings history to life with hands-on activities, living history re-enactors, music and entertainment. To take advantage of all the...