Shan Rankin Oral History Soundbites

by | Jul 3, 2020 | Exhibition

Interviewees: Marsha Ann “Shan” Pickard Rankin, Lynne Braden Beeching, Tom FortInterviewer: Joseph FoxDate: May 2020Location: Edinburg, Texas What was your first experience at the Hidalgo County Historical Museum?...

Bobcat in the Museum

by | Jul 2, 2020 | Exhibition

Bobcat in the Museum Photographs of bobcat inside the Museum Store Video by Esteban Lomas, former IT Specialist/Archives Assistant Esteban Lomas, also known as Steve, was on the museum staff for more than 10...

Golden Memories 1980s Español

by | Jun 30, 2020 | Exhibition

English Version Durante la década de 1980, el Museo Histórico del Condado de Hidalgo, compró propiedades incluyendo lo que fue anteriormente el Hotel Doane al norte en 1982, y el edificio de H-E-B al este en 1988. El sitio Doane se convirtió en la calzada principal al...

Golden Memories – 1980s

by | Jun 29, 2020 | Exhibition

Para Español During the 1980s, the Hidalgo County Historical Museum purchased properties including the former Doane Hotel to the north in 1982 and the former H-E-B Building to the east in 1988. The Doane Site became the main driveway into the new museum’s parking lot....

Golden Memories 1970s Español

by | May 5, 2020 | Exhibition

English Version El 19 de abril de 1970, el Museo Histórico del Condado de Hidalgo abrió oficialmente al público con una gran ceremonia. Al año siguiente, la presidenta de la mesa directiva, Margaret H. McAllen, organizó un grupo de mujeres voluntarias para formar el...