by Pamela Morales | Feb 15, 2019 | News, Programs & Special Events
Cemeteries across South Texas host the remains of settlers of the region and their families. Many people, however, were not fortunate enough to have a family cemetery or a place to be buried. For those who had no family, a public burial ground would be the final...
by Pamela Morales | Feb 8, 2019 | News, Programs & Special Events
Celebrate the culture of South Texas and northeastern Mexico at the Museum of South Texas History’s 29th Pioneer & Ranching Crafts Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16. This annual festival showcases regional pioneer, ranching and indigenous heritage...
by Pamela Morales | Feb 1, 2019 | News, Programs & Special Events
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to wander the majestic hill country of Texas, you may have come across a little town known as Bandera, known to many as the “Cowboy Capital of the World.” This town nestled in the hill country is also home to the Frontier Times Museum....
by Pamela Morales | Jan 28, 2019 | News, Programs & Special Events
The Chisholm Trail is one of the most famous cattle herding trails in the United States. Many claim the trail start and end points were from Donna, Texas, to the state of Kansas. It was a long drive, but there was another trail that off-shoots from Texas: The...
by Pamela Morales | Jan 25, 2019 | News, Programs & Special Events
Let’s have fun! Susan LeMiles, a local author, will entertain museum visitors with tales, bloopers and little-known facts about the Rio Grande Valley’s role in the American Civil War—with some details not “fit for museums.” LeMiles’ presentation, “Shenanigans on the...
by Pamela Morales | Jan 24, 2019 | News, Programs & Special Events
At an outreach event in 2017, hundreds of schoolchildren piled off buses, and upon seeing a figure in rugged leather boots, waistcoat, breeches and leather tricorn hat, shouts of exclamation began. The full Spanish colonial costume, worn by the Museum of South Texas...
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