by Pamela Morales | Dec 4, 2018 | Archives, News
Edinburg League of Women Voters Scrapbook By Kelly Francis-Love, the museum archivist The past century has held many changes for women and their role in politics. Women have held voting rights in the United States for less than a century. The 19th amendment was...
by Pamela Morales | Nov 23, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events
Chicana writer Daisy Lopez will present “Chicano Writing” at 2 p.m. on Dec. 2 during the Sunday Speaker Series at the Museum of South Texas History in Edinburg. Lopez, the author of “Voices from the Past, Don’t Kill my Curandera” and “Macaria the Mexican Puppet,” will...
by Pamela Morales | Nov 15, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events
UTRGV professor to discuss the impact of this historic event In 1968, more than 100 students walked out of a high school run by the Edcouch-Elsa School District. The students were seeking better education tools but felt their concerns were not being addressed by the...
by Pamela Morales | Nov 9, 2018 | Archives, Education, Exhibition, News
As the Museum of South Texas History’s 1910 Jail renovations come to an end, the new Hidalgo County Courthouse will begin construction. It’s a sign of life’s progress. But, how much has changed in the city of Edinburg? You can find out by visiting at the new temporary...
by Pamela Morales | Oct 25, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events
During Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, sweet calaveras (sugar skulls) are placed on home altars. Names are written on the skulls that serve as a token of remembrance, and the deceased’s favorite foods and drinks are placed as ofrendas (offerings) for their...
by Pamela Morales | Oct 18, 2018 | News, Programs & Special Events
Sunday Speaker Series Presentation Begins at 2 p.m. Oct. 28 What was the most important native plant to a vaquero? What plant provides seeds that were used by our ancestors as a coffee substitute? The answers to these questions will be presented by Benito Treviño, the...
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