by Pamela Morales | Apr 18, 2019 | Admissions, Collections, News, Programs & Special Events
How long has it been since you visited the Museum of South Texas History in Edinburg? If you can’t remember, or even if you made a visit last week, make plans to attend MOSTHistory’s “Free Community Day,” a free admission event, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April...
by Pamela Morales | Apr 10, 2019 | News, Programs & Special Events
If you haven’t found the time to decorate Easter eggs, there is still time to participate in ¡Cascarón! to be held at the Museum of South Texas History April 20 at 10 a.m. Bring family and friends to decorate cascarones, or egg shells, with decorating materials...
by Pamela Morales | Mar 28, 2019 | News, Programs & Special Events
Mexicana, Chicana and Latina activists have a long history of community activism to promote educational, economic and social reform in the Southwestern United States. To learn more about this history, the community is welcome to attend “Mexicana/Chicana/Latina...
by Pamela Morales | Mar 18, 2019 | News, Programs & Special Events
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signaled the end of the Mexican War in 1848, settling the Rio Grande—not the Nueces River—as a boundary between Mexico and Texas. The events leading up to establishing the validity of existing land grants will be discussed by Yolanda...
by Pamela Morales | Mar 1, 2019 | News, Programs & Special Events
The Rio Grande Valley is home to unique and historic structures that tell the story of the people and heritage of this region. One photographer aims to create a comprehensive search engine that documents these wonders in a visual database. Deval “Pino” Shah will...
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...
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