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The Museum of South Texas History is closed on Mondays and major holidays. Hours of operation are from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Thank you.
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Bootmakers of the RGV
Boots have been part of the South Texas and vaquero tradition for many generations. The "Bootmakers of the RGV" mini-exhibit highlights some of the most famous bootmakers in the Rio Grande Valley: Rios of Mercedes, Moran's Boots in Weslaco, Coronado Boots in Mercedes and Mandujano Boots in Weslaco. Each bootmaker provided their most prized and […]
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Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit
Visit the Museum of South Texas History and view the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit. This mini-exhibit highlights the 79-year-old tradition that includes historic photographs, a Cover Girl outfit and ribbons. Museum visitors can take home a RGVLS program as well. Visitors to the museum can exchange their museum ticket for a […]
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Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit
Visit the Museum of South Texas History and view the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit. This mini-exhibit highlights the 79-year-old tradition that includes historic photographs, a Cover […]
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Bootmakers of the RGV
Bootmakers of the RGV
Boots have been part of the South Texas and vaquero tradition for many generations. The "Bootmakers of the RGV" mini-exhibit highlights some of the most famous bootmakers in the Rio […]
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Sunday Speaker Series: History of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show
Sunday Speaker Series: History of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show
In 1939, the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Agricultural Exposition was organized as a project of the Mercedes Chamber of Commerce. The first show was held in 1940 on […]
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Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit
Visit the Museum of South Texas History and view the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit. This mini-exhibit highlights the 79-year-old tradition that includes historic photographs, a Cover Girl outfit and ribbons. Museum visitors can take home a RGVLS program as well. Visitors to the museum can exchange their museum ticket for a […]
Bootmakers of the RGV
Boots have been part of the South Texas and vaquero tradition for many generations. The "Bootmakers of the RGV" mini-exhibit highlights some of the most famous bootmakers in the Rio Grande Valley: Rios of Mercedes, Moran's Boots in Weslaco, Coronado Boots in Mercedes and Mandujano Boots in Weslaco. Each bootmaker provided their most prized and […]
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Winter Texan Wednesday: Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show History
Winter Texan Wednesday: Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show History
The Museum of South Texas History welcomes northern visitors from across the Rio Grande Valley with its new Winter Texan Wednesday series. This bimonthly program, scheduled from 3 p.m. to […]
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MOSTHistory Happy Hour: Beer, No Bull
MOSTHistory Happy Hour: Beer, No Bull
The Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo is a family tradition that continues to educate others about ranching, farming and agricultural life in South Texas. This event will include […]
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Connecting Communities Conference: Transportation
Connecting Communities Conference: Transportation
Connecting Communities Conference is a four-part series that will digitally connect three different museums from across the country. Each part will highlight one topic: Transportation, Industry, Private/Public Land Use and […]
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Bootmakers of the RGV
Bootmakers of the RGV
Boots have been part of the South Texas and vaquero tradition for many generations. The "Bootmakers of the RGV" mini-exhibit highlights some of the most famous bootmakers in the Rio […]
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Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit
Visit the Museum of South Texas History and view the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit. This mini-exhibit highlights the 79-year-old tradition that includes historic photographs, a Cover […]
2 events,
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit
Visit the Museum of South Texas History and view the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit. This mini-exhibit highlights the 79-year-old tradition that includes historic photographs, a Cover Girl outfit and ribbons. Museum visitors can take home a RGVLS program as well. Visitors to the museum can exchange their museum ticket for a […]
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Spring Break Safari: Paleo-Indian/Coahuiltecans
Spring Break Safari: Paleo-Indian/Coahuiltecans
We live lives full of distractions and frequently miss capturing precious moments and memorable experiences with our loved ones. The museum is a perfect place to create memories with your […]
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Spring Break Safari: Picture Scavenger Hunt
Spring Break Safari: Picture Scavenger Hunt
We live lives full of distractions and frequently miss capturing precious moments and memorable experiences with our loved ones. The museum is a perfect place to create memories with your […]
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Spring Break Safari: Women During the Late 1800s
Spring Break Safari: Women During the Late 1800s
We live lives full of distractions and frequently miss capturing precious moments and memorable experiences with our loved ones. The museum is a perfect place to create memories with your children or friends through the upcoming Spring Break Safari -- a four-day series of exploration and discovery adventures. On the third day, museum visitors will […]
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Spring Break Safari: Back to the Past
Spring Break Safari: Back to the Past
We live lives full of distractions and frequently miss capturing precious moments and memorable experiences with our loved ones. The museum is a perfect place to create memories with your children or friends through the upcoming Spring Break Safari -- a four-day series of exploration and discovery adventures. On the fourth and final day, museum […]
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Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit
Visit the Museum of South Texas History and view the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo Mini-Exhibit. This mini-exhibit highlights the 79-year-old tradition that includes historic photographs, a Cover Girl outfit and ribbons. Museum visitors can take home a RGVLS program as well. Visitors to the museum can exchange their museum ticket for a […]
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Sunday Speaker Series: “From Vaquero to Cowboy, Free-Grazer to Barbed Wire”
Sunday Speaker Series: “From Vaquero to Cowboy, Free-Grazer to Barbed Wire”
From March 13 through April 29, the “Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy” exhibition will be available for viewing at the Museum of South Texas History in Edinburg. To further expand on this topic, the museum will host Caroline Miles, an associate professor at UTRGV, who will present “From Vaquero to Cowboy, Free-Grazer to Barbed […]
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Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy
Text from the http://www.humanitiestexas.org/exhibitions/list/by-title/vaquero-genesis-texas-cowboy In the early 1970s, noted Texas historian Joe Frantz offered Bill Wittliff a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—to visit a ranch in northern Mexico where the vaqueros still worked cattle in traditional ways. Wittliff photographed the vaqueros as they went about daily chores that had changed little since the first Mexican cowherders learned to work […]
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Winter Texan Wednesday: Texas or Territory? The 1850 Brownsville Separatist Movement
Winter Texan Wednesday: Texas or Territory? The 1850 Brownsville Separatist Movement
The Museum of South Texas History welcomes northern visitors from across the Rio Grande Valley with its new Winter Texan Wednesday series. This bimonthly program, scheduled from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., will introduce guests to the museum and its select stories from our region. Museum staff will guide visitors through a short tour of […]
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Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy
Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy
Text from the http://www.humanitiestexas.org/exhibitions/list/by-title/vaquero-genesis-texas-cowboy In the early 1970s, noted Texas historian Joe Frantz offered Bill Wittliff a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—to visit a ranch in northern Mexico where the vaqueros still worked cattle in traditional ways. Wittliff photographed the vaqueros as they went about daily chores that had changed little since the first Mexican cowherders learned to work […]
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Heritage Ranch Gala
Heritage Ranch Gala
The Board of Trustees and staff of the Museum of South Texas History are happy to announce the 34th annual Heritage Ranch Gala will be held on Saturday, March 24, at Rancho DIAA in Hidalgo County. The board and staff are grateful to Danny and Alejandra Vela for opening their ranch gates to the museum […]
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Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy
Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy
Text from the http://www.humanitiestexas.org/exhibitions/list/by-title/vaquero-genesis-texas-cowboy In the early 1970s, noted Texas historian Joe Frantz offered Bill Wittliff a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—to visit a ranch in northern Mexico where the vaqueros still worked cattle in traditional ways. Wittliff photographed the vaqueros as they went about daily chores that had changed little since the first Mexican cowherders learned to work […]
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Sunday Speaker Series: It’s a Hard Luck Life
Sunday Speaker Series: It’s a Hard Luck Life
This presentation is a short examination of the special challenges faced by Coahuiltecan Indians, Spanish Colonists, Mexican Rancheros, and American Cowboys as they tried to wrest a livelihood from the harsh land of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Neil Cassady’s lifelong avocation is the study of history, with special focus on the technology use and […]
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Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy
Text from the http://www.humanitiestexas.org/exhibitions/list/by-title/vaquero-genesis-texas-cowboy In the early 1970s, noted Texas historian Joe Frantz offered Bill Wittliff a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—to visit a ranch in northern Mexico where the vaqueros still worked cattle in traditional ways. Wittliff photographed the vaqueros as they went about daily chores that had changed little since the first Mexican cowherders learned to work […]
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Cascarón!
Cascarón!
An Easter celebration at the Museum of South Texas History, this event is designed to welcome the whole family to decorate cascarónes, or egg shells, and take them home. Decorating and filling eggs for Easter egg hunts are part of South Texas and northeastern Mexico traditions. Many families come together to decorate eggs with paints […]
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CLOSED – Easter
The Museum of South Texas History is closed on Mondays and major holidays. Hours of operation are from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Thank you.