This temporary exhibit, which was designed by Senior Historian Tom Fort and Associate Education Officer Joseph Fox, features side-by-side comparisons between historic photos of early buildings in Edinburg and recent […]

This temporary exhibit, which was designed by Senior Historian Tom Fort and Associate Education Officer Joseph Fox, features side-by-side comparisons between historic photos of early buildings in Edinburg and recent […]

According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, “El Sal Del Rey was acquired in 1992 for inclusion in the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The land was purchased to protect the main geologic feature, a 530 acre salt lake and its surrounding Tamaulipan thornscrub and grasslands.” Besides its beautiful landscape, there’s an […]

This temporary exhibit, which was designed by Senior Historian Tom Fort and Associate Education Officer Joseph Fox, features side-by-side comparisons between historic photos of early buildings in Edinburg and recent photos showing what these sites are today. These photos include: the Lipscomb building (once a dry goods store on today’s Cano Street), school buildings such […]

This temporary exhibit, which was designed by Senior Historian Tom Fort and Associate Education Officer Joseph Fox, features side-by-side comparisons between historic photos of early buildings in Edinburg and recent photos showing what these sites are today. These photos include: the Lipscomb building (once a dry goods store on today’s Cano Street), school buildings such […]

According to the Texas Historical Commission guide on the Chisholm Trail, “istorians have long debated aspects of the Chisholm Trail’s history, including the exact route and even its name. Although they may argue over specifics, most would agree that the decades of the cattle drives were among the most colorful periods of Texas history.” Listen […]

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 History’s Associate Education Officer Joseph Fox, fueled the students’ excitement before they […]

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 Rio Grande,” will start at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Museum of South […]

This temporary exhibit, which was designed by Senior Historian Tom Fort and Associate Education Officer Joseph Fox, features side-by-side comparisons between historic photos of early buildings in Edinburg and recent photos showing what these sites are today. These photos include: the Lipscomb building (once a dry goods store on today’s Cano Street), school buildings such […]

“The Goodnight-Loving Trail ran from Young County, Texas, southwest to Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River, up the Pecos to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and on north to Colorado,” according to the Texas State Historical Association website. However, it could be speculated that some herders from the Chisholm Trail took a turn and joined the […]