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EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History presents Summer Saturdays at the Museum from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 18, June 25, July 2 and July 9.
Summer Saturdays will feature a different museum gallery each weekend through family-friendly games, activities and history demonstrations. Upon entrance, families will receive a Scavenger Hunt form and, when completed, can be turned in for a chance to win the daily prize drawing.
The first Summer Saturday, scheduled for June 18, will highlight the River Frontier gallery, which ranges from pre-history to the beginning of the 1800s. Explorers will learn about Native American heritage, how to read Spanish colonial maps and the trading goods used to cook and produce for everyday living.
The following Saturday, June 25, families can explore the River Highway gallery, which highlights the historic events that took place in the borderland regions during the 1800s. This was also the era when steamboats navigated the Rio Grande and the cotton and cattle empires in the region were at their peak of production.
River Crossroads gallery activities are scheduled for July 2. This 20th century gallery focuses on the innovations and events that took place in the early to mid 1900s in South Texas and northeastern Mexico. This era was also the arrival of the railroads, growth of agricultural production and urbanization of the borderlands during and after War World II.
Summer Saturdays at the Museum wraps up in 1910 Jail galleries on July 9. The jail calls attention to the change and growth of South Texas communities in the early 20th century and the importance of civics. Explorers will learn how to crack secret codes, identify how voting laws changed over the decades and participate in building a community around the kinds of businesses needed to urbanize.
Brillo Quartet, a string quartet from Edinburg, Texas, will perform orchestral pieces from the eras related to each weekend.
Admission to Summer Saturdays at the Museum is free from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Regular admission fees apply after 12 p.m. FRIENDS of MOSTHistory receive free admission as a benefit of their FRIENDship. For more information about becoming a FRIEND or the program, please visit www.mosthistory.org today.
About Museum of South Texas History
The Museum of South Texas History is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It is located downtown Edinburg at 200 North Closner Boulevard on the Hidalgo County Courthouse square. Founded in 1967 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum in the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail, the museum has grown over the decades through a series of expansions to occupy a full city block. In 2003, following the completion of a 22,500 square foot expansion, the museum was renamed the Museum of South Texas History to better reflect its regional scope. Today, the museum preserves and presents the borderland heritage of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico through its permanent collection and the Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives and exhibits spanning prehistory through the 20th century. For more information about MOSTHistory, including becoming a FRIEND, visit MOSTHistory.org, like us on Facebook and Instagram, follow on Twitter, find on YouTube or call +1-956-383-6911.
