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Historical markers--Texas--Hidalgo County

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Betty Murray Papers

 Collection — BLIBR-0017
Identifier: BLIBR-0017
Scope and Contents

This collection consisting of four document cases chronicles Betty Murray's efforts to protect and document the Lower Rio Grande Valley and state history. Her personal papers are also included.

Dates: 1930 - 2002

Cemetery census, 1974-1980

 File — 79, Box: 14, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series contains general materials relating to meeting agendas and minutes, newsletters, reports, newsclippings, and more. New acrruals relate to HCHC meetings.

Dates: Other: 1974-1980

Jesus Bazán and Antonio Longoria Marker Dedication Ceremony

 Collection
Identifier: BD-0008
Scope and Contents The collection consists of images and recordings of the Jesus Bazán and Antonio Longoria marker dedication ceremony. This marker commemorates the double murder of Jesus Bazán and his son-in-law, Antonio Longoria, on September 27, 1915 along a dirt road near their ranch outside of Edinburg. In October 2017, the Refusing to Forget the team unveiled the first historical marker in Cameron County to recognize the unknown victims of La Matanza (The Massacre) in 1915. The Jesus Bazán...
Dates: 2018-11-03

UTRGV History Harvest

 Collection
Identifier: BD-0010
Scope and Contents This is an ongoing collection combining History Harvests from both Edinburg and Brownsville campuses. The objective of these History Harvests is to create a community collection from the area's families documenting local, regional, and national history to be held at the UTRGV University Library and made available for research, teaching, and educational exhibitions.Participants agree to give unconditional permission to publish items online. This collection consists of life in the...
Dates: 2014-09-27; 2017-10-14; 2018-11-03