- 1. Virtual Pioneer & Ranching Day at MOSTH
- (Around Town)
- Virtual Pioneer & Ranching Crafts Day programming is scheduled at 2 p.m. on Feb. 13 and Feb. 14 on the Museum of South Texas History’s Facebook page. Every year, for nearly 30 years, the community was ...
- Created on 09 February 2021
- 2. Big Band group keeps memories alive
- (In The Parks)
- ... band members are branching out into a Jazz Night performance on Saturdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Sinatra Restaurant in McAllen. The quartet includes Aldrich, Kumer, Ginny Schmidt and Koppelman. ...
- Created on 03 February 2026
- 3. Experience life along the San Antonio River through history
- (Entertainment)
- ... and educators bring history to life. Displays include, but are not limited to blacksmithing, candle making, archaeology, spinning and weaving, Corn grinding, and ranching and roping. All programming ...
- Created on 03 November 2025
- 4. We are so happy to have you
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... in the tip of Texas. One of the things that makes us famous is the 825,000-acre, historical King Ranch that is ranked as the most famous ranch in the world and is considered the birthplace of ranching ...
- Created on 05 March 2025
- 5. Texas Department of Agriculture hosts bi-annual quilt competition
- (News)
- ... their creativity and passion for Texas farming and ranching. For more information, including competition rules and updates, please visit https://gotexan.org/EXPERIENCE/TDA-Quilt-Competition-Collection ...
- Created on 14 March 2024
- 6. Ranch Fest to highlight ranch culture and history
- (Entertainment)
- ... opportunities. Children-friendly activities include a book presentation featuring local author Patty York Raymond who will read “ABCs to Ranching” in the Mezzanine area. PaperPie, a local book seller, ...
- Created on 08 February 2024
- 7. Enjoy the lights and history of the RGV
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... railroad that brought settlers to the region. Continue on down the Valley to McAllen – a family surname. This family has a long history of ranching and giving to the community. The McAllen ranch existed ...
- Created on 06 December 2022
- 8. Ancient landscapes in the RGV
- (Around Town)
- ... each summer forming a salt layer crust. Gonzalez also discussed the hand-dug water wells needed first by the Spanish settlers. Later the rancheros dug them in the early 19th Century to make cattle ranching ...
- Created on 15 November 2022
- 9. IMAS Christmas Tree Forest accepting entries
- (Around Town)
- ... ideas for decorating a “Valley” tree, from nature’s tropical bounty to regional endeavors such as ranching, citrus groves and other crops. Sport is big in the RGV so why not highlight your favorite teams. ...
- Created on 19 October 2021
- 10. MOSTH presents Callandret
- (Around Town)
- ... 21 on Facebook Live. This presentation is part of the Virtual Pioneer & Ranching Crafts Day programming, which highlights regional pioneers in education, industry and city founding. Tumberlinson ...
- Created on 16 February 2021
- 11. February 3, 2021 - On the Road
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... in the scale of farming done on the properties owned by King Ranch. Much of the 825 thousand acres of the King Ranch located in South Texas is dedicated to ranching. But on the four divisions, at least ...
- Created on 02 February 2021
- 12. Mavericks and cattle
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... gentleman land speculator from Kentucky named Samuel Maverick settled in Texas in 1835. Now Sam was a lawyer and a legislator who knew the value of land even though he was not particularly fond of ranching ...
- Created on 26 January 2021
- 13. Edinburg: Historical reminders of the past
- (News)
- ... was predominantly ranching until about 1915, experienced rapid development, growth, and prosperity, and can be attributed to John Closner and W. F. Sprague. You can find streets baring their names. Many ...
- Created on 05 January 2021
- 14. Even a nickel multiplies
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... the students from La Gloria School, a small elementary school founded in 1909 to serve the educational needs of the rural ranching/farming community. (The Minten Sisters grandfather was one of the three ...
- Created on 26 November 2019
- 15. Valley Star Awards welcomes Leslie Blasing
- (Valley Star Awards)
- ... But the one thing most don’t know about her is that she loves farming and ranching. “It is my soul and I really miss it.” “I make my living surrounded by the most beautiful scenic blue-green Gulf of ...
- Created on 01 February 2024
