Congreso 2024 Session Recordings
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Bootmakers in the Rio Grande Valley
La Música: A Roel Florez Collection
LHC Membership Webinars
Multimedia Content Production
Multimedia Content Production
Hidalgo County Historical Commission Social Media Manager, 2023 - Present.
Manage Facebook Page, created December 6, 2023.
Manage Instagram Page, created May 22, 2024.
Manage Substack Account, created July 22, 2025.
LHC Membership Webinars December 2023 to present
Managed and hosted Latinos in Heritage Conservation Membership webinars. Hosting four webinars per year.
Host - LHC Membership Webinars: Interviewing Nuestra Comunidad: Latinx Oral History Projects, featuring Dr. Jonathan Angulo, Dr. Cristina Salinas, Dr. Michelle Téllez, and Dr. Jennifer Nájera, December 4, 2023.
Host – LHC Membership Webinars: The Abuelas Project, featuring Sehila Mota Casper, Mel Escobar, and Reina Chano Murray, January 29, 2024.
Host - LHC Membership Webinars: Interpreting Latinidad Across Museums and Community, featuring Dr. Jennifer Edginton and Jenarae Bautista Alaniz. May 6, 2024.
Host - LHC Membership Webinars: Labeling Latinidad: Evolving Community Identities, featuring Steven Moreno-Terrill and G. Cristina Mora, September 19, 2024.
Host - LHC Membership Webinars: Interviewing Nuestra Comunidad: Latinx Oral History Projects, featuring Dr. Elena Foulis, Marta Martínez, and Karina Amalbert, December 9, 2024.
Host - LHC Membership Webinars: Beyond the Bases: Latinx Heritage in Baseball's History, featuring Dr. Wes Singletary and Jen Moran, February 12, 2025.
Host - LHC Membership Webinars: Reforming Architectural Conservation: Una Plática, featuring Dr. Jeremy Wells, Héctor J. Berdecía-Hernández, and Hillary Morales Robles, July 22, 2025.
Host - LHC Membership Webinars: From Memory to Action: Heritage Conservation as a Tool for Democracy Building, featuring the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience and Hillary Morales Robles, September 17, 2025.
Host - LHC Membership Webinars: Interviewing Nuestra Comunidad, featuring Monique Davila from The Peoples History of Utah and Jen Moran, December 17, 2025.
Cafecitos con LHC, Webinar Programs. 2025 - Present.
Co-Managed program with Development department as part of Latinos in Heritage Conservation’s LHC Member benefits.
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by René Ballesteros, January 30, 2025.
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by Leyden A. Mendez, February 27, 2025.
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by Sehila Mota Casper and Allison Soto Morales, March 27, 2025
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by Karina Amalbert, April 24, 2025.
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by Patricia Zarate Singletary, May 29, 2025.
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by Leyden A. Mendez, June 26, 2025.
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by Jennifer Rivera, July 31, 2025
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by Karina Amalbert, Jen Moran, and René A. Ballesteros, August 28, 2025.
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by Hillary Morales Robles, September 25, 2025.
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by Jen Moran, October 30, 2025.
Cafecitos con LHC: Hosted by Raffaela Hartman, November 20, 2025
Graphic Design – Wasteland Volume 3,
Designed a page for the Wasteland Volume 3 Zine. https://valleywasteland.com/
The project is managed by Laura Lamb as part of an ongoing community history project.
Capote Ranch Map Web Map, August 9, 2025
Webmap of El Capote Ranch with opaque maps for visibility.
Researched and created in community with Andrea Casares, native descendent of El Capote Ranch.
La Plaza Intro Webinar II, March 13, 2025
Hosted for Latinos in Heritage Conservation.
La Plaza Forum Intro Webinar, March 5, 2025
Hosted for Latinos in Heritage Conservation.
Grant Writing 101 Program Spanish Voiceover, January 22, 2025
For the Latinos in Heritage Conservation Nuestra Herencia Grant Program.
Starr County Predictive Model Web Map, December 8, 2024
Archaeology predictive model for Starr County, Texas.
Bahia Grande Viewshed Analysis Web Map, December 4, 2024
Viewshed Analysis of elevation data.
Edinburg Historic Marker Point Map, November 17, 2024
Hidalgo County historic markers with historic map layer.
Conjunto Creciendo StoryMap, Latinos in Heritage Conservation January 10, 2024
Developed an ArcGIS StoryMap, "Conjunto Creciendo," as a living case study, researching and synthesizing the history and impact of Texas Conjunto music, incorporating multimedia elements and geospatial data.
Rediscovering the Rio Grande Legacy Exhibition, December 2022
Recorded voice overs and on screen lines for Museum of South Texas History exhibit videos funded by a Humanities Texas Grant.
The Underground Railroad to the Rio Grande.
Packing Sheds in the Rio Grande.
Mouth of the Rio Grande Web Map Release, November 18, 2022
Rio Grande route comparison map.
A Message from H-E-B and MOSTHistory, October 19, 2021
Recorded on screen for a promotional commercial for Día de los Muertos at the Museum of South Texas History in partnership with H-E-B Public Affairs.
Cascarón Workshop, April 2, 2021
“¡Cascarón! Workshop” broadcasted on Facebook Live. The workshop was presented by René Ballesteros and produced by the museum communications team, Pamela Morales and Tony Peña. The workshop also featured ¡Cascarón! Kits and bilingual instructions produced by the Community Engagement team.
Golden Anniversary Exhibit Scavenger Hunt, April 2021
Researched, created and executed Scavenger Hunt for the Golden Anniversary Exhibit at the Museum of South Texas History.
Vanguard Academy Virtual Teacher Workshops, March 2021 to May 2021
Focus on how to implement Traveling Through Time Virtual Tours with educators.
Traveling Through Time Virtual Tours, March 2020 to January 2021
Managed the project with Communication Staff and Museum CEO to create 10 videos and corresponding TEKS worksheets for school tours.
Puppet Show Script Writing and Productions, Summer 2021
“Nopal is Greater” performed puppetry as Abuelo at the Summer Nights at the Museum: River Frontier event in 2021.
“On the Great Western Trail” performed as the Trail Boss character at the Summer Nights at the Museum: River Highway event in 2018 and 2021.
“The Oranges I Promised” performed puppetry as Lionel the Train at the Summer Nights at the Museum: River Crossroads event in 2021.
Museum Pláticas Guest Appearances, Summer 2021
October 22, 2021, presented on Día de los Muertos event history and Community Altar Exhibit.
July 2, 2021, as Tex Hardy (puppet) promoting Summer Nights at the Museum: River Crossroads.
May 28, 2021, as Tex Hardy (puppet) promoting Summer Nights at the Museum: River Highway. Museum Pláticas Segment Host, “René’s Reading Ranch,” featuring With the River On Our Face, by Dr. Emmy Pérez.
April 24, 2021, Museum Pláticas Segment Host, “René’s Reading Ranch,” featuring Tejano Legacy: Rancheros and Settlers in South Texas, 1734-1900 by Dr. Armando Alonzo. April 24, 2021.
Television and Radio Interviews, March 2021 to Present
June 17, 2022. CBS 4/KVEO 23 interview regarding Summer Saturdays at the Museum and Summer Camp at the Museum.
June 13, 2022. TV Azteca interview regarding Summer Saturdays at the Museum and Summer Camp at the Museum.
June 7, 2022. Telemundo 40 interview regarding Summer Saturdays at the Museum and Summer Camp at the Museum.
October 2021. KRGV 5 interview on Día de los Muertos history and the museum event.
October 2021. Telemundo 40 interview on Día de los Muertos history and the museum event.
September 2019. Telemundo 40 interview on the Acceso Total program.
June 2019. KRGV 5 interview on Inside the Valley regarding the upcoming Summer Nights at the Museum events.
June 2019. KURV radio interview to promote Summer Nights at the Museum events.
April 2019. KRGV 5 interview on Inside the Valley regarding the upcoming Cascrón event and Free Community Day.
January 2018. Telemundo 40 interview on the Acceso Total program regarding the “Soy de Tejas” conjunto music temporary exhibit at the Museum of South Texas History.
October 2017. KRGV 5 interview on Inside the Valley regarding the Museum of South Texas History’s Día de los Muertos event.
August 2017. KRGV 5 interview on Inside the Valley.
June 9, 2016. CBS 4 News Rio Grande Valley segment on “4 The Community” to discuss Summer Nights at the Museum programming.
https://youtu.be/cInoxBPj1yY
October 28, 2015. CBS 4 News Rio Grande Valley segment discussing the Día de los Muertos museum event.
https://youtu.be/UMUl-BQVmh8
How to Make Butter Virtual Workshop, February 13, 2021
Facebook Live presentation which outlined how to make butter and highlighted Falfurrias Butter artifacts from the Lasater collection.
How to Make: Tamales Virtual Workshop, December 12, 2020
Facebook Live presentation which outlined how to make tamales. Bilingual information sheets were researched and created to accompany video.
How to Make: Pan de Polvo Virtual Workshop, December 12, 2020
Facebook Live presentation which outlined how to make pan de polvo. Bilingual information sheets were researched and created to accompany video.
Día de los Muertos Virtual Programming, October & November 2020
Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.– Sugar Skull Kit pickup at the museum.
Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. – Sunday Speaker Series Online: “Reflecting on Día de los Muertos: Life, Healing and Family” with Dr. Servando Hinojosa
Oct. 26 – Día de los Muertos Craft Day: Calaveritas at 2 p.m. & Papel Picado at 4 p.m. with MOSTHistory Programs & Events Department
Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. – “Accessing Digital Altar Exhibit” presentation with René Ballesteros, programs & events officer
Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. – “Día de los Muertos as a Cultural Cornerstone” presentation with René Ballesteros, programs & events officer
Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. – “Create A Día de los Muertos Home Altar” bilingual presentation with the Programs & Events Department
Oct. 30, at 6 p.m. – “Honoring los Muertos with Dance & Music” Performances
Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. – “Ghosts of Rio Grande Valley” with Dr. David Bowles, author of “Border Lore: Folktales and Legends of South Texas”
Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. - Sunday Speaker Series Online: “Digital Altar Exhibit Reception”
La Música: A Roel Florez Collection, October 12, 2020
Served as an off screen interviewer for a gallery tour with artists Roel Florez. Video was recorded and produced by the Museum of South Texas History staff in partnership with Texas Folklife.
Summer Nights at the Museum Online Videos, June/July/August 2020
Researched, wrote, acted in and managed the team to produce 16 bilingual educational videos paired with bilingual activity sheet handouts for free.
Summer Nights at the Museum History Session, August 2020
Hosted ZOOM sessions with students focused on the Summer Nights at the Museum Online videos and the Kahoot learning game.
Cascarón Workshop, April 10, 2020
“Make Your Own Cascarón/Haz Tu Propio Cascarón” workshop broadcasted on Facebook Live.
Celebrating Culture & Music, October 30, 2019
Served as an off-screen interviewer for a Día de los Muertos promotional video. The video was recorded and produced by the Museum of South Texas History staff.
Edinburg: Then and Now exhibit Walking Tour, November 2018
Led downtown Edinburg walking tour during the “Edinburg: Then and Now” exhibit reception for the Museum of South Texas History.
Bootmakers in the Rio Grande Valley, March 5, 2018
Served as an off-screen interviewer and producer for a promotional video tied to the Museum of South Texas History’s Pioneer & Ranching Crafts Day. The video was recorded and produced by the Museum of South Texas History staff.
We Are South Texas, March 5, 2018
Acted as an extra for a Museum of South Texas History promotional video.
Preservation Week Social Media Campaign, April 2013
Created Preservation Week social media infographics, with Museum of South Texas History archivist Phyllis Kinnison, for the American Library Association’s nationwide initiative.
Exhibit Curation
Exhibit Curation
Día de los Muertos Community Altar Exhibit, Museum of South Texas History, 2015 to 2022
Coordinated 12+ community altar spaces for the Día de los Muertos/Los Muertos Bailan Community Events.
Community Board Exhibit, Museum of South Texas History April 2021 to 2023
Coordinated Community Board Exhibit project, including creation, documentation, and personnel management to host questions for museum guests to respond to.
Día de los Muertos Plaster Skull Exhibit, Museum of South Texas History: October 2022
Coordinated 10 plaster skulls to be decorated and displayed in the museum’s Grand Lobby. Students from local school art departments decorated paper mache skulls. Plaster Skull Exhibit was later displayed for the Texas Art Educator Association Conference at the McAllen Convention Center.
Golden Memories: Fifty Years of Preserving the Borderland Heritage of the Rio Grande Valley April 2020
Created translations for Golden Anniversary physical and virtual exhibitions.
La Música Roel Florez Art Exhibit, Museum of South Texas History: March 2020 to April 2021
Coordinated Roel Florez art exhibit in partnership with Texas Folklife to be featured at the Big Squeeze Conjunto Semi-Finals 2020.
1910 Jail Exhibit, Museum of South Texas History: 2019
Served as text Spanish translation reviewer in partnership with museum staff and exhibits team.
Humanities Texas Vaquero Exhibit, Museum of South Texas History March 2018
Exhibit coordinated in partnership with University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Faculty member Dr. Caroline Miles.
Boot Makers of the Rio Grande Valley Exhibit, February 2018 to March 2018
Coordinated display featuring boots created by heritage boot makers from the Rio Grande Valley. Boot makers were also interviewed and featured in a museum video production. Businesses included Rios of Mercedes, Coronado Boots, Mandujano Western Boots and Moran Boots.
Vanguard Academy Student Art Exhibit, Museum of South Texas History April 2016
Art exhibit where students interpreted regional historic images artistically.
Los Tejano Exhibit, Institute of Texan Cultures March 2015
Donated a salt sample artifact from El Sal del Rey lake to be displayed at the Institute of Texan Cultures for their Los Tejanos Exhibit hall, in San Antonio, Texas.
Preservation Week Display, Museum of South Texas History April 2014
Co-project manager under the direction of museum collection staff Phyllis Kinnison and Dr. Lisa Adam.
Preservation Week Display, Museum of South Texas History April 2013
Co-project manager under the direction of museum collection staff Phyllis Kinnison and Dr. Lisa Adam.
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