Brownsville Historical Association

05/27/2026

✨ Join us for special First Friday evening hours!

Bring the whole family to Museum After Dark and experience the historic Stillman House in a whole new light. Don’t miss this chance to explore the museum after hours! We’ll be open from 6–8 PM for an evening of history, fun, and community. 🌙🏛️

05/08/2026

Memorial Day at the Old City Cemetery

Where: Old City Cemetery
Corner of 5th Street & E. Madison Street

For more information or if you would like to volunteer on Saturday morning, May 23rd , to place flags, please call Dave Parsons at (956) 541-5560, scan the QR code, or visit
https://forms.gle/By1koKxAU3Xz7rSk6

Join us as we honor the veterans buried at the Old City Cemetery. Over 450 identified veterans representing wars from the Indian Wars, World War I & II, and the Persian Gulf War are buried in the Old City Cemetery. Those buried represent both Union and Confederate Soldiers and several from the Mexican Revolution of the early 1900s. A U.S. flag will be placed on each identified veterans' grave. Volunteers to place flags are welcome. Please scan the QR code to register as a volunteer.

05/07/2026

Here's a look back of one of our visits from last month! We are always happy to have school tour groups come through the museums. Remember BISD students and staff have FREE museum admission all year round!
To learn more about how you or your group can schedule a tour visit: https://brownsvillehistory.org/museum-tours-brownsville-historical-association.html

05/06/2026

Mark your calendars! We are celebrating International Museum Day on Tuesday May 19th. Don't miss your chance to see our museums for free. Bring your friends and family!

International Museum Day

When: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Heritage Museum/Stillman House Museum, Costumes of the Americas Museum and Historic Brownsville Museum
Cost: FREE Admission Day!
For more information, please call: 956-548-1313

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day in 1977 to increase public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society, and it has been steadily gaining momentum ever since. We hope that you bring your friends and family to visit our museums free of charge all DAY!

05/05/2026

Summer is almost here!
Have your kids discover Brownsville History at our BHA Kids Summer Camp!
The camp will be from June 9th to June 13th from 9am to Noon.
$75 per child for 5 days of camp.
Call (956) 548-1313 or email [email protected]

05/01/2026

Celebrate Preservation Month with us and the
National Trust for Historic Preservation this May!
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we’re looking to the places that bring its most powerful promise to life, that “all people are created equal,” and to the people making sure those places endure. We want to hear about historic sites that tell Americans who we are, places that continue to shape our 250-year journey to becoming a more perfect union.
Preservation Month is your moment. Share how the historic places you love spark joy, inspire wonder, and connect members of your community to our shared history.
The places that make us who we are deserve to be celebrated — and protected!

Don't forget that in honor of preservation month the BHA is featuring an exclusive architectural walking tour with Brownsville’s Historic Preservation Officer, Juan Velez. Nailed it! A Journey through Preservation

Happy Preservation Month!
Savingplaces.org/preservation-month

04/29/2026

04/29/2026

04/28/2026

In honor of preservation week, here is a look back at the BHA's participation in the Relic Wranglers Program as part of the Texas Association of Museums 2026 Annual Conference!
The Relic Wranglers program is designed to provide hands-on collections support to a selected museum in the host city of the TAM Annual Conference. This year the Weslaco Museum was chosen with the task of helping process part of the museum's military collection. Weslaco museum staff along with a group of volunteer museum professionals from throughout the state aided in this task. This included BHA's Marissa Casas, Grant Writer and Education Coordinator, and Aubrey Nielsen, Collections Manager.
Together, the team cataloged nearly 100 objects and digitized 50 items from the museum’s military collection, including photographs, uniforms, printed materials, and more.

04/28/2026

☺️👏 Glad that one of our very own interns was part of the Academic Project Showcase for the Texas Association of Museums conference.