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CHAPS
Roseann Bacha-Garza
College of Liberal Arts
LAMR 1.103
Email: roseann.bachagarza@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-3231

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In the News

VIDEOS

University Exhibit Showcases Valley’s Role during American Civil War (March 12, 2019) - KRGV

Volcanic Ash in the Rio Grande Valley (Feb. 5, 2019)- VALLEY CENTRAL

Historic Cemetery on Verge of Getting Damaged with Proposed Border Wall (Jan. 24, 2019)- KRGV

Remains of Prehistoric Life in the Rio Grande Valley (Nov. 21, 2018)- VALLEY CENTRAL 

And Then The Soldiers Were Gone (March 8, 2018)- UTRGV Interview

FILM AWARDS

(2019) Telly Bronze Winner: General — Non-Broadcast

 

 

Film Festivals Recognitions and Submissions

2019 Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase - Finalist: Best Domestic Feature, Documentary

 

2018 CARE Awards - Finalist: Best in Show, Documentary

 

2018 Documentary Short Film Festival

 

2018 WRPN Short, Tight and Loose Global Film Festival - Award of Excellence, Documentary Research

      Link: https://wstl1.com/WSTLFall2018WINNERS.html

2021

The War and Peace on the Rio Grande 1861-1867 exhibit has been installed at the John E Conner Museum at Texas A&M University in Kingsville with an opening reception on September 21, 2021.

The exhibit will stand there through December 11, 2021 and then will go to the McAllen Heritage Center in McAllen from December 15 – March 30, 2022.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZbaCAW0Bac - The Governor's Award 

"En México podías ser libre. A ellos no les importaba de qué color fuera tu piel": la poco conocida historia de la ruta de escape de los esclavos estadounidenses hacia el sur - BBC News (3/14/21)

A Chapter In U.S. History Often Ignored: The Flight Of Runaway Slaves To Mexico - NPR (2/28/21)

UTRGV CHAPS Program Receives Texas Historical Commission's Award

"The Little Known History of Texas’ Underground Railroad" - Texas Highways (1/28/21)

"UTRGV’s CHAPS program receives Texas Historical Commission’s 2020 Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation" - UTRGV Newsroom

Las familias Jackson y Webber, hombres blancos casados con esclavas emancipadas, ayudaron a que entre 2 mil y 8 mil esclavos afroamericanos escaparan a México para conseguir su libertad - Noticias 22 Digital (2/18/21)

2020

  • "Story of the Underground Railroad to Mexico gains attention" - AP News (9/16/20)

2019

  • UTRGV’s Fort Ringgold Documentary Accepted Into Indie Film Showcase (0719/19)

  • Stories to Tell: UTRGV’S Fort Ringgold documentary earns Telly Award (06/26/19)

  • Unearthing Resistance (05/08/19)

  • A Potential Underground Railroad Site Rests Along the Border. A Lawsuit Seeks to Protect it from Trump’s Wall (03/15/19)

  • Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Claims Border Wall Will Desecrate Native American Resting Places (03/14/19)

  • University Exhibit Showcases Valley’s Role during American Civil War (03/12/19)

  • Trump's Border Wall Will Destroy a Cemetery That Was Also a Stop on the Underground Railroad (Feb. 21, 2019)

  • UTRGV Researchers Uncovering South Texas’s Part in the Underground Railroad (Feb. 19, 2019)

  • Must Reads: Border Fence Threatens Family Burial Ground — and a Slice of African American History (02/19/19)

  • Volcanic Ash in the Rio Grande Valley (02/05/19)

  • Historic Cemetery on Verge of Getting Damaged with Proposed Border Wall (01/24/19)

  • UTRGV CHAPS program showcases Fort Brown museum exhibit and trail guide at Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum

2018

  • "State Park Officials Want to Preserve RGV History" - KRGV News (8/22/18)
  • "Fort Ringgold Documentary Accepted Into Prestigious Film Festival" - Rio Grande Herald (6/15/18)
  • "Missing: Millions of Years of RGV History" - UTRGV (May 22, 2018)
  • "UTRGV CHAPS Program to Showcase Updated Fort Brown Trail Guide - UTRGV News (4/20/18)
  • Rock Steady: UTRGV Geology Club Works With Community to Make Geoscience Fun.

2017

  • CHAPS Program lands international recognition for uncovering RGV history (Posted: 1/6/17)
  • CHAPS team honored on floor of Texas Legislature (Posted: 06/02/17)
  • History Now Fall 2017 article, "Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail"
  • Valley Town Crier - "UTRGV - Hidalgo County Project Working to Restore Dignity, Identify Burial Plots at Abandoned Pauper Cemetery." (December 26, 2017)

2016

  • Signs of War - The Monitor (Posted: 12/25/16)
  • New tour signs add focus to history (Posted:  12/23/16)
  • CHAPS Program’s RGV Civil War Trail Project garners statewide award from THC (Posted: 08/19/16)
  • End of Slavery Anniversary - El Mañana article (Posted: 06/19/16)
  • Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail (Posted: 05/01/16)

2015

  • Palmito Ranch Battlefield National Historic Landmark (Posted 10/19/15)
  • Forgotten Conflict - Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail (PDF) (Posted: 08/18/15)
  • Dozens come to Palmito Hill to celebrate final Civil War battle (Posted: 05/12/15)
  • Edinburg Review RGV Civil War Trail (Posted: 03/18/15)
  • Making History: UTPA launches Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail (Posted: 03/11/15)
  • Making History - The Monitor article (Posted: 03/11/15)
  • RGV Civil War Trail Symposium (Posted: 01/26/15)
  • Virtual Civil War Trail (Posted: 01/09/15)

2014

  • Seven UTPA faculty members win UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award (Posted: 8/8/2014)
  • CHAPS, community pave path for Civil War trail (Posted: 06/27/14)
  • Civil War Trail Project to Feature Stops in Rio Grande City (Posted: 06/16/14)
  • CHAPS workshop aims to help educators teach history in the RGV (Posted: 06/09/14)
  • Roma EDC Backs ‘Civil War in the Rio Grande Valley’ Project (Posted: 04/28/14)
  • UTPA professors help develop first Civil War trail in Texas (Posted: 02/28/14)
  • Creation of a virtual Civil War Trail in the RGV (Posted: 01/26/14)
  • Creation of a virtual Civil War Trail in the RGV (Posted: 01/23/14)
  • UTPA's CHAPS contributor recognized as top public administration faculty member in the state (Posted: 01/06/14)

2013

  • Technology helps uncover Fort Brown's past (Posted: 08/27/13)
  • Faculty member and alum makes history exciting and relevant to UTPA students (Posted: 07/16/13)
  • The Best Historical Archaeologist Right Here (Posted: 02/28/13)

2012

  • UTPA's CHAPS puts history in the hands of archeology fair visitors (Posted: 11/05/12)
  • CHAPS – Many Disciplines, One Goal: Dr. Sonia Hernandez and Dr. Russell Skowronek (Posted: 08/31/12)
  • CHAPS digs up new ways to explore valley history and culture (Posted: 08/31/12)

2010 - 2011

  • The Border Studies Archive is UTPA's newest source for research
  • UTPA archaeologist visits with Donna ISD students to inspire learning local history
  • HESTEC Middle School Challenge fuels student's STEM interests
  • UTPA Archeology Program unearths Valley Treasures

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