Lead Advisor by County
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Cameron County
Doug Murphy, PhD., Chief of Interpretation
National Park Service
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park
douglas_murphy@nps.gov
![Museum of South Texas History](../../_files/images/staff/lead-advisor-by-county/museum-of-south-texas.jpg)
Hidalgo County
Tom Fort
Senior Historian
Museum of South Texas History
tfort@mosthistory.org
Karen Gerhardt Fort, MA
Independent Historian
Author of Rio Grande Valley History
![Rio Grande City](../../_files/images/staff/lead-advisor-by-county/rio-grande-city.png)
Starr County
Maria Elia Ramos
Starr County Historical Museum
Mariaelia.ramos@yahoo.com
![City of Roma](../../_files/images/staff/lead-advisor-by-county/city-of-roma.jpg)
Noel Benavides
Roma Historical Foundation – Chairman
Noelsr67@yahoo.com
![Zapata County Museum of History](../../_files/images/staff/lead-advisor-by-county/logo1.jpg)
Zapata County
Dr. Hildegardo Flores
Director
Zapata County Museum of History
805 Main Street N. US Hwy. 83, Zapata, TX 78076
956.765.8983
zapatamuseum.org
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Webb County
Jerry Thompson
Regents Professor of History
Texas A&M
International University
jthompson@tamiu.edu