Lead Advisor by County
Cameron County
Doug Murphy, PhD., Chief of Interpretation
National Park Service
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park
douglas_murphy@nps.gov
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
Starr County
Maria Elia Ramos
Starr County Historical Museum
Mariaelia.ramos@yahoo.com
Noel Benavides
Roma Historical Foundation – Chairman
Noelsr67@yahoo.com
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
Webb County
Jerry Thompson
Regents Professor of History
Texas A&M
International University
jthompson@tamiu.edu