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.
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)
- "Story of the Underground Railroad to Mexico gains attention" - AP News (9/16/20)
- "A Potential Underground Railroad Site Rests Along the Border. A Lawsuit Seeks to Protect it From Trump's Wall" - Washington Post (3/15/19)
- "University Exhibit Showcases Valley's Role During American Civil War" - Con Mi Gente (3/12/19)
- "Trumps Border Wall Would Destroy Historic Gravesites in South Texas" - The Intercept (1/21/19)
- "Fort Ringgold Documentary Accepted Into Prestigious Film Festival" - Rio Grande Herald (6/15/18)
- "'Nobody Knows It's Here': The Quest to Memorialize America's Black History" - The Guardian May 24, 2018
- "UTRGV CHAPS Program to Showcase Updated Fort Brown Trail Guide" - UTRGV News (4/20/18)
- History Now Fall 2017 article, "The Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail"
- CHAPS Program lands international recognition for uncovering RGV history (Posted: 1/6/17)
- Signs of War - The Monitor (Posted: 12/25/16)
- New tour signs add focus to history - The Brownsville Herald (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: 6/19/16)
- Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail (Posted: 5/1/16)
- Palmito Ranch Battlefield National Historic Landmark (Posted: 10/19/15)
- Forgotten Conflict - Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail (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 - The Monitor article (Posted: 03/11/15)
- Making History: UTPA launches Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail (Posted: 03/11/15)
- RGV Civil War Trail Symposium (Posted: 01/26/15)
- Virtual Civil War Trail (Posted: 01/04/15)
- Russell Skowronek brings the excitement of discovery to students and community (Posted: 12/01/14)
- RGV Civil War Trail (Contribute to CHAPS) (Posted: 07/15/14)
- 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)
- 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)