May 26, 200916 yr EDINBURG — A ranching system that became the backbone of the America's 19th century cattle industry was invented in South Texas. And yet there are few mentions of that part of Rio Grande Valley history in any textbook, mostly because the artifacts and archaeological sites that defined the period are lost to time, said Van Reidhead, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas-Pan American. But through a proposed partnership between the university, Hidalgo County government and the area's public school system, Reidhead and others want to use a grassroots approach to dig up local history, starting with the Spanish discovery of the Americas. The university and the county Commissioners Court are finalizing plans to create a Community Historic Archaeology Program in Hidalgo County that would engage K-12 students and the public in researching and eventually discovering historic sites. Linked
May 26, 200916 yr QUOTE (Texsox @ May 26, 2009 -> 01:03 PM) Friend of yours? Nope, just love the name Van Reidhead! And the only people I know in the Valley (besides you) have LEFT the Valley.
May 26, 200916 yr Author QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ May 26, 2009 -> 01:12 PM) Nope, just love the name Van Reidhead! And the only people I know in the Valley (besides you) have LEFT the Valley. I'm not certain to give it a hard German pronunciation, or a surfer dude
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