Exhibit: Tom Lea’s Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North

Tuesday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Through April 26

Celebrate El Paso's rich history by viewing Tom Lea's "Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North" at the Magoffin Home Visitors Center in collaboration with the Tom Lea Institute.

Exhibit: Tom Lea’s Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North

Wednesday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Through April 26

Celebrate El Paso's rich history by viewing Tom Lea's "Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North" at the Magoffin Home Visitors Center in collaboration with the Tom Lea Institute.

Exhibit: Tom Lea’s Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North

Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Through April 26

Celebrate El Paso's rich history by viewing Tom Lea's "Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North" at the Magoffin Home Visitors Center in collaboration with the Tom Lea Institute.

Don Santiago: Trader, Politico, and Early El Pasoan

Thursday 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Discover how one man’s trade routes, family ties, and frontier diplomacy helped stitch together a region—and left a legacy still felt today!

Exhibit: Tom Lea’s Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North

Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Through April 26

Celebrate El Paso's rich history by viewing Tom Lea's "Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North" at the Magoffin Home Visitors Center in collaboration with the Tom Lea Institute.

Exhibit: Tom Lea’s Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North

Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Through April 26

Celebrate El Paso's rich history by viewing Tom Lea's "Twelve Travelers Through the Pass of the North" at the Magoffin Home Visitors Center in collaboration with the Tom Lea Institute.

250

Frontier 250 at Fort Lancaster

Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Step into the Past at Fort Lancaster! Celebrate America’s 250th with living history, camels, flintknapping, vendors & more! Call (432) 836-4391 for more information.

A woman in traditional German clothes holds a can of beer in a sunny field of grass

Bluff SchuetzenFest 2026

Saturday 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Celebrate the legacy of brewmaster Heinrich Kreische and America's 250th anniversary at our 5th annual beer and German heritage festival!

An old photograph of a man interviewing a woman outside behind a car as her family watches

Save Your Story: Oral History Workshop

Saturday 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

In this presentation and workshop, you will hear first-hand accounts from those who lived on these plantation sites over the past centuries. Site Educators will then teach visitors how to record quality oral histories of their own and demonstrate how to us the online platform, Storycorps.

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Special Exhibit Opening: Bypassed by Freedom but Building a Legacy

Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

As we celebrate the holiday weekend, please join us as we showcase our special exhibit, "Bypassed by Freedom but Building a Legacy," highlighting the stories of the enslaved in San Felipe de Austin.