Webb County Heritage Events
Laredo: A Pictorial History Book-Signing
The Webb County Heritage Foundation will host a celebration of Dr. Jerry Thompson’s new publication – Laredo: A Pictorial History on Wednesday, August 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum, 810 Zaragoza St. in Laredo. The event...
2017 Founders’ Day to Feature Celebration of Our Historic Businesses
Celebrating the 262nd anniversary of Laredo’s founding, the Webb County Heritage Foundation will host a Founders’ Day luncheon honoring the descendants of founder, Don Tomás Sánchez and all the founding families of this historic community on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at...
Heritage Foundation Presents Book-Signing and Lecture on Tejano Tiger – Jose De Los Santos Benavides and The Texas-Mexico Borderlands, 1823-1891
Laredo, Texas – The Webb County Heritage Foundation will host a public presentation and book-signing on Tejano Tiger – José de los Santos Benavides and the Texas – Mexico Borderlands, 1823-1891 by Jerry Thompson on Tuesday, April 11 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Villa...
Border Heritage Museum to Host Lecture on Historical Background of the Virgin of Guadalupe
Laredo, Texas – The Webb County Heritage Foundation and Our Lady of Guadalupe School will co-sponsor a presentation on the cultural interpretation and history of the revered image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Tuesday, January 31 at 6 p.m. in the Villa Antigua Border...
ArtPlace America’s NCPF Information Session
Wednesday, January 25, 9:00 am - 10:30 am Hosted by The Webb County Heritage Foundation at Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum 810 Zaragoza Street Laredo, TX 78040 Breakfast will be provided. Parking is available in two parking lots on either side of the museum....
Webb County Heritage Foundation Hosts “Historic Laredo” Photo Competition Exhibit
Laredo, TX – The Webb County Heritage Foundation will host an opening reception for the exhibit of entries in the “Historic Laredo” Photo Competition on Tuesday, December 13 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Villa Antigua® Border Heritage Museum, 810 Zaragoza St. The public is...
Villa Antigua® Border Heritage Museum Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
Laredo, Texas –The Villa Antigua® Border Heritage Museum, a program of the Webb County Heritage Foundation, will celebrate ten years of operation as a showcase for changing exhibits and events featuring the history and culture of the...
Final Feature in “Movies on the Patio” Series Features “Attack of the 50-Foot Woman”
The Webb County Heritage Foundation will host the last of three evenings of “Movies on the Patio” on Friday, October 21st at the Villa Antigua® Border Heritage Museum, 810 Zaragoza St. at 7:30 p.m. This week’s presentation, “Attack of the 50-Foot Woman” (1958), is a...
“Cities of the Dead” Exhibit of Historic Cemeteries of Laredo and Webb County on Display at the Villa Antigua® Border Heritage Museum
Laredo, Texas – The Webb County Heritage Foundation announces a new photo exhibit entitled “Cities of the Dead – Laredo-Area Historic Cemeteries” on display now at the Villa Antigua® Border Heritage Museum, 810 Zaragoza St. The exhibit features photographs of the...
“Movies on the Patio” to Feature Classic Horror Movie Spoof
Laredo, Texas – The Webb County Heritage Foundation will host the second of three evenings of “Movies on the Patio” on Friday, October 14th at the Villa Antigua® Border Heritage Museum, 810 Zaragoza St. at 7:30 p.m. This week’s presentation of “Young Frankenstein”...
“Movies on the Patio” to Feature First in Series of Classic Horror Movies
Laredo, Texas – The Webb County Heritage Foundation will host the first of three evenings of “Movies on the Patio” on Friday, October 7th at the Villa Antigua® Border Heritage Museum, 810 Zaragoza St. at 7:30 p.m. This week’s presentation will be “Frankenstein Meets...
Heritage Foundation Presents Book-Signing and Lecture on Pesos and Dollars: Entrepreneurs in the Texas-Mexico Borderlands 1880-1940
Laredo, Texas – The Webb County Heritage Foundation will host a public presentation and book-signing on Pesos and Dollars, Entrepreneurs in the Texas-Mexico Borderlands 1880-1940 by Alicia M. Dewey on Wednesday, July 20 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Villa Antigua® Border...
2016 Founders’ Day Celebration
We had a fantastic time at the Founders' Day Celebration on Saturday, May 14th at the Laredo Center for the Arts! The new Presidents of the Republic of the Rio Grande - Viviana Frank and Frank Rotnofsky - were inaugurated along with their cabinet members, and everyone...
2016 Founders’ Day to Feature Celebration of Our Historic Architecture
Celebrating the 261st anniversary of Laredo’s founding, the Webb County Heritage Foundation will host a Founders’ Day luncheon honoring the descendants of founder, Don Tomás Sánchez and all the founding families of this historic community on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at...
Heritage Foundation Presents Book-Signing For “Amada’s Blessings From the Peyote Gardens of South Texas”
The Webb County Heritage Foundation will host a book-signing for Stacy B. Schaefer, author of Amada’s Blessings from the Peyote Gardens of South Texas, on Wednesday, April 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum, 810 Zaragoza St. in Laredo. A...
Webb County Heritage Foundation Presents Exhibit of “Postcards From the Past”
Laredo, TX – The Webb County Heritage Foundation will host an opening reception for “Postcards from the Past,” an exhibit of historic postcards of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo from the private collection of Armengol Guerra, III, on Thursday, April 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the...
Heritage Foundation Calling All Members
The Webb County Heritage Foundation is calling on the public to initiate or renew membership in the organization for the 2016 year of activities and services at the annual Membership Cocktail Party to be held on Tuesday, February 9 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Villa...
Exhibit to Honor Spain’s Role in Revolutionary War
The Webb County Heritage Foundation and Ms. Toni L. Ruiz will present, for the first time in Laredo, an exhibit entitled “A Tale of Three Treaties: The Story that Changed the World,” a unique collection of historical documents and artifacts examining the Treaties of...