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HISTORICAL MUSEUM LISTINGS
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following historical
museums and organizations are members of the
Texas Historical Foundation. They are listed in
alphabetical order by city. Museum members
are listed in HERITAGE magazine and on the
Foundation's home page on the World Wide
Web.
Please send updated museum member
information to HERITAGE Editor, P.O. Box
50314, Austin, TX 78763 or by electronic mail
at thf@texas.org
BUFFALO GAP HISTORIC VILLAGE
State Park Hwy. 89, Box 818, Buffalo Gap;
Abilenearea, (915) 572-3365;Open Mar.15Nov.
15, 10-6 (daily), Nov. 16-Mar. 14 105,
Fri-Sat, and Sun Noon-5; County courthouse,
jail, depot, bank, school with historic
documentation. $4 adults, $3 seniors,
$1.75 students, pre-school free.
FRENCH LEGATION MUSEUM
802 San Marcos Street, Austin; (512) 4728180;
Open Tues-Sun 1-5; Historic home
built in 1840; 18th and 19th century French
and American antiques, Creole kitchen.
$3 adults, $2 seniors, $1 students.
MATAGORDA COUNTY MUSEUM
2100 Avenue F, Bay City 77414
McFADDIN-WARD HOUSE
MUSEUM
1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont;
(409) 832-2134; Open Tues-Sat 10-4,
Sun 1-4; Beaux Arts Colonial mansion
built 1905-06 with original collection.
Adjacent carriage house contains exhibits
on servants, transportation, and recreation.
$3, children under 8 in the carriage
house only.
BASTROP COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY MUSEUM
P.O. Box 279, Bastrop; (512) 321-6177;
Open Mon-Fri noon-4, Sat and Sun 1-5.
Local and regional Texas history,
geneaological information.
MATAGORDA COUNTY MUSEUM
2100 Avenue F, Bay City; (409) 245-7502;
Open Tues-Fri 10-4, Sat-Sun 1-4,
Children's Museum Fri-10-1, Sat-Sun 1-4.
Historical and research information in addition
to a children's museum.BEAUMONT CONVENTION AND
VISITORS BUREAU
P.O. Box 3827, Beaumont 77704; (800)
392-4401; Mon-Fri 8-5. Information about
Beaumont's historical organizations and
museums.
GIDDINGS.WILKIN HOUSE
MUSEUM
Heritage Society of Washington Co., P. O.
Box 1123, Brenham 77834-1123
HISTORIC BROWNSVILLE
MUSEUM
641 East Madison Street, Brownsville
78520
STILLMAN HOUSE MUSEUM
1305 E. Washington Street, Brownsville
78520
STILLMAN HOUSE MUSEUM
1305 E. Washington St., Brownsville
78520; Open Mon-Fri 10-noon and 2-5,
Sun 3-5.1850's home of Charles Stillman,
founder of Brownsville.
CHILDRESS COUNTY HERITAGE
MUSEUM
210 3rd St., N.W., Childress 79201; Open
Mon-Fri 9-5, Saturday by appointment.
County history, Childress Army Airfield
memorabilia.
ARMSTRONG COUNTY MUSEUM
AND GEM THEATRE
120 N. Trice St., Claude 79019; Open
Tues-Thurs 9-4, Fri-Sat noon-4, and Sun
1-5. History of Armstrong County, Palo
Duro Canyon, Colonel Charles Goodnight
and early pioneers.
LAYLAND MUSEUM
201 N Caddo, Cleburne 76031
COLUMBIA HISTORICAL MUSEUM
ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 867, West Columbia 77486
HERITAGE MUSEUM OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
P.O. Box 2262, Conroe 77305; OpenThurs,
Fri, Sat 9-4. County history.CORPUS CHRISTI MUSEUM
LIBRARY
1900 N. Chaparral, Corpus Christi; (512)
883-2862; Open Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun noon5.
History and archaeology.
USS LEXINGTON MUSEUM
P. 0. Box 23076, Corpus Christi 78403
BRUSH COUNTRY MUSEUM
P.O. Box 340, Cotulla 78014; (210) 8792117;
Open daily 9-12 and 1-5. Local and
brush country history.
DALLAS MEMORIAL CENTER
FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES
7900 Northaven Rd., Dallas 75230; (214)
750-4654; Open Mon-Fri 9:30-4:30 and
Sun noon-4. History of the Holocaust and
Jewish life in Europe through photographs
and artifacts.
HIDALGO COUNTY HISTORICAL
MUSEUM
121 E. McIntyre, Edinburgh 78539; (210)
383-6911; Open Tues-Fri 9-5, Sat 10-5,
and Sun 1-5. Regional history of south
Texas and northeastern Mexico.
NEILL MUSEUM
Box 1034, Fort Davis 79734
FAYETTEVILLE AREA MUSEUM
P.O. Box 488, Fayetteville 78940
AMON CARTER MUSEUMLIBRARY
P. O. Box 2365, Fort Worth 76113
FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF
SCIENCE AND HISTORY
1501 Montgomery St., Fort Worth 76107
MORTON MUSEUM OF
COOKE COUNTY
210 S. Dixon, Gainesville 76240; (817)
668-8900; Open Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat noon5.
Local history.28 HERITAGE *FALL 1996
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