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Cofran's Texas . . . Hill Country Portal Email: GeorgeCofran@Cofran.com Web: www.HillCountryPortal.com A Powerful Information Database & Gateway Service for the Texas Hill Country HILL COUNTRY MUSEUMS
(We welcome submission of updates, additions, corrections & digital photos, without compensation.) BANDERA FRONTIER TIMES MUSEUMS: 830-796-3864; 510 13th Street, Bandera. Just 1 block N of Bandera County Court House Bandera, TX 78003. A 40,000-piece collection of old west, pioneer & prehistoric artifacts. www.frontiertimesmuseum.com BOERNE BOERNE AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER: 830-249-6007; 102 City Park Road, Boerne, TX 78006. (Just off of Hwy 46, next to the Herff park and the Kendall County Fair Grounds). A non-profit organization established in 1986 to preserve the historic farming implements, tools, and artifacts that were used in the Texas Hill Country for tomorrow's generations to learn from and enjoy. Sat 10a-4p and by appointment. www.agmuseum.org. Email: info@agmuseum.org. BUCHANAN DAM BUCHANAN DAM MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER: 512-793-2803; W Hwy 29, Buchanan Dam (SH 29 West of Inks Lake Bridge). Spectacular view of largest of Highland Lakes; in building near dam; telescopes. Houses local chamber of commerce, and museum that features construction of Buchanan Dam, dedicated in 1937 and one of the largest of its kind in the U.S. Living history videotape, old photographs, exhibits on area history, Xeriscape garden. Visitors enjoy feeding huge school of fish that congregate below observation deck. Dam is open year round. Visitor Center open seasonally. Free Admission. Daily 9a-5p (closed holidays). Map BURNET HIGHLAND LAKES AIR MUSEUM: 512-756-2226; At Burnet, TX airport. Operated by the Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force. Static displays of numerous WWII (and later) aircraft and military vehicles, and wartime memorabilia. Open weekends. Web CANYON LAKE HERITAGE MUSEUM OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY: 830-899-4542; 4831 FM 2673 (between Startzville and Sattler), Canyon Lake, Texas 78133 displays on: Native American Artifacts, Early Pioneers including Farm Machinery, the Canyon Dam History, Fossils, Gift Shop, open air picnic area, and the Heritage Garden Trail of native Texas plants. Dinosaur tracks are at the same site. Probably the most prolific site in Texas, in terms of number. These tracks were made during the deposition of the upper part of the Glen Rose Formation roughly 100 million years ago. www.heritage-museum.info COMFORT THE COMFORT MUSEUM: 830/995-3807; Comfort, TX. By appointment only. Comfort's pioneer days are remembered here in this home for historical artifacts. DRIPPING SPRINGS GALLOPING ROAD COMPOUND AND POKER ALLEY; HARBOR RANCH: 512-469-0716; US 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78664. Admission: $1.50. Texas-made furniture; farm tools; American antiques. Historic Houses: 1850-1860. Guided tours; study clubs.
FREDERICKSBURG ADMIRAL NIMITZ STATE HISTORIC SITE & NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PACIFIC WAR: 830-997-4379; 340 East Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. www.nimitz-museum.orgBAUER TOY MUSEUM: 210-997-9394; 233 E. Main. Open 1-4:30 weekdays and Sunday. Saturday 10-5. Admission by donation. The museum contains 3,000 toys, cars, trucks, lead soldiers, airplanes, boats, dolls, guns, miniature village, a forty-foot diorama of the Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." FORT MARTIN SCOTT: 830-997-9895; Located 2 mi SE of town on Highway 290. On display are artifacts, documents, and fascinating details about trade in bear grease, sugar, rice, and coffee. Managed by the Gillespie County Historical Society. www.geocities.com/dwastwood/fort_martin_scott.html GISH'S OLD WEST MUSEUM: 830-997-2794; Call for appointment (if he's in, he'll tell you to come on over). 502 N. Milam private museum. Joe Gish has been an avid collector of the old west for many years and has decided to share his museum with enthusiasts. Hours are by appointment. www.curtrich.com/fr.gish.html THE PIONEER MUSEUM & VILLAGE COMPLEX: 830-997-2835; 325 W. Main St. Created in 1956 when the Historical Society bought the home, smokehouse and barn of Henry Kammlah and turned it into a small museum. Since then six major structures have been added and the museum has frontage on two streets. Includes 1849 pioneer home and general store, smokehouse, blacksmith shop, Volunteer Fire Department Museum, and schoolhouse. Mon-Sat 10a-5p, Sun 1-5p. Museum store. www.pioneermuseum.com
THE VEREINS KIRCHE: 830-997-7832. Center of Marktplatz in the 100 block of W. Main. This was the first museum the City of Fredericksburg had when the Historical Society opened it in 1935. Today we have permanent exhibits focusing on the history of the area and also a space for rotating photograph exhibits. We also have books and souvenirs. Operating hours Mon-Sat 10a-4p, Sun 1-4p.www.pioneermuseum.com/xOurMuseums.htm#Vereins JUNCTION KIMBLE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 915-446-4219; 101 N. 4th St.,Junction, TX 76849. Farm & ranch tools; household items; guns; photographys; clothing. Email: burtwyatt@sat.net. www.junctioneagle.com/visitad5.shtml KERRVILLE HILL COUNTRY MUSEUM: 830-896-8633; Downtown Kerrville, 226 Earl Garrett Street Kerrville, Texas 78028. Local history of Hill Country from 1850s to 1930s with special interest in Kerrville & Kerr County. Experience the thrilling story of Captain Schreiner and the Texas Hill Country! www.kerrdowntown.com/hillcountrymuseum
KYLE KATHERINE ANNE PORTER MUSEUM: 512-268-6637; 508 West Center Street, Kyle, TX. This quaint museum is located in the house where Katherine Anne Porter spent some 10 years of her childhood. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is probably best known for her novel, "Ship of Fools", published in 1962 and later made into a movie. Museum contains Porter memorabilia and that of other Southwest writers, artists, and poets. Open Tue-Fri 1-6p, Sat 9a-5p. www.english.txstate.edu/KAP LAGO VISTA LAGO VISTA AIRPOWER MUSEUM: 512-267-7403; Hanger 9 at Lago Vista Airport, Lago Vista, TX. Aircraft include L4 Grasshopper, PT 13 Stearman, RF-4C Phantom Jet and F100 Super Sabre Jet. Displays: Uniforms, engines, guns, swords, WWII Jeep, diaries, medals, hundreds of photographs, and books from 1914 through Desert Storm. Includes more than 350 model aircraft of all nations from World War I & II, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm. The library features more than 1,200 books on the military. Sat 1-5p, by appt. other days. Free. Take FM 1431 to Lago Vista, right on Bar-K Ranch Rd. to airport on Flight Line Road. LAMPASAS KEYSTONE SQUARE MUSEUM: 512-556-2224; 305 S. Western Street, off Third Street, in downtown Lampasas. Housed in an early frontier building, museum features variety of changing exhibits devoted to such subjects as Texas Rangers, early-day saloon items, Indian artifacts, ranch and home implements, tools, and old-fashioned crafts. Mon 10a-12noon, Sat, 10a-2p, and by appointment. Tours welcome. www.lampasaschamber.org/5674301_47902.htm LEAKEY REAL COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: PO Box 69, Leakey, TX, 78873; 830-232-5330; Email: realmuseum@hctc.net, Email: riofriotx1@yahoo.com. Located 1/2 block N of the Real County Courthouse on Evergreen Street in Downtown Leakey. Created in 1986 to help preserve the history and heritage of Real County and to bring to life for you, the way our pioneer families lived in these beautiful hills. http://realcountyhistoricalmuseum.com LLANO HILL COUNTRY WILDLIFE MUSEUM: 325-247-2568; At 826 Ford St., Llano, TX 78643. Visit Africa or the Arctic Circle. The museum features more than 600 mounted species. Contains the world-renowned Campbell Collection of wildlife animals.
You would be hard pressed to find this many species of animals on display under one roof any place in the United States. The museum is not only the home for the animals, but also a learning center for wildlife and natural history. Thur-Sat 10p-5p. Map
MARBLE FALLS FALLS ON THE COLORADO MUSEUM: 830-798-2157; At 905 3rd Street, Marble Falls, Texas 78654. 1/2 block West of Main Street. Created in 1998 to collect and display the history and culture of the Central Texas region centered in Burnet County. Artifacts, documents, books and culturally important icons are on display, as well as an area for research. In addition, the museum hosts several events, including Black History Month, Founders Day the second Saturday in July and a Victorian Christmas in December. Email: focmuseum@281.com, www.fallsmuseum.org. Thur-Sat 10a-5p. Map. MASON MASON COUNTY MUSEUM: 325-347-0507; Brings history alive with displays from prehistoric times to current ranching and banking. View period events: Mason County War, establishment of Fort Mason, a training ground for generals, and the finding largest topaz in North America. Learn about Robert E Lee's command, John Meusebach's treaty with the indians, Fred Gipson, author of "Ole Yeller" and Johnny Ringo's part in the Mason County War, listed as one of the top ten feuds in Texas. Gift Shop includes sale of surplus memorabilia. Free admission, non-profit organization, donations appreciated.Two locations: Mason County Memorial Museum: 210 Bryan (Northeast corner of Moody & Bryan), Mason, TX 76856. Located 2 blocks S of Courthouse, contains theb bulk of the Museum's collection. Museum on the Square: 130 Fort McKavett (N side of square), Mason, Texas 76856. A newer and more compact version of the main Museum, but with unique exhibits. Email: info@masonsquaremuseum.org. www.masonsquaremuseum.org NEW BRAUNFELS ALAMO CLASSIC CAR MUSEUM: 830-606-4311; 6401 IH 35S, New Braunfels, TX, 78132. Take a trip down memory lane among dozens of classic and vintage cars.
UTOPIA SABINAL CANYON MUSEUM: 210-355-3835; PO Box 13, Utopia, TX 78884. From intersection of School Street and RR-187 in Utopia, go 1/2 block S on RR-187. The museum is on the right (west) side of the road. Exhibits pioneer farm implements and household items, Indian artifacts, geological exhibits, including fossils and minerals from the Sabinal River Canyon. World War II exhibit. UVALDE THE JOHN NANCE GARNER MUSEUM: 830-278-5018; 333 North Park Street Uvalde, TX 78801. Located in the 1920 Home of VP John N. Garner, this museum documents the remarkable life of Texas native son John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner (1868-1967), one of the most powerful Vice Presidents in US history and the second most powerful politician in the US during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Exhibits: photographs, cartoons, art, historical documents, and memorabilia reflecting Garner's life and career. The home served as a city library, historical museum, and community meeting facility. Free tours. Tue-Sat 9a-5p. Free Admission. Operated by the Univ. of Texas. bhadley@mail.utexas.edu. www.cah.utexas.edu/museums/garner.php
VANDERPOOL LONE STAR MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM: 830-966-6103; At 36517 FM 187, Vanderpool, TX 78885. Just 4 mi N of Vanderpool. Free admission. More than 50 vintage (1910's-1980's) motorcycles on display, plus lots of motorcycling posters & memorabilia. www.lonestarmotorcyclemuseum.com WIMBERLEY PIONEER TOWN: 512-847-3289; 333 Wayside Dr., Wimberley, TX 78676. Artifacts of the Old West; complete Frederic Remington sculpture museum of all 22 sculptures; Russell bronze sculptures; sculpture & metal art of the West. Culture of the Old West; bronze sculptures. Tours by appointment. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE HILL COUNTRY ANDERSON MILL MUSEUM: 512-258-2613, 512-264-5360; 13974 FM 2769 (Volente Rd.), Volente, TX (NE shore of Lake Travis). Exhibits in museum and gristmill focus on memorabilia and artifacts relating to local history, the Anderson Family and the mill Thomas Anderson built in the early 1860s. Museum complex consists of a wooden replica of the mill, grindstones, farm implements and other pioneer artifacts; Robinson Museum contains Anderson Family memorabilia; and Robinson Hall is the site of themed activities and a gift shop. Tours offered the 4th Sun, 2-5p Mar-Oct, weather permitting. Group tours available by appointment. www.volente.org. CALABOOSE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM: 512-393-8421, 512-353-0124; 200 W. MLK Dr., San Marcos, TX. Located inside the historic Hays County Jail, built in 1873, the Calaboose offers a look at the roles African-Americans have filled in law, medicine, science, and exploration. Among the displays is a local black-history showcase and an exhibit on the Buffalo Soldiers who helped settle the Texas frontier. www.sanmarcosarts.com JUST OUTSIDE THE HILL COUNTRY MAYFIELD LIBRARY AND MUSEUM: P.O. Box 310, Copperas Cove, TX 76550
MUSEUM RESOURCES TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS: www.io.com/~tam
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