Welcome to Eastland County Museum
Preserving our past for our future
Welcome to Eastland County Museum
Preserving our past for our future
About Us
Financial to Historical
In 1919 during the great oil boom of Eastland County investors of First State Bank began building a five storied structure on the square in Eastland. Seven banks dotted the downtown area until the last surviving institution of the Great Depression, First State Bank, closed. For four years Eastland had no bank until investors opened Eastland National Bank in this same location in 1934. ENB operated here until moving to a new structure on E Main in 1980. The Eastland County Museum, formed in 1992, moved into the location in 2004 and continues to operate at 114 S. Seaman Street today.
Eastland County Museum is a Texas chartered private corporation and designated as a Charitable Organization under IRS code 501 (c) (3). We are fully volunteer operated from our board members to our docents. We operate on a limited amount of rental income from office space on the third floor and a contribution from the Eastland County Commissioners Court. All other financial assistance comes from private donations.
There is never a fee to visit the Museum. Donations are gladly accepted.
WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR THE WINTER DUE TO HIGH HEATING COSTS. WE PLAN TO REOPEN MARCH 3, 2022.
Traveling Exhibits
The Museum hosts traveling exhibits from time to time. Some of the exhibits from the past include the amazing Our Lives, Our Stories: America's Greatest Generation as shown in this photo. Many small exhibits from Texas Humanities have drawn many visitors to the Museum.
Chicken Plucker, Hot Lead Typesetting, Medical
The Museum houses many items from history including a motorized chicken plucker used in a former slaughterhouse, a Linotype hot lead typesetting machine, to a complete medical museum acquired from the Dr. Luther Gohlke family of Ranger. We have stories of Eastland Counties most infamous residents including Old Rip, the horned toad that survived 31 years in the cornerstone of an Eastland County Courthouse; Josiah 'Doc" Scurlock, who rode with Billy the Kid and was a part of the Lincoln County wars and more.
November 4 - December 11, 2021
Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy
Vaquero is an exhibition created by the Wittliff Collections at the Alkek Library, Texas State University, presented in partnership with Humanities Texas, the state affiliate for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- FREE ADMISSION
- Thursdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lonesome Dove, the Exhibit: August 2 - October 15, 2021
Exhibit Hours are
Thursdays thru Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Volunteers Are Always Needed.
If Interested Stop By the Museum & Sign Up.
Entry Into the Museum Is ALWAYS FREE!
Donations Are Appreciated!!
An exhibition produced by the Wittliff Collections at the Alkek Library, Texas State University, presented in partnership with Humanities Texas, the state affiliate for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
We Got PICKED!
American Pickers Picks Eastland County Museum
On December 14, 2020 the History Channel series American Pickers came to the Eastland County Museum. Series regular Mike Wolfe, joined by his brother Robbie, (Frank Fritz had had surgery and was not able to attend) selected several items to purchase. One item, of which they did not purchase, gained interest by a Texas collector. Mike and Robbie put the collector in direct contact with the Museum to make a deal to purchase the item direct. According to Mike, "...this way the Museum could earn all of the proceeds from the sale."
The episode aired on Monday, June 7, 2021 on The History Channel.
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