Welcome to Eastland County Museum
Preserving our past for our future
Welcome to Eastland County Museum
Preserving our past for our future
Preserving our past for our future
Preserving our past for our future
Due to COVID-19, and our Museum being a 'hands on' facility, we are revamping our exhibits. Until such time as this is complete and we can offer a safe and sanitary visit for our guests, we will remain closed. Watch for announcements here and on our Facebook page.
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
Your contribution will enable us to support our goal of preserving and presenting our history and continue operations. We are very grateful for your generosity.
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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 will air sometime in 2021.
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.
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.
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.
We love our visitors, so feel free to visit during normal business hours.
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