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Layland Museum

Cleburne, Texas

Children's, History, Historic House

The Layland is a medium-sized museum in a beautiful structure in the heart of downtown Cleburne. There is great local affection for the building as being the "old" library where many residents enjoyed time there. It's a grand legacy. Exhibits discuss everyday life and visitors relate well to photographs of children with pets, women in hats, and men posing with fishes. It is an easy museum to wander through. Though small in exhibit space the Layland hopes to present a significant cultural program experience. Greater public programming is the immediate goal. Concerts in the park and a major traveling exhibit from New York State Museum, "RECOVERY: The World Trade Center Recovery Operation," will occupy summer of 2004.

Los Portales Museum and Information Center

San Elizario, Texas

Art, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

Los Portales Museum is located in the nationally recognized San Elizario Historic District, in front of the Historic San Elizario Presidio Chapel. The Museum is operated by the San Elizario Genealogy and Historical Society.

Log Cabin Village

Fort Worth, Texas

History, Historic House, Specialized

In the 1950s, nineteenth century log structures were quickly vanishing from the North Texas landscape. In order to preserve them and the history of pioneer settlement in North Texas, a group of residents formed the Pioneer Texas Heritage Committee. This committee selected and acquired six log structures of varying architectural styles with the vision of creating a "log cabin village." With the help of Fort Worth's Parks Department, a wooded spot near the Trinity River in Forest Park was selected as the site for this village. However, after all the cabins were moved there, the committee encountered many problems. There was not enough money or support to restore and furnish the structures. Many council members and residents even opposed the project.