Last updated: 4/22/2015
824 East Avenue
Wellington, TX 79095
PO Box 495
Wellington, TX 79095
Monday - Friday
9 AM - 5 PM
or by appointment
free - donations accepted
Free. Donations Accepted.
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W. Doris Stallings
phone: 806-447-5327
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Rudolph Tate
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The museum is located at 824 East Avenue on the square in Wellington. Exhibits tell the story of the county beginning when Indians wandered through the area, through the invsasion by land barons as they built large ranches, the occupation of much of that land by homesteaders when barb wire and windmills made it possible for family farms to become established. Today's history is being made by well-educated farmers and ranchers with the latest techniques and equipment in peanut and cotton farming, livestock, and game hunt leasing. Exhibits in the Art Center are usually by local or Panhandle artists, prepared by the Collingworth Art League.
The Collingsworth County Museum seeks to preserve the heritage and arts of this unique area of the eastern Texas Panhandle for future generations. Through the presentation of history and local culture, the Museum seeks to instill pride in the past, reaffirm the quality of life in the present, and promote growth in the future.
The Museum was chartered in 1971 with Clyde Drake as president and Mrs. Nora Drake as the first administrator and curator. In 1972 Hershel and Mildred Tyler gave a building on 15th street as the first home of the Museum. In 1991, the museum relocated to the square in Wellington in three former store buildings. the Art Center is located in the old Pruden Drug Store building. Teh Sullivan Hardware and Furniture buildings house the main exhibits
includes:
prehistoric
early ranching and farming
Includes:
cemetery records
church histories
some family histories
Quided tours are available for school, family or organizations
Art Center with art from our collection, or art exhibits from local and Panhandle artists.
Exhibit rooms
Access: General Public
Appointment required: No
Collingsworth Churches, published in 1993 is available in the museum. $ 15.00. Reprints are available of Raw Material, a collection of stories written by early steelers. $15, an informal annual rejport is produced for local use only
Collingsworth Church Histories
Collingsworth County History II
Wheelchair Accessible
Parking
Restrooms
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