Museum News

 

 

 

Happy Birthday to our Building!

COME JOIN US FOR A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 AT 2:00

DON NEWSOM, LOCAL HISTORIAN AND PUBLIC SPEAKER,

TO DISCUSS OUR FAMOUS WPA ERA MURAL

PAINTED BY FRANK KLEPPER

AND OTHER WPA POST OFFICE ARTWORK THROUGHOUT TEXAS

BUILDING TOURS!!

ADULTS: $10.00   MEMBERS AND VETERANS: $7.00   CHILDREN: $3.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A PRE-HISTORIC TASTE OF COLLIN COUNTY

 

JOIN US SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT 2:00 PM AS RANDY FARMER AND VICKI DAY TAKE US ON A JOURNEY BACK IN TIME WHEN CADDO TRIBES ROAMED NORTH TEXAS. FIND THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL THREAD BETWEEN THE CADDO,  EARLY NORTH TEXAS SETTLERS, AND TODAY'S LOCAL FOOD TRENDS.

ENJOY DISHES PREPARED BY KYRA EFFREN, FOOD HISTORIAN AND AWARD WINNING AUTHOR, BASED ON RECIPES FROM EARLY SETTLERS OF NORTH TEXAS.

THE PRESENTATION IS BASED ON RANDY'S BOOK, 'FROM BLACKLAND PRAIRIE TO BLACK TOP, A HISTORY OF COLLIN COUNTY' . RANDY WILL BE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER EVENT TO SIGN BOOKS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.

ADMISSION IS $7.50 FOR ADULTS, $5.00 FOR SENIORS AND VETERANS, AND $3.00 FOR CHILDREN.

 

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JOIN THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR AS

LITTLE AS $10!!

WITH A PURCHASE OF 'FROM BLACKLAND PRAIRIE TO BLACKTOP, A HISTORY OF COLLIN COUNTY' BY RANDOLPH W. FARMER

ON SALE FOR $39.99

 

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THANK YOU!

For joining us Saturday for our kickoff presentation and book signing. Once again, we hit our goal of donations and attendance.

Please put September 17th on your calendar for our next presentation at the Collin County Historical Society.

 

 

 

 

 

THANK YOU

FOR MAKING OUR OLD FASHIONED RUMMAGE SALE A BIG SUCCESS!

WE HIT OUR GOAL BY 10AM SATURDAY

 

OLD FASHIONED RUMMAGE SALE

BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND COME ON OVER TO THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY/ NORTH TEXAS HISTORY CENTER AND SHOP 'TILL YOU DROP ON FRIDAY, JULY 15TH AND SATURDAY, JULY 16 FROM 8:00AM - 2:00PM. YOU WILL WANT TO BRING SOME CASH OR A CREDIT CARD OR TWO BECAUSE WE ARE ACCUMULATING ALL KINDS OF GREAT BUYS FOR YOU.

SEE YOU FRIDAY!

 

OUTLAWS OF NORTH TEXAS

 

COME VISIT WITH LOCAL AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN, RANDY FARMER, AND HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE WELL KNOWN AND NOT SO WELL KNOWN OUTLAWS AND BAD GUYS WHOROAMED NORTH TEXAS

RANDY WILL SIGN COPIES OF HIS CURRENT PUBLICATION, 'FROM BLACKLAND PRAIRIE TO BLACK TOP; A HISTORY OF COLLIN COUNTY

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON JULY 30TH AT 2:00PM HERE AT THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY/NORTH TEXAS HISTORY CENTER

Adults: $7.50, Seniors and Military: $5.00

Children: $3.00

300 E. VIRGINIA, MCKINNEY                            ONE BLOCK FROM HWY 5

 

 

 

 

THIS TOPIC WILL BE COVERED IN OUR AUGUST TIME SLOT

DUE TO ILLNESS

'HISTORIC' TASTE OF COLLIN COUNTY

JOIN US ON SATURDAY, JULY 30TH AT 2:00PM  FOR A FUN FOOD EXTRAVANGZA.  KYRA EFFREN, LOCAL CULINARY CELEBRITY,  AND RANDY FARMER, AUTHOR AND LOCAL HISTORIAN, TEAM UP TO TELL US ABOUT OUR EARLIEST INHABITANTS, WHAT THEY GREW TO SURVIVE, AND HOW IT WAS PREPARED. THE PRESENTATION IS BASED ON RANDY'S NEWEST BOOK, 'FROM BLACKLAND PRAIRIE TO BLACK TOP, A HISTORY OF COLLIN COUNTY'.

RANDY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SIGN BOOKS AFTER THE PRESENTATION.

BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE EVENT FOR $39.95. THERE IS A SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR ANYONE ATTENDING 'A HISTORIC TASTE OF COLLIN COUNTY'. FOR $49.99 YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR A YEAR AND RECEIVE A COPY OF RANDY'S BOOK.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SATURDAY, JULY 30TH AT 2:00PM AT THE HISTORY CENTER, 300 E. VIRGINIA ST. ,MCKINNEY.

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE EVENT,  PLEASE CONTACT US AT INFO@THENTHC.ORG OR 972-542-9457, EXT. 101

 

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