Fannin County Museum of History

10/12/2026

The Museum is proud to partner with the Portal to Texas History to have our Jones Field yearbooks added to the Portal.

The Dodo, Jones Field Yearbook, Class 1944 A Description: Book documenting the 1944 A class of pilots at Jones Field in Bonham, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program. Date: 1944 Creator: Jones Field (Bonham, Tex.) Item Type: Refine...

10/07/2026

The Museum was happy to welcome visitors from right here in Bonham for a tour on Tuesday! Some of their favorite exhibits included the antique cooking items and the many vintage fire department items, including the fire truck!

09/08/2026

The Museum is looking forward to being part of this event!

09/05/2026

The Museum was happy to welcome students from Fannindel High School's Dual Credit History Class for a tour on Friday. These students got to get up close with artifacts from WWII, learn more about their local history, and even spend some time in the caboose.

08/21/2026

Just have to share this photo from the Scott family of Ladonia taken at Galveston Bay in 1908.

08/03/2026

The Museum was happy to welcome this family from Bonham for a tour on Saturday. Some of their favorite exhibits included our collection of vintage clothing and our antique school supplies.

Come and visit before school starts again!

07/24/2026

Some of the quilts currently on display at the Museum.

07/23/2026

Visit us Friday & Saturday, 10 - 4, to see quilts and more.

07/23/2026

Joe Melson, Bonham Native Who Wrote Songs with Roy Orbison, Died in Nashville on July 1. He was born in Bonham on May 11, 1935. After high school he moved to Odessa.

According to his obituary in the New York Times, he was involved in the local music scene in Odessa where he knew Roy Orbison. They began a collaboration that would last decades, with Joe and Roy writing songs and Roy singing them.

Their first big hit was “Only the Lonely.” Other hits were “Blue Angel,” “Running Scared” and “Crying.” “Only the Lonely” and “Crying” are in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Melson was inducted the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.

The Museum honors him with this display.

07/21/2026

Visit the Museum this week-end for the Quilt Hop!