Douglass Historical Museum

05/03/2023

To the young woman I talked to earlier this week, I will meet you whenever you want tomorrow. I am sorry that I cannot answer your messages, but somehow I cannot seem to access them. Please answer this post to set up a time.

01/31/2023

This is a message to the very nice woman who inquired about Melvin Craig. I am so sorry that I lost your phone number!

The museum had no information on Melvin Craig. We had a file on the Craigs, but, while it did list the children of Fred Craig, there was absolutely no information about his birth, death, or education.

Again, I am sorry that I lost your phone number, and I am sorry that I was unable to find the information you were seeking.

01/24/2023

All of us who love the Douglass Historical Museum, wish to give a HUGE thanks to Morris and Susan Johnson of the Johnson Insurance Agency LLC for the very generous donation to the Douglass Historical Museum!

12/12/2022

YES!!! We are wrapping your Christmas gifts with beautiful paper and ribbon, and you get to choose! Your packages are sure to delight to your family and friends! Spread the word!

03/04/2022

Hey, Friends of the Douglass Museum, we are asking a favor of you! We would like to know who lived where and what businesses you remember from the time you were a child through the 1950's.

The map below does not show the entire city as it is today. The green line is First Street and the blue line is Forrest.

You may save this picture to your pictures and print a copy (or copies if you know how the same lot was used differently over the years) You can do this by clicking on the map and going up to the right top corner and clicking on the dots. The option to save the photo should be shown there. Once the photo is saved to your device you should be able to print from there.

Or, if you cannot do this, please come by the museum during regular hours and pick up a copy or copies.

If you live out of town, please message us and we will be happy to mail you a copy or copies.

This really helps us connect all the dots of what was where when!

And, thank you all for your continued support of the Douglass Historical Museum

02/21/2022

The Douglass Historical Museum will be closed tomorrow, February 21st due to illness. So sorry for the late notice and any inconvenience our closing may have caused anyone. We will reopen Friday, February 25th with out regular hours, 9:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 3:00.

02/03/2022

We are sorry for the late notice, but the Douglass Historical Museum will be closed tomorrow, February 4th.

The Musum will reopen Monday, February 7th, with our normal hours 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00.

01/28/2022

Hello Museum Followers! I am sorry it has been so very long since I have posted! Rest assured we have been very busy and have many projects lined up in 2022!

In 2021, the museum received an antique doctor's buggy, the original sorting table, scales, phone, beehive-stringer, and more! We completed projects on Phyllis Haver and the entire Olmstead family tree! Quite a feat given the number of children born to Joshua and Mary Olmstead! We were only able to display a small portion of it, but the display was well received.

In 2022, our work will involve moving displays and making room for some new exciting items that have been pledged for display in the
museum. To say we are excited would be a terrible understatement.

We are currently working on projects involving local oil fields, Douglass businesses, and the Douglass Fair. That should keep us busy and out of our husbands' hair!

If you haven't seen the museum lately, well you haven't seen the museum lately!

12/15/2021

A couple of announcements:

1. A reminder that the volunteers of the Douglass Historical Museum will be at the museum THIS SATURDAY to wrap all your Christmas Gifts!

$2.00 for a small gift, $3.00 for a medium gift, and $5.00 for a large gift.

You do not need an appointment, just drop in between 10:00 and 2:00 and we will wrap them while you wait, or call you when your gifts are ready! Easy-Peasy!

2. THE DOUGLASS HISTORICAL MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING MONDAY, DECEMBER 20TH UNTIL JANUARY 2ND. WE WILL REOPEN MONDAY, JANUARY 3RD WITH NEW HOURS! STAY TUNED FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT AT A LATER TIME!

12/14/2021

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12/13/2021

Friends, when we say we have plenty of wrapping paper and ribbon choices to make your Christmas gifts look special we mean it! This is not even all of it!

We will be wrapping this Saturday, the 18th, from 10:00-2:00 or whenever we finish!

$2 for a small package, $3 for a medium package, and $5 for a large package. We have boxes and tissue, too!

12/11/2021

We may have had too much fun wrapping these special gifts for ur customers! We have one more Saturday of gift wrapping! Next Saturday from 10:00 until 2:00 or whenever we get done! Drop off your packages and we will arrange a time convenient for you to pick them up! They will be safe. I lock them in the jail!

12/10/2021

Hey a couple of announcements:

First: Just a reminder that the volunteers of the Douglass Historical Museum will be wrapping your Christmas gifts from 10:00 until 2:00.

We charge $2.00 for a small package, $3.00 for a medium package, and $5.00 for a large package.

WE WILL ACCEPT CASH, PERSONAL CHECKS, AND CREDIT CARDS AND DEBIT CARDS!

Secondly: BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE IN THE MUSEUM FROM 10:00 - 2:00, EVERYONE IS FREE TO COME AND BROWSE THROUGH THE MUSEUM! WE WILL BE BUSY, SO IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE A SELF-CONDUCTED TOUR. BUT, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU IN!

12/08/2021

Hey! Are you having trouble finding pretty Christmas wrapping paper and gorgeous ribbon?

No problem! The volunteers at the museum have rolls and rolls of bright and merry paper and ribbon to match!

We will be at the museum this Saturday and next Saturday from 10:00-2:00 to make your gifts beautiful and make those that receive them feel special!

$2.00 for a small gift, $3.00 for a medium gift, and $5 for a large gift! And all the proceeds go to support the activities of the museum! Win/Win

11/29/2021

Does anyone know where the Liberty Theatre was located? Going through the Tribune, I found several advertisements for the Liberty Theatre. Any help would be appreciated!

11/27/2021

The volunteers (elves) at the Douglass Historical Museum will be offering our Christmas gift wrapping! We really missed getting together to make your packages beautiful and hope you missed us wrapping your gifts, too!

WHERE: THE DOUGLASS HISTORICAL MUSEUM,
318 S.FORREST (ACROSS FORREST STREET
FROM THE DOUGLASS POST OFFICE)

WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 10:00-2:00 AND
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 10:00-2:00

COST: SMALL PACKAGES - $2.00,
MEDIUM PACKAGES - $3.00,
AND LARGE PACKAGES FOR $5.00

OTHER: YOU CAN ALWAYS CHOOSE YOUR PAPER AND
RIBBON, OR YOU CAN JUST TELL US WHO THE
GIFTS ARE FOR AND WE WILL DO THE REST!
YOU CAN ALWAYS DROP OFF YOUR PACKAGES,
AND WE WILL TEXT OR CALL YOU WHEN THEY
ARE WRAPPED!

As always, if you have any questions, please comment on this post or message us and we will promptly (we promise) get back to you!

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11/24/2021

Just a reminder that the Douglass Historical Museum will be open Friday, November 26th from 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00.

If you have out-of-town guests or just have wanted to visit the museum and have the day off, we would love to show you the new old stuff!

We would also like to wish all the friends and patrons of the museum a safe and happy Thanksgiving Holiday!

11/21/2021

Had the most wonderful day at the museum today.! The new displays were received well, and we met the new people, and, as usual, learned a great deal from our visitors!

My daughter and granddaughter were able to visit and see the new displays. And, a beautiful boy came into the museum bearing cookies and homemade fresh cinnamon rolls for us!!! Thank you so very much Kathryn Hinojosa! You have so supportive of us from the beginning! You have always asked if we needed food or drink when we were working late and have bought us free food and more cups of coffee and glasses of tea than we can count. We will never forget it. You are pretty special, girly.