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This award winning Commission has received 41 consecutive awards for excellence in many fields of historical preservation.

Crosby County Historical Commission is involved in numerous activities such as archeology, archives, veterans records, tourism, cemeteries, historic photography, historical markers, museums, oral history, publication, rural preservation, school education projects and special events.

Our purpose is to preserve, protect and promote history within the county and to that end we shall:

• Conduct continuing programs of historical marker recommendations and placements in accordance with the State Historical Commission requirements
• Make recommendations to the County Commissioners Court for property acquisition, real or personal, which is of historical significance.
• Accept, whenever feasible, artifacts and other museum paraphernalia in the name of the CCHC or the County Commissioners.
• Support, whenever possible, the programs of the Texas Historical Commission.

Verna Anne Wheeler, President Billie Jo Bounds, Vice President Marcia Lockwood, Treasurer Beth Igal, Secretary

President of CCHC Awarded President´s Award Texas Assoc. of Museums April 12, 2002

• Cemetery Projects
Emma, Estacado, Lorenzo, Ralls, Crosbyton
• Obituary Projects
City and County
• Photo documentation
• Restoration Crosby County Court House
• Prairie Ladies Inn
Dedication October 7, 2006
• Representatives on the Texas Plains Trail-Heritage Tourism
• Crosbyton, TX was designated as a Preserve America Community January 25, 2007
• Internet Presentation

• Emma Townsite Marker dedicated May 21, 2005
• Crosby County Civil War Historical Marker
  Historical Marker Dedication Sept. 20, 1997.
• Lorenzo Cemetery Marker dedication 2006
• Crosby County Historical Markers
  Crosby County Courthouse Historical Landmark dedication October 7, 2006

Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum

101 West Main Street, Crosbyton, Texas 79322 Ph: (806) 675-2331.

Ralls Historical Museum

USGenWeb Records on the Internet.

 

"Gone but not Forgotten "

"Crosby County History 1876-1977"

"Sun Rising on the West"

"Aunt Hank´s Rockhouse Cookbook"

"Estacado"

"McNeill´s SR Ranch"

Crosby County Area Veterans Memorial dedication September 11, 2006.

Over 2000 veteran's names grace nine monuments.

200 block of Aspen Street on Courthouse square.

An Education Project associated with the Crosby County Historical Commission( CCHC). It was developed in partnership with the three independent school districts in Crosby County and CCPMM and RHM. Each contribute funding and study collections for an educators use in the classroom and on outdoor classroom excursions. Over 60 units of study are available for county educators to select from.

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