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Chickasaw Cultural Center
867 Charles Cooper Memorial Rd
Sulphur, OK 73086
(580) 622-7130
www.chickasawculturalcenter.com

Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Park
609 S Lamar Ave
Denison ,TX  75020
(903) 465-8908

Fort Inglish
Bonham, TX
(903) 583-3943

Frontier Village
Loy Lake at Hwy 75
Sherman, TX
(903) 463-2487

Harber Wildlife Museum
4703 Texoma Parkway
Sherman, TX 75090
hwildlifemuseum@gmail.com
903-771-1134

The Harber Wildlife Museum is life long dream of Dorothy and Lacy Harber that has come to fruition right here in Grayson County, Texas. The Museum will be open for all to view and is home to their life long pursuit of animals from around the world.  Along with many animal species, there is also an extensive collection of African artifacts on display. Harber Wildlife Museum is located in Sherman, Texas.
Monday - Friday by request or reservation
Saturday 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday 1:30 - 6:30 pm

Sherman Jazz Museum
historic Masonic Temple building,          201 E. Lamar in downtown Sherman.

The museum’s collection centers around material from the Maynard Ferguson estate, which the Collins family purchased in 2006. Collins has donated all of the material to the museum, a 501c not for profit organization. The museum has gradually acquired more and more material over the years becoming one of the largest collections around.

Katy Depot
101 E Main
Denison, Tx 75020

Mama Muriel’s Doll Museum
5275 FN 1553’Leonard, Texas
(903) 587-3655
Open Fridays and Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm
 
Morton Museum of Cooke County
Gainsville, Tx
(940) 668-8900

Munson Viticulture & Encology Center
Grayson County Collete
6101 Grayson Drive
Denison, TX 75020

Perrin Field Historical Society
Grayson County Airport
www.perrinfield.org

Red River Historic Museum
301 S. Walnut Street
Sherman, Texas 75090
(903) 893-7623
http://hosting.texoma.net/rrhms/MuseumHome.htm

Sam Rayburn House Museum
890 W State Hwy 56
Bonham, TX  75418
(903) 583-5558
http://www.visitsamrayburnhouse.com/index.aspx?page=16

The Railroad Museum
10 – 4 Tuesday – Saturday
1- 4 Sunday
(903) 463-5289

The Three Valley Museum opened in 1976. The name comes from the book written by Henry McCreary, titled "Queen of Three Valleys," about Durant which  is located in the heart of the Red, Blue and Washita River valleys.

The museum is operated by the Durant Historical Society. The goal of the society is to represent Durant and Bryan County from its beginning in 1873 to the present.

The museum features and early day law office and a doctor's office. Other areas include a child's room, parlor, and general store.

Hours:  Tue - Thu: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm  Sat: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Van Alstyne Historical Museum
Van Alstyne, TX
(903) 482-1131

Grayson County Historical Commission

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Denison TX Genealogical Society
PO Box 1194
Denison, TX 75020
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Formerly the Red River Museum, Sherman's Carnegie Library Building comprises an array of artifacts reflecting the history of Sherman, Grayson County and the Red River Valley. 

New Director, Dan Steelman said he is excited about continuing the popular programs of the past and developing new events to draw the community into the museum.  "My primary goal is to make sure this museum is integral to the fabric of the community," Steelman said.  "I'd like to increase the frequency of events and eventually become a place that people want to come and just spend time."

Upcoming events include the Lunch Lecture Series in April with John Lee Boyer.  With his acoustic guitar, Boyer will sing songs of the Dust Bowl Days era. In May the lunch series will focus on fossils in Grayson County with experts R.C. Harmon and Ed Swaitovy.

This summer, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the start of the civil War, the museum will feature camp Reeves Blue and Gray, with re-enactors and special exhibits.

The Sherman Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday.

For more information on the Sherman Museum upcoming events call 903-893-7623 or visit their website 
http://www.theshermanmuseum.org 

Sherman Jazz Museum,

Is located in the historic Masonic Temple building at 201 E. Lamar in downtown Sherman.

William “Bill” Collins, a long-time pro trumpet player in the Dallas scene and a former UNT Music school student is merging his love of Jazz music with his family history in Sherman. Bill’s dad (also “Bill”) graduated from Sherman High School and then after moving back founded the Sherman High School band in the 1940’s.

By starting The Sherman Jazz Museum, the son Bill is a tribute to not only all the jazz greats and the music that influenced a generation, but also carrying out his father’s dream and legacy.

The museum’s collection centers around material from the Maynard Ferguson estate, which the Collins family purchased in 2006. Collins has donated all of the material to the museum, a 501c not for profit organization. The museum has gradually acquired more and more material over the years becoming one of the largest collections around.

A freight depot and a bar

By Donna Hunt

With the Katy Railroad due into the newly settled Denison in 1872, there had to be a station and freight depot for use by the travelers and mail that no doubt would be coming and going by rail.

So a wooden building was hurriedly put up beside the tracks near downtown. That building had the distinction of being one of the first passenger train depots in Texas this side of Houston and an unusual aspect of it was that it contained a bar, according to early reports.

Only in the wild-and-wooly Denison in 1872 would a bar be installed in a railroad depot so that passengers and even residents could imbibe in the spirits.  Read More...

Perrin Museum displays F-86

Herald Democrat -

People entering the North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field will now be greeted by an eye-catching sight. After three years and more than $30,000, an F-86 airplane was finally hoisted on Friday to its permanent resting place atop a large pipe and positioned in the median of the main boulevard of the airport entrance.
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Perrin Air Force Base: 1941 - 1971

Texoma Living Magazine
Feb. 11, 2010

The spring of 1941, Europe was eighteen months into a resumption of the hostilities that were little more than act two of the drama begun in 1914. 

Read about  the history of Perrin Field - read article...