The Museum of North Texas History

Located at 720 Indiana in Wichita Falls, Texas, the Museum of North Texas History includes attractive, fun, interesting and educational exhibits and events relating to this area's past.

Mission Statement

"To collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret the history of the North Texas area. To inspire an interest in the past for the education and enrichment of people of all ages."

Vision Statement

"To provide a fun and entertaining experience in history for children and adults."

Getting a Start

In 2000, a group of dedicated people with a love for the history of this area met to discuss the possibility of forming a non-profit organization, whose goal would be to get a HISTORICAL MUSEUM in order to preserve and protect our precious heritage.

Since that time we have chosen a Board of Directors, received Non-Profit status, acquired a special mailing permit, obtained a building, held an open house during the City Lights Festival, had successful membership drives, and are moving forward to the next phase, that of adapting a building for use as a museum.

• A building, now known an the Lindemann Building is located at 720 Indiana Ave. County Commissioners offered to lease one floor to be used as a history museum.
• The Commissioners also purchased the adjacent parking garage.
• The designated floor for the History Museum is huge, 18,600 square feet, as visitors saw for themselves during the first open house.

The Museum of North Texas History is a generous, wonderful and magnanimous commitment toward preserving the past of this area so that our children and grandchildren will understand who we were and what we did as we passed this way.

Features

• Current and future exhibits and the Bit of History Series are waiting for you to explore the area's past.
• Ralph O. Harvey, Jr.'s long-held dream of a history museum is now a reality and the Special Exhibits Gallery is named in his honor.
• The Heritage Hall featuring Nat's Hats and the Oil Exhibit complete our permanent exhibits.
• The Military Collection was first organized the Bill English in a small room at the Wichita Falls Public Library. Learn more

History comes alive at our World War One exhibit at Kickapoo Airport in Wichita Falls. See what life was like during the Great War at Call Field Army Air Corp training young pilots to fly the Curtiss Jenny. And we also have a Jenny that is still able to fly

• Nat's 500 hats with their previous owners identified
• Early store front venues
• Monroe Street Post Office
• Oil and Gas Exhibit
• Iron Lung
• Six rooms of Military exhibits
• Miniature train exhibit

Please call the Museum concerning upcoming exhibits.

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