Gillespie County Texas Historical Society

The Gillespie County Historical Society is a

historical society A historical society (sometimes also preservation society) is an organization dedicated to preserving, collecting, researching, and interpreting historical information or items. Originally, these societies were created as a way to help future gen ...

founded in 1934 serving

Gillespie County Gillespie County is a County (United States), county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 26,725. The county seat is Fredericksburg, Texas, Fredericksburg ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

. It operates The Pioneer Museum of

Fredericksburg, Texas Fredericksburg (german: Friedrichsberg) is the seat of Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, this city had a population of 10,530. Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 and named after Prince Frederick of Prussia. O ...

, intended as "a memorial to celebrate a unique community that was created by early settlers to the Texas Hill Country." Another history museum in Fredericksburg is the Fort Martin Scott Museum, which is run by the Fort Martin Scott Museum Association.

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* History museums in Texas Museums in Gillespie County, Texas Organizations established in 1934 Historical societies in Texas {{Texas-museum-stub