+WELCOME TO
White Settlement Historical Museum
Depicting by exhibit the lives and times of early American settlers

White Settlement Historical Museum
8320 Hanon Drive
White Settlement, Texas 76108-2317


Phone: 817-246-9719

Click here to view Google map showing the museum's location



Museum Hours:
   Tuesday through Saturday:   OPEN 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.

CLOSED on Sunday and Monday.


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2024 HOLIDAY CLOSINGS:

CLOSED TUES., DEC. 24TH AND WED., DEC. 25TH FOR CHRISTMAS.

CLOSED TUES., DEC. 31ST AND WED., JAN. 1ST FOR NEW YEAR'S.


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PLEASE NOTE: AN INVENTORY IS CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED OF ALL ITEMS PRESENTLY IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION WHETHER OUT ON DISPLAY OR IN STORAGE. NO 'NEW' LOANED, DROPPED OFF OR DONATED ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM ANY PERSON, GROUP, ORGANIZATION OR INSTITUTION UNTIL AFTER THE NEW YEAR.


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  Celtic Music at the Museum

  will be played

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

  on

SATURDAY, DECEMBER  14TH, 2024 
at the
White Settlement Historical Museum
8320 Hanon Drive
White Settlement, Texas 76108

Phone: 817-246-9719


Join The Rampant Porch Lizards (Mike Sonntag, Barbara Arabian and Rafael Cordova) for a free live set of Celtic music dating from the 1500's to the 1900's (Olde English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish & Early American) on Saturday, December 14th, 2024 from 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the Chambers Annex Building. (Celtic Players, date and time subject to change) There is no admission charge and all are welcome to attend.
A FREE EVENT!

 

Museum Events: Check back for any future scheduled activities. They will be posted here and on our Facebook page.

2024 EVENTS:

RESULTS OF THE 3RD ANNUAL ROCK THE BOAT CARDBOARD BOAT RACE - 2ND PLACE IN OUR DIVISION HEAT AND "BEST BOAT DESIGN" AWARD!!!!! SEE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR PHOTOS AND A VIDEO REEL OF THE EVENT.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME OUT AND HELPED WITH THE THOMPSON PUBLIC CEMETERY FALL CLEAN-UP ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2024 FROM 9 A.M. - 12 NOON.

THANK YOU TO LOCAL ARBORIST AND TREE HISTORIAN WES CULWELL FOR LEADING THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS/HISTORIC TREES TOUR ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH. VIEW THE VIDEO REEL POSTED ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE SHOWING THE SITES AND TREES SEEN WHILE OUT ON THE DRIVING TOUR.

THANK YOU TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME OUT TO HELP RE-CHINK THE W.T. ALLEN LOG CABIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST AND 2ND. SEE THE REELS AND PHOTOGRAPHS POSTED ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

A GREAT 16OTH ANNIVERSARY AND RE-DEDICATION CEREMONY FOR THE 1864 W.T. ALLEN LOG CABIN HELD ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE RELATED ALLEN FAMILY MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED. THANK YOU ALSO TO THE WHITE SETTLEMENT CITY MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF WHO ATTENDED. THANK YOU ALSO TO THE WHITE SETTLEMENT HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND FORT WORTH CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MEMBERS WHO JOINED IN THE CELEBRATION PLUS THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT THIS MORNING.

Upcoming December 2024 Event:

PHOTOS WITH SANTA ON THE W.T. ALLEN LOG CABIN PORCH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 2024 FROM 10 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. ALSO FEATURING ON THE MUSEUM GROUNDS: THE PUGH HISTORIC CHUCK WAGON SERVING HOT COFFEE, HOT CHOCOLATE AND VEGETABLE STEW COOKED OUTSIDE ON A FIRE BOX AND SEVERAL VENDORS WITH JAMS AND JELLIES, CUPCAKES AND WOODEN CRAFT ITEMS FOR SALE.

Upcoming May 2025 Event:

THOMPSON PUBLIC CEMETERY SPRING CLEAN-UP WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEERS AND MEMBERS OF THE FORT WORTH CHAPTER, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 2025 FROM 9 A.M. - 12 NOON, WEATHER PERMITTING. 6500 BLOCK WESTWORTH BLVD. (HWY. 183) BEHIND PANERA BREAD.



White Settlement Historical Society Meetings
for 2024

  Saturday, December 14th, 2024
Meeting Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
(Note new start time and date.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m.)
Location: White Settlement Senior Services Center
8211 White Settlement Road
White Settlement, TX 76108

49TH WINTER QUARTERLY MEETING WITH HOLIDAY PARTY, WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE GAME AND CHRISTMAS CAROLS

The White Settlement Historical Society will gather on Saturday,  December 14th at 12:00 Noon in the White Settlement Senior Services Center for its 49th Winter Quarterly Meeting. A holiday party with the singing of Christmas Carols and a White Elephant Gift Exchange Game will follow a short business agenda.

Society members, family, friends and the general public are invited to attend. Please bring a dish of your favorite Holiday luncheon food, snacks or dessert, whether cold, cooked, baked or bought, your choice, to share out for the refreshments table.

Annual Society Memberships are available at $10 Single or $15 Family/Group. Funds help to sponsor the Society's Annual Brewer High School $500 College Scholarship to a graduating Senior in good standing affiliated by Society membership as well as maintain several local historic pioneer cemeteries like Thompson Public Cemetery and Isbell Cemetery and other historically related activities.
Call 817-246-9719 or visit http://www.wsmuseum.com/WSHS for further details or questions.

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2025 50th Anniversary Year:

Saturday dates for March, May Annual Meeting, September and December 2025 meetings and guest programs to be announced. Meetings will be held in the White Settlement Senior Services Center North Ballroom unless otherwise noted beginning at 12 Noon.




Click Here For A List of White Settlement Historical Books For Sale



Find out more about the White Settlement Historical Museum and area history by checking these links:

White Settlement Historical Society, Inc.
Phone: 817-246-9719
c/o 8320 Hanon Dr., White Settlement, TX 76108-2317
Click here for the Historical Society web page

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Links to Texas Sites of Similar Interest

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