Description
We have erected a windmill and have acquired a historic log cabin, built in 1864. We have constructed a replica of a well and have provided a typical outhouse. Frances Colwell has published a booklet detailing the history of the cabin complete with many old photographs.
Mrs. Colwell has collected information and is preparing another historical book on the Thompson Cemetery. This cemetery was restored by the White Settlement Historical Society after decades of neglect and valdalism. The Judd Street Cemetery was also restored.
We hope to instill in the minds of the children in our area the importance of maintaining community history. We do this by encouraging school class visits and by taking our exhibits to school classes.
We arfe indebted to our city for making it possible for us to do this without an admission charge.
History
The White Settlement Historical Society, established in 1975, has endeavored to collect historical information about the community and its pioneer founders, its schools, graveyards and progress through the years. The Thompson public cemetery has been restored and is maintained by the Society. In 1991 the city of White Settlement provided a building and grounds for a museum and later arranged for financing from the motel tax. The museum was a volunteer opereation until four years ago when a part time manager and one employee was hired.
A web site was started in the early 90's and has published histories of our community. www.wsmuseum.com.
Artifacts Collections
The museum has collected exhibits related to homelife from 1850 to present.
This includes old wall telephones, farm implements and tools, Household items
such as cook stove, bed, piano, clothing, scythes, churns, irons, kitchen cabinets, etc.
Old Civil War swords, muzzle loading guns, cannon balls, etc., as well as more recent
items from Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait,
Research Collections
The museum has some records to be archived, but has not accomplished this.
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