Museum of North Texas History

720 Indiana St.

Wichita Falls, Texas

Jenny to Jet

Wichita Falls Municipal Airport

4000 Armstrong Drive

Wichita Falls, Texas 76305

July 2023

Director's Corner

Hello All!

Happy 4^th of July! I wish you and yours a joyful celebration! Life at the Museum has been busy over the past few weeks. Not only did our newest exhibit, Sunsational Tales: Texas Summers through Time, open on June 22nd, but our first Artist in Residence, Tom Roberts, was on deck on Saturdays and for After Hours Art Walk to show his craft and instruct visitors in working with clay.

Several group tours visited in June and several more are on the schedule for July and beyond. One of the joys of working with individuals from a wide range of ages and passions is to tailor their museum experience to their field of interest. Delving into a rabbit hole with the Wichita County Archives, the antique car club got to view an old Wichita Falls license plate along with Safety Traffic Rules and Regulations from 1936, while our young visitors from the Boys and Girls Club enjoyed the model train exhibit along with trying their hands at making a Slinky walk down steps.

Are you part of a group looking for an outing in a climate-controlled space with fun and educational value? Give us a call, we will make it worth your while!

Nadine

Trains Continue in the Museum

Thanks to the generosity of MoNTH volunteer, Ron Mauch, the Heart of Downtown Model Train Exhibit will continue at the Museum. The exhibit opens on the second Saturday of the month, through the end of the year.

The next special Saturday is July 8th.

OPEN DURING ARTWALK JULY 6TH

After Hours Artwalk

Be sure to come by the Museum of North

Texas History

during the July 6th

After Hours Artwalk.

June Artwalk at MoNTH

You never know what you will see when you stop by the Museum of North Texas History during After Hours Artwalk. Looks like the kids who sculpted clay with artist in residence, Tom Roberts, had a fun time.

Summer 55, 65, and 75

Cruising and Music

What is your favorite Summer Song? With the car windows rolled down and the radio turned up loud so you could sing along, summer, driving, and music go together.

Bill Haley and His Comets hit number one in July 1955 with Rock Around the Clock. Initialing charting at #23, the song rocketed to #1 after appearing as the theme song of the movie, Blackboard Jungle.

In the Summer of 65, the Rolling Stones scored their first U.S. #1 record with I Can’t Get No Satisfaction. The song was featured on the Rolling Stones' fourth studio album, Out of Our Head.

Summer of 75 found the Eagles at #1 with One of These Nights. The California country-rock sound, from the same-named album, was the last to include the original lineup of Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Don Felder.

Boys and Girls Club Tour

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita F alls will be visiting the Museum during a series of group toursover the next few weeks. Looking for ways to explore what Wichita Falls has to offer, Museum staff shared stories of our local history.

Why don't round up your family to check it out?

REGIONAL MUSEUM NETWORK PRESENTS

SUNSATIONAL TALES

TEXAS SUMMERS THROUGH TIME

The Museum of North Texas History hosts the Regional Museum Network's Summer exhibit, Sunsational Tales. The display combines artifacts from nine different area museums. See the exhibit at the Museum of North Texas History from June 22 through August 12.

The Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture announces a not-to-be-missed event for families! As part of the Regional Museum Network Exhibition: Sunsational Tales: Texas Summers Through Time, the Alliance hosts a FREE Family Day on Saturday, July 8 from 10am to 1pm.

We invite Families to the Museum of North Texas History for this FREE FAMILY DAY to enjoy exciting hands-on art activities that capture the essence of summer’s past, present, and future. Get a photo on one of the fire trucks from the Wichita Falls Police & Fire Museum and sculpt clay with artist Tom Roberts.

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to celebrate family and community while immersing yourselves in history and culture.

Art Alley July 1st

Starting Saturday, July 1, the Museum of North Texas History presents the second in our artist residence program, John Yates.

A number of pictures were uncovered in Electra a few years ago. An unidentified photographer who worked for the Jernigan Photo Service in Fort Worth took the pictures. Based on the photographs' subjects, they appear to be a catalog of building property in Electra owned by Jimmie Kolp.

Although the photographs' actual date is unknown, a hint in one of

them points to the year 1934. The photographs show a variety of homes and commercial buildings that depict life during the Great Depression. The pictures convey the harsh realities of that time.

John Yates

Born and raised in the oil patch of Electra with family in the oil business, John Yates was lured away by the bright lights of Wichita Falls with a 30-year career in the production manufacturing sector. Early retirement and an associate degree in computer graphics led to a 12-year career with a local printing establishment. Other endeavors include volunteer work for local non-profits.

Car Club Tour - June 3

Car Club at MoNTH

The Museum was visited by members of the AACA - Texas Region (the Antique Automobile Club of America - Texas Region). The group made the trek to visit Wichita Falls in their antique vehicles from the Dallas (and east thereof) area.