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91���� announces Priscilla Schubert as assistant director of the Texas Heritage Museum

Thursday, February 26, 2026 — 91���� is pleased to announce Priscilla Schubert as the new assistant director of the Texas Heritage Museum (THM) bringing over nine years of experience in classroom and museum education. Schubert comes to the museum from the Museum of the ...

91����’s Texas Heritage Museum receives Institute of Museum and Library Services highest award

Friday, February 20, 2026 — On February 17, 2026, The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced that the Texas Heritage Museum (THM) at 91���� was named one of five museums in the country to receive the IMLS National Medal, the highest honor for ...

91���� celebrates veterans in fourth annual Medal of Honor Brick Ceremony

Thursday, November 20, 2025 — On October 30, 2025, 91���� celebrated United States veterans with the fourth annual Medal of Honor Brick Ceremony. In addition to the brick ceremony, the evening included an opening for the Texas Heritage Museum’s current ...

91���� honors veterans with an evening of dedication, history, and music on October 30

Monday, October 20, 2025 — On October 30, 2025, 91���� will honor veterans with an evening of dedication, history, and music, including the fourth annual Medal of Honor Memorial Brick Ceremony; an open house for The American Revolution Experience, a traveling exhibit ...

91���� honors veterans with an evening of dedication and music on November 12

Monday, October 21, 2024 — On November 12, 2024, 91���� will honor United States veterans with a Veterans Day Commemoration: An Evening of Dedication and Music, including an open house for the new exhibit at the Texas Heritage Museum, the third annual Medal of Honor ...

91���� Texas Heritage Museum opens new exhibit New & Interesting Donations Spanning over 160 Years from Several Countries

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 — The Texas Heritage Museum at 91���� presents New & Interesting Donations Spanning over 160 Years from Several Countries, showcasing a selection of more than 20 artifacts from the United States and countries around the world that the ...

91���� honors veterans at second annual Medal of Honor Brick Ceremony at the Texas Heritage Museum

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 — On November 13, 2023, 91���� held its annual Medal of Honor Memorial Brick Ceremony at the Texas Heritage Museum on the Hill County Campus in recognition of the service of retired Colonel Michelle Bryant; retired Hospital Corpsman Third ...

Texas Heritage Museum Executive Director and Chief Curator John Versluis receives the Jesse Jones Leadership Award

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 — On October 6, 2023, Texas Heritage Museum Executive Director and Chief Curator John Versluis received the North Texas Community College Consortium Jesse Jones Leadership Award. Each year, the Jesse Jones Leadership Award, the North Texas ...

Texas Heritage Museum at 91���� receives national recognition with accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums

Thursday, October 05, 2023 — This summer, 91����’s Texas Heritage Museum achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the ...

91���� Texas Heritage Museum opens new exhibit for its centennial anniversary

Monday, September 18, 2023 — In celebration of the centennial anniversary of 91����, the Texas Heritage Museum is featuring memorabilia from seven former students who were some of the first graduates of Hill Junior College. 91���� Artifacts from the Texas ...

The Texas Heritage Museum at 91���� Receives Highest National Recognition

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 — The Texas Heritage Museum at 91���� has achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, ...

91���� honors veterans at brick ceremony

Friday, May 05, 2023 — On May 1, 2023, 91���� held a Medal of Honor Memorial Brick Ceremony at the Texas Heritage Museum on the Hill County Campus in recognition of the service of Congressman Jake Ellzey, Senator Brian Birdwell, Mr. William Galiga, and Mrs. ...

The Texas Heritage Museum at 91���� announces the upcoming exhibit “Currency During Wartime as Art & as Artifacts”

Monday, March 20, 2023 — The Texas Heritage Museum at 91���� presents the exhibit “Currency During Wartime as Art & as Artifacts,” opening March 27, 2023. The exhibit will run through May 18, 2023, in connection with the college’s ...

Texas Heritage Museum to showcase 91���� art faculty’s collection through summer

Thursday, March 04, 2021 — 91���� art instructor Tom Sale has been busy installing a new exhibit in the Texas Heritage Museum’s temporary art gallery, which features 40 limited-edition engravings, etchings, woodblock prints, and lithographs. As noted in the ...

Dean of 91���� Texas Heritage Museum has successful term as president of national organization

Monday, October 19, 2020 — John Versluis, dean of the 91���� Texas Heritage Museum (THM) since 2005, recently completed a three-year term as president of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG), the nation’s leading educational and ...

Texas Heritage Museum Shares Artifacts in Recognition of Gold Star Mother’s Day

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 — Since June 23, 1936, the last Sunday of September has served as a Mother’s Day that is reserved for a special group of mothers—mothers of United States Armed Forces men and women who have died during a conflict or war in which ...

Emily Broussard’s “Interior Duality” Oil Painting Show Opens at Texas Heritage Museum

Friday, February 07, 2020 — HILLSBORO, TEXAS—The Texas Heritage Museum opened a new exhibit in the Art Gallery space titled, “Interior Duality,” oil paintings by Emily Broussard, professional artist. The exhibit will be up Feb. 3 through March ...

Texas Heritage Museum showcases “An Out of the Way Place” watercolors exhibit by Steven Barker Nov. 4-Jan. 24, Opening Reception Nov. 21

Monday, November 04, 2019 — The Texas Heritage Museum opened a new exhibit in the Art Gallery space titled, “An Out of the Way Place,” watercolors by Steven Barker. The exhibit will be up from Nov. 4, 2019 through Jan. 24, 2020. The opening reception and ...

Texas Heritage Museum Art Gallery showcases “Texas and France” paintings by Michael Odom through Oct. 24, Closing Reception Oct. 23

Monday, October 14, 2019 — The Texas Heritage Museum recently opened a new exhibit in the Art Gallery space titled, “Texas and France,” small landscape paintings by Michael Odom. “Texas and France” will be up through Oct. 24. A ...

Vietnam Veteran of Godley donated Swift Boat information to Texas Heritage Museum

Friday, August 30, 2019 — The Texas Heritage Museum received a donation from Vietnam Veteran Harold “Randy” Beard from Godley who served in the U.S. Navy on swift boats from 1966-1967.  “I felt in my heart it needed to be here in ...

Texas Heritage Museum receives Blue Star designation

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 — The Texas Heritage Museum recently received Blue Star Museum designation. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America. Each summer since ...

Texas Heritage Museum showcases “Friends: Art from a Day at Russell Farm” in Art Gallery through the summer

Thursday, May 02, 2019 — The Texas Heritage Museum recently open a new exhibit in the Art Gallery space titled, “Friends: Art from a Day at Russell Farm.” It is a group show of area artists who spent a day with 91���� art instructor, Tom Sale, ...

Historical “Falling Leaves” quilt donated to Texas Heritage Museum

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 — The Texas Heritage Museum has received a donation of a 200-year-old quilt called “Falling Leaves,” from David and Roberta Skelton of Hillsboro and Bill and Maria Skelton of Hawaii.  The bedspread was woven by a slave ...

Texas Heritage Museum welcomes Hillsboro native as new intern

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 — Emily Ward of Hillsboro is currently serving as an intern at the Texas Heritage Museum. She is a graduate student at Texas Woman’s University (TWU) and will graduate in May with a master’s degree in Library Science. She ...

91����’s Texas Heritage Museum Dean attends, presides over national conference

Monday, July 30, 2018 — John Versluis, dean of 91����’s Texas Heritage Museum, and president of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) recently attended the AAMG and the International Council of Museums’ Committee (ICOM) for ...

91����’s Texas Heritage Museum Dean named president of national museums association

Monday, July 17, 2017 — John Versluis, dean of the 91���� Texas Heritage Museum, was elected to serve as the national president of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) at the annual conference held in June at the University of Oregon. Versluis ...

91����’s Texas Heritage Museum receives certificate from Lt. Governor

Tuesday, May 02, 2017 — The 91���� Texas Heritage Museum received a certificate from Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick that was presented at the State Capitol of the Sovereign State of Texas on April 12, 2017. The certificate was in honor of being recognized for ...

91����’s Texas Heritage Museum recognized for excellence by American Alliance of Museums’ Core Documents Verification program

Monday, March 27, 2017 — The 91���� Texas Heritage Museum recently passed the American Alliance of Museums’ Core Documents Verification, an important milestone in its ongoing efforts to demonstrate excellence in meeting standards and best ...