+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


R.I.P. ... JIMMIE E. WEAVER (1933-2025), WSH MUSEUM DIRECTOR EMERITUS,

BOARD MEMBER & VOLUNTEER AND WSH SOCIETY LONG-TIME MEMBER, OFFICER AND SUPPORTER


Museum Hours:

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

CLOSED on Sunday and Monday

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                                                                                                                                        2026 SCHEDULED HOLIDAY CLOSINGS:

 CLOSED ON SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026 

(IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE WEATHER CAUSING THE WSISD SYSTEM TO CLOSE, DELAY OPENING OR SHUT DOWN EARLY, THE WSH MUSEUM WILL FOLLOW THE SAME SCHEDULE.)       

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COME VISIT THE MUSEUM IN 2026!!! NO ADMISSION FEE AND GROUPS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

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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 SOMETIME IN 2026.


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Link to our Facebook page



UPCOMING MUSEUM EVENTS

 

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

2026:                                       

21 FEBRUARY - 30 MAY 2026 -"LIFE AT LIBERATOR VILLAGE: A HOMEFRONT STORY IN WHITE SETTLEMENT" SPECIAL EXHIBIT AT THE WSH MUSEUM IN THE JIMMIE E. WEAVER SPECIAL EXHIBIT ROOM. OPEN DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. TUES. - SAT. FREE ADMISSION.


SATURDAY, 6 JUNE 2026 - ANOTHER THOMPSON PUBLIC CEMETERY CLEAN-UP SESSION 9 AM - 12 NOON. VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME TO COME AND GO AS NEEDED. BRING HAND, BATTERY OR GAS-POWERED YARD TOOLS TO HELP BEAUTIFY THE CEMETERY AND THE SURROUNDING FENCE LINE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 20 JUNE MEMORIAL MONUMENT DEDICATION. LOCATED IN THE 6500 BLK. WESTWORTH BLVD./HWY. 183 BEHIND PANERA BREAD & JEFFERSON DENTAL PLEASE PARK BEHIND PANERA BREAD.


SATURDAY, 20 JUNE 2026 - SAVE THE DATE FOR THE AMERICA250 COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT DEDICATION CEREMONY AT THOMPSON PUBLIC CEMETERY, 6500 BLK. WESTWORTH BLVD.( HWY. 183), BEHIND PANERA BREAD & JEFFERSON DENTAL, SPONSORED BY THE FORT WORTH CHAPTER, NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION & THE WHITE SETTLEMENT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. THE NEW MONUMENT HONORS 28 AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT ANCESTORS OF THOSE BURIED IN THE CEMETERY. A FREE PUBLIC EVENT STARTING AT 9 AM.


FALL 2026 - "HOT OFF THE PRESS! THE WHITE SETTLEMENT BOMBER NEWS" - 2ND SPECIAL EXHIBIT AT THE WSH MUSEUM. FREE.


SPRING 2027 - "DR. MICHAEL L. WOODS - A LIFE OF SERVICE, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY" - 3RD SPECIAL EXHIBIT AT THE WSH MUSEUM. FREE.




White Settlement Historical Society Meetings
for 2026

  Saturday, May 30, 2026
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Business Meeting Time: 12:00PM

Location: White Settlement Senior Services Center North Dining Room
8211 White Settlement Road
  White Settlement, TX 76108


The White Settlement Historical Society invites the community to a casual 50th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, May 30th
from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the White Settlement Senior Center.
Stop by anytime during the open house to help us honor five decades of local history and the volunteers who have worked to preserve it.

What to expect: A slideshow of historic photos, newspaper clippings and memories from the past 50 years.
A short anniversary moment recognizing the founders and early members.
Cake and punch with fellow history lovers.

This is a come-and-go event, so feel free to stop in, say hello, enjoy some cake, and take a look back at the history of our community.

Whether you've been involved for years or are simply curious about local history, we would love to see you there!

A brief Historical Society business meeting for members will take place immediately following the celebration event.

Annual Society Memberships are available at $10 Individual, $15 Family and $25 Business or Organization. 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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Other 2026 meeting dates and activities will be announced soon.




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

Other Community Links

Links to Texas Sites of Similar Interest

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