Texas Heritage Museum
Hill College 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 Hill College 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 ...
Hill College honors veterans at second annual Medal of Honor Brick Ceremony at the Texas Heritage Museum
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 — On November 13, 2023, Hill College 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 Hill College receives national recognition with accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums
Thursday, October 05, 2023 — This summer, Hill College’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 ...
Hill College Texas Heritage Museum opens new exhibit for its centennial anniversary
Monday, September 18, 2023 — In celebration of the centennial anniversary of Hill College, the Texas Heritage Museum is featuring memorabilia from seven former students who were some of the first graduates of Hill Junior College. Hill College Artifacts from the Texas ...
The Texas Heritage Museum at Hill College Receives Highest National Recognition
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 — The Texas Heritage Museum at Hill College 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, ...
Hill College honors veterans at brick ceremony
Friday, May 05, 2023 — On May 1, 2023, Hill College 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 Hill College announces the upcoming exhibit “Currency During Wartime as Art & as Artifacts”
Monday, March 20, 2023 — The Texas Heritage Museum at Hill College 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 Hill College art faculty’s collection through summer
Thursday, March 04, 2021 — Hill College 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 Hill College Texas Heritage Museum has successful term as president of national organization
Monday, October 19, 2020 — John Versluis, dean of the Hill College 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 Hill College 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 ...
Hill College’s Texas Heritage Museum Dean attends, presides over national conference
Monday, July 30, 2018 — John Versluis, dean of Hill College’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 ...
Hill College’s Texas Heritage Museum Dean named president of national museums association
Monday, July 17, 2017 — John Versluis, dean of the Hill College 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 ...
Hill College’s Texas Heritage Museum receives certificate from Lt. Governor
Tuesday, May 02, 2017 — The Hill College 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 ...
Hill College’s Texas Heritage Museum recognized for excellence by American Alliance of Museums’ Core Documents Verification program
Monday, March 27, 2017 — The Hill College 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 ...