MISSION STATEMENT

     The mission of the Wichita County Archives is to collect, preserve, and catalogue paper items relevant to the history of Wichita County and to make them available to the public for research.

     The Wichita County Historical Commission promotes an interest in county history by researching and dedicating historical markers, preserving history in the Wichita County Archives, and educating the public as to the historic significance of structures, people, and events in Wichita County.

WE MARK HISTORY

Stories about Remarkable Women

Women of Wichita County, Texas

They inspire us. They teach us. They amaze us. Stories about historical and contemporary women.
Available for purchase now.
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      In my 90+ years I’ve witnessed amazing things in the lives of women and men.
      Born only ten years after women received the right to vote. I saw men  land on the moon, thanks to the marvels of television. Remembering how expensive long distance telephone calls were, I can now FaceTime with my whole family for pennies, thanks to satellites orbiting the earth. 
      Beginning in the 20th century, women sought and received more education and moved into more and more and career fields.  Women didn’t leave the kitchen or stop bearing children, they juggled duties there with their responsibilities in various positions from physicians to astronauts, from teachers to CEOs, from engineers to military service and on and on. Even full time homemakers were volunteering in organizations to better the community and provide for the less fortunate.
      Here are some of the stories of your neighbors and friends.  Enjoy.   -Lita Watson

Proceeds of the sale of Women of Wichita County, Texas 
benefit the Museum of North Texas History
and the Wichita County Archives

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    Published by the Wichita County Historical Commission, the Historical Markers of Wichita County, Texas, 1936-2020 gives its reader an introduction to the history of the county. 
  Rebecca Trammell and Elizabeth Hawley edited the book, gathered photographs found at the Archives or took on their own. They visited each location of the 102 markers in the county, and made notes of the concise directions and latitudes and longitudes to facilitate finding the markers.
 The book is the culmination of several years of work.
 
     Former Wichita County Archivist Lita Watson wrote, “In the walled city of Jerusalem, there is a gate known as the New Gate. It is over 500 years old. In Huddersfield, England, nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, it is not uncommon to see a structure that dates from the 1700s. But our country is only 244 years old, and our county is now 138 years old. Items relevant to our history are not going to have the age of those in Europe and Asia or even parts of Texas and the United States. But that does not decrease from their historical value to this area.” 
     “Without a doubt, this has to be the best ever book published about Historical Markers in a county in Texas. I have searched high and low all over Texas and have yet to find one as well put together as this this one. We have more than 100 historical markers in Wichita County and they are all named in this book with colorful images of each.” Brice Blair, Wichita County Archives.
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Proceeds from the sale of Historical Markers of Wichita County, 1936 - 2020 benefit the Museum of North Texas History and the Wichita County Archives.
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Available for $25 plus 4$ for pack and ship.
 
Stop by the Museum of North Texas History on Fridays or Saturdays, 10am to 2pm, 720 Indiana Street, Wichita Falls. 
 
Or let us mail a copy to you. Just send a check or money order (written for the Museum of North Texas History), P.O. Box 1619, Wichita Falls, TX 76307.

The Commission meets every first Thursday of the month at noon 
at the Museum of North Texas History.
Please call for information.
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(940)763-0020      720 Indiana Street     Wichita Falls Texas 76301