The Talco Historical Museum
The Talco Museum Committee operates the Talco Historical Museum in the old City Hall, Fire Station, and Jail Building at 400 Broad Street in downtown Talco. The museum is easy to find, located about a half-block east of U.S. Highway 271 and across the street from the Talco Post Office.
The museum is open regular hours on Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The following Museum Committee members will also open the museum at other hours by appointment:
Jane Kelley Holmes 903-379-3861
Grace Hearron 903-379-3382
Patsy Kelley 903-379-4221
The museum's attractive displays occupy several rooms and include:
- Talco school system uniforms and artifacts
- Talco Fire Department history
- antique furniture
- many oil field and oil boom photographs and artifacts
- historical news items about and photographs of local residents
- a collection of history books and news articles from surrounding communities
The Talco Historical Museum is interesting to visit and the staff is very knowlegable and pleasant to visit with. They are very pleased to show and explain their displays and to provide information about the Talco area. There is no admission fee, but the museum appreciates unsolicited donations to support its operation.
Take the short drive to the Talco Historical Museum for a
pleasant and interesting day trip!
A sign marks the museum building
A small pump jack on the front lawn is a reminder of the
1936 Talco oil boom.
The museum has a Talco Fire Department history exhibit
They have a large collection of trophies from the Talco school system
The Talco school exhibit occupies two rooms and includes trophies, band and cheer leader uniforms, letter jackets, and graduating class pictures
from the Talco Trojan football teams before Talco merged with Bogata to form the Rivercrest school system.
The Talco Historical Museum is located in the former City Hall/Fire Department/Jail building
