VZC Museums

09/25/2026

Spreading the word about Van Zandt County Museums and the History Detectives...

09/11/2026

Don't forget, this is the 50th anniversary of Heritage Park Museum of East Texas! And it's the 49th year that the Edgewood Heritage Festival has been going on. Save the date!

This year is the Museum's 50th! Established in 1976 with the Spradlin Log Cabin, we now have 20+ buildings. Join us in November to celebrate! SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14th, 2026 Edgewood Heritage Festival

09/11/2026

Tom's Cafe, like all the buildings at Heritage Park Museum of East Texas, is full of history...

09/06/2026

Win a tour of the Grand Saline Salt mine! This doesn't happen every day, y'all. Raffle tickets sold at the Salt Palace Museum and the Grand Saline Chamber of Commerce.

If you want a Mine Tour for Christmas, here is your chance. Raffle tickets sold at the Salt Palace.

09/06/2026

Golf tournament to benefit the Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial, coming up!

We are less than a month away from our 13th annual golf tournament. It is scheduled for September 14th at the Van Zandt Country club.

09/06/2026

Raffle at upcoming Edgewood Heritage Festival. Don't miss out!

Edgewood Heritage Festival has something for everyone, but this is limited to ONE big winner: $5,000.00 Only 100 tickets available. Get yours before they are gone. Tix are $100 each. See below for how to get yours.

08/24/2026

Edgewood Heritage Festival, mark your calendars for Nov. 14, 2026! This festival is held every year at the Heritage Park Museum of East Texas. A fun day for the whole family!

08/23/2026

Detective Tabraham collects his History Detectives prize at the Van Zandt County Sarah Norman Library on Aug. 21. Well done! We are so impressed with the Detectives who finished the whole clue booklet! Y'all make us proud!