Midland Texas Historical Society

Midland Texas Historical Society The Midland Historical Society seeks to collect, preserve, and share the history of Midland. Membership is open to all interested in Midland County History.

Established in 1957, the Midland Historical Society has worked tirelessly to maintain records of Midland's lengthy history. The society is a diverse community of members dedicated to preserving the history of Midland County, Texas and educate students, citizens and others interested in this history. The society assists with the operation of the Midland County Historical Museum and the Brown-Dorsey

Medallion Home, Midland's oldest home. The society meets several times a year, usually at the Midland County Historical Museum on the third Tuesday of the month. The society is a 501 (c) (3) organization and and qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts.

••TOMORROW••MIDLAND HISTORY DAYSaturday, June 13 *We will have the Midland County History Museum and the Brown-Dorsey Hi...
06/12/2026

••TOMORROW••
MIDLAND HISTORY DAY
Saturday, June 13

*We will have the Midland County History Museum and the Brown-Dorsey Historic Home open. Check www.midlandcelebrates.org for more details on everything!

•Blast from the American Past
10:00 am-3:00 pm
Bush Family Home State Historic Site

•Opening the Doors to Colonial America
11:00 am-1:00 pm
Midland County Public Library

•Oil, Warbirds, & Victory in WWII
11:00 am-3:00 pm
High Sky Wing - CAF

•Permian Basin Honor Flight
11:00 am-3:00 pm
High Sky Wing - CAF

•*Midland History: 7000 BC to the Present
11:00 am-4:00 pm
Midland Historical Society

•Explore Texas’ Historic Pecos Trails
11:00 am-2:00 pm
Texas Pecos Trail

•*A Journey Back in Time to 1900 at the Brown-Dorsey Historic Home
12:00-2:00 pm
Midland Historical Society

•Persistent History: One Family’s Journey in West Texas
1:00-4:00 pm
Scarborough-Lineberry Home

•Screening of Ken Burn’s “The American Revolution”
2:00-4:00 pm
BasinPBS

•Open House
3:00 pm
Haley Memorial Library & History Center

•Summer Mummers: Treachery at the Tea Party
7:30 pm
Summer Mummers

Come experience Midland’s history through the lens of all of these great locations/organizations with wonderful experiences and activities.

NEXT TUESDAY - our upcoming public program!Tuesday, June 16‘David Crockett Comes to Texas!’6 pm: Refreshments6:30 pm: pr...
06/09/2026

NEXT TUESDAY - our upcoming public program!

Tuesday, June 16
‘David Crockett Comes to Texas!’
6 pm: Refreshments
6:30 pm: program begins
Midland County History Museum, 200 N. Main

A monologue told in first person to the people in San Antonio upon his arrival. The monologue will be performed by Errol Flannery, a seventh-generation Texan, tracing his roots back to his fourth great-grandparents, David and Elizabeth Crockett. Errol is passionate about educating the next generation about American and Texas history, with a particular focus on the legacy of his ancestor, David Crockett. Errol is deeply active in the historical community - currently serving as President of the David Crockett Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, an officer of the Brazos Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Treasurer of Texas Heroes Foundation and Legacy Comes to Life, LLC, and an Advisor of the Alamo Letter Society.

MIDLAND HISTORY DAYSaturday, June 13 Special events & activities happening throughout the day at multiple locations! We ...
06/06/2026

MIDLAND HISTORY DAY
Saturday, June 13
Special events & activities happening throughout the day at multiple locations!

We will have the Midland County History Museum and the Brown-Dorsey Historic Home open. Check www.midlandcelebrates.org for more details on everything!

•Blast from the American Past
10:00 am-3:00 pm


•Opening the Doors to Colonial America
11:00 am-1:00 pm


•Oil, Warbirds, & Victory in WWII
11:00 am-3:00 pm


•Permian Basin Honor Flight
11:00 am-3:00 pm


•Midland History: 7000 BC to the Present
11:00 am-4:00 pm


•Explore Texas’ Historic Pecos Trails
11:00 am-2:00 pm


•A Journey Back in Time to 1900
12:00-2:00 pm


•Persistent History: One Family’s Journey in West Texas
1:00-4:00 pm
Scarborough-Lineberry Home

•Screening of Ken Burn’s “The American Revolution”
2:00-4:00 pm


•Open House
3:00 pm


•Summer Mummers: Treachery at the Tea Party
7:30 pm

We had a great turnout for the YMCA luncheon this week!Over 30 senior citizens were provided lunch courtesy of Rudy’s Ba...
06/05/2026

We had a great turnout for the YMCA luncheon this week!

Over 30 senior citizens were provided lunch courtesy of Rudy’s Barbecue. During the luncheon, members of the Midland College Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society explained the historic poster project they completed this year (now on display at the Museum). Then, everyone toured the Museum to view the posters, covering Midland history decade by decade, as well as the other exhibitions. The guests had a great time and were impressed with the great work done by the students!

Interested in hosting your group or meeting at the Midland County History Museum? Please reach out to us! The Midland Historical Society is happy to work with your group.

We continue to collect donations for our painting restoration project at the Brown-Dorsey Historic Home 🤍 …The second im...
06/04/2026

We continue to collect donations for our painting restoration project at the Brown-Dorsey Historic Home 🤍 …

The second image shows the last part of Midland’s oldest home to be restored and repainted. And in order to complete it, we need more funding … Any amount helps!

If you’re interested in donating to this specific project of the Midland Historical Society, please use this link or the link in our bio: https://midland-historical-society.square.site/product/brown-dorsey-historic-home/1?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false

We appreciate all of your support as we strive to keep Midland’s oldest home in tip-top shape for years and years to come!

Our next public program is in two weeks on June 16!‘David Crockett Comes to Texas!’A monologue told in first person to t...
06/02/2026

Our next public program is in two weeks on June 16!

‘David Crockett Comes to Texas!’
A monologue told in first person to the people in San Antonio upon his arrival.

The monologue will be performed by Errol Flannery, a seventh-generation Texan, tracing his roots back to his fourth great-grandparents, David and Elizabeth Crockett. Errol is passionate about educating the next generation about American and Texas history, with a particular focus on the legacy of his ancestor, David Crockett. Errol is deeply active in the historical community - currently serving as President of the David Crockett Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, an officer of the Brazos Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Treasurer of Texas Heroes Foundation and Legacy Comes to Life, LLC, and an Advisor of the Alamo Letter Society.

Refreshments will be served at 6 pm and the program will begin at 6:30 pm at the Midland County History Museum (200 N. Main).

Save the date for a city-wide ••HISTORY DAY•• on Saturday, June 13. Multiple locations and local organizations will host...
05/31/2026

Save the date for a city-wide ••HISTORY DAY•• on Saturday, June 13. Multiple locations and local organizations will host various activities and events in honor of our beloved Midland! More details and schedule coming soon.

Our painting restoration project at the Brown-Dorsey Historic Home continues! 🏡Pictured is the last part of the building...
05/29/2026

Our painting restoration project at the Brown-Dorsey Historic Home continues! 🏡

Pictured is the last part of the building to be restored and repainted. We are still in need of more funding for its completion. Any amount helps! If you’re interested in donating to this specific project of the Midland Historical Society, please use this link or the link in our bio: https://midland-historical-society.square.site/product/brown-dorsey-historic-home/1?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false

We appreciate all of your support as we strive to keep Midland’s oldest home in tip-top shape for years and years to come!

Tonight’s meeting and presentation are cancelled. And, the Midland County History Museum is closed today. Both due to cl...
05/28/2026

Tonight’s meeting and presentation are cancelled. And, the Midland County History Museum is closed today. Both due to closure of Main Street for the PBS event.

Keep tuned for rescheduling information.

We apologize for any inconvenience!

CANCELLED TONIGHT!>> will be rescheduled soon; cancelled due to closure of Main StreetMay meeting and presentation at th...
05/28/2026

CANCELLED TONIGHT!
>> will be rescheduled soon; cancelled due to closure of Main Street

May meeting and presentation at the Midland County History Museum (on the corner of Texas & Main)

6 pm - Meeting members and those interested in getting involved … learn important information about exciting history events scheduled for this summer.

6:30 pm - Refreshments

7 pm - Online Archives Presentation with Cheyanne McDaniel and Harley Swiney … a demonstration of the online platform with information and resources from the Society Archives available for research and more.

Address

200 N. Main
Midland, TX
79701

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+14326888947

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