Old Jail Museum

06/06/2026

Drop by Palo Pinto today and join in the excitement; we've got a full schedule of events until 3pm.🧡💯👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

06/05/2026

🤠 Join us Saturday, June 6th at the Old Jail Museum for Frontier Days, featuring local history, lunch, live music, a merch store (cash/check only), and self-walking tours of the museum.

06/04/2026

🤠 Frontier Days is almost here!

Join us Saturday, June 6th from 10 AM–3 PM at the Old Jail Museum for a day of local history, family stories, lunch, live music, and fun!

📖 Meet descendants of early settlers
🍔 Enjoy lunch with us
🏛️ Tour the Old Jail Museum
🎶 Live music all afternoon

We can't wait to see you there!

06/03/2026

Frontier Days is almost here! 🤠

Join us this Saturday, June 6th from 10 AM to 3 PM for a day packed with history and fun.

-Here is what we have planned: 10 AM – 12 PM: Meet descendants of our early settlers! Hear their family stories and ask questions.

-12 PM: Grab some lunch with us! 🍔

-All Afternoon: Tour the Old Jail Museum and enjoy live music!

🎶 Don't miss out!

The Old Jail Museum Complex features many buildings, artifacts, and the fascinating history that goes along with them.

06/02/2026

Looking for something to do this Saturday?

Come out to Frontier Day/Old Settlers Day Sat. June 6th 10am. - 3pm. Come listen to the settlers families tell there ancestorial stories. Then at noon come in for lunch, donation are welcomed and appreciated. Our Merch store will be open in the Welcome center...like always, Cash or Checks only.

Your donations help make improvements to the Jail and other buildings that have been donated through out the years.

Frontier Days is just around the corner! Saturday, June 6th 10am - 3pm.

Did you know you can meet Descendants of the Early Settlers. Learn about their family history and ask questions. 10am - 12pm

Then join us for lunch at 12 noon. Stick around tour the Old Jail Museum, and listen to some live music!!

05/26/2026

You know Palo Pinto County has officially made it when Chet Garner from The Daytripper who has 145k followers, comes to town. He even swung by and checked out our historic Old Jail Museum and all the other buildings from the 1800's we have. Check out the episode below.

Then on June 6th come out for Frontier Days to throw yourself in the same Jail. Stick around to see all the historical artifacts and stories we have collected since our opening day in 1968.

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05/23/2026

Tune into PBS this morning at 10am for the Daytripper tour around Palo Pinto County.

05/21/2026

The The Daytripper episode with a tour of the Old Jail Museum airs tonight on PBS at 7pm and on all the other stations this weekend. Tune in to see Chet throw himself into our jail!

Our Palo Pinto Mountains State Park episode premieres tonight on PBS and everywhere else this weekend. Check your local listings or catch it on YouTube Monday night at 7pm.

01/25/2026

We want to see your snow pictures! Heres one from one of our volunteers on the lake.

12/23/2025

Candlelight 🕯🎄 Service at the Historical Christian Church in Palo Pinto, TX.

When you ask? Christmas Eve, December 24th

What time, you ask? 6pm

Whose all is invited? Everyone of course

Address: 728 Elm Street
Palo Pinto, Texas 76484

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