The Brown County Museum of History announces new admission ticket rates. General admission is $3, Seniors 65+, military with ID are discounted to $2 and children 5 and under are free. Group rates and memberships are also available.
The Brown County Museum of History is housed in the historic Brown County Jail, pictured above, which features a unique architectural style that many believe resembles a castle. According to museum officials, the first floor of the old jail had once served as the living quarters for the Brown County Sheriff and his family as well as the jailer and his family. Some of those rooms have been recreated for the public to view in the museum. Jails cells were once located on the second and third floors. A timeline of sheriffs of Brown County is displayed, along with other exhibits including the sheriff’s office and a crime scene. A gift shop is also located in the main museum in the Old Jail.
The Museum Annex, located directly across the street, features Brown County pioneer articles, a teepee, a children’s area and the World War II Camp Bowie exhibit gallery.The World War II Camp Bowie exhibit commemorates World War II Camp Bowie, the 36th Division, and the community that rallied behind them, according to museum officials. A story of heroism is told through the exhibit of the fighting men who took on the seemingly impossible task of defeating an enemy set on world domination. It also is a story of the devotion of the American people, who rallied behind the troops and their country, working overtime in factories, volunteering with the Red Cross and USO, holding drives to collect scrap metal, living on a ration system that limited food, gasoline and clothing and raising victory gardens to conserve food. Both the troops and the civilians on the home front were united in their efforts to win the war and conquer tyranny.
Museum hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
About The Brown County Museum of History:
The Brown County Museum of History, Inc., has the primary role of preserving the tangible evidence of the area’s heritage and to educate the public through exhibition and interpretation of artifacts. The main library building is the Educational Center of Brown County Museum of History and located across the street from the Brown County Jail at 209 North Broadway. The rest of the museum is located in the old four-story Brown County Jail, built in 1902, and located at 212 North Broadway across the street from the Courthouse in downtown Brownwood.
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