February 19, 2019 - The William Carroll Crawford Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas shared some of the history of Shelby County at the Shelby County Historical Society meeting held on January 15, 2019 at the Museum. The main speaker for the DRT was Barbara McClellan.
It was a brief 10-year history between 1836 and 1846. It was its own country. Do you know about the everyday settlers of this time period? The farmers, blacksmiths, preachers. Everyone knows about Houston, Crockett, and Fannin but let’s talk about the everyday people.
September 27, 2018 - Bill O’Neal gave a history of Texas in World War I to the Shelby County Museum on October 18, 2018. He first gave the group a parameter on world war. There had not been a war in nearly a century since the Napoleonic War which lasted into the early 1800s. This spilled over to the United States for War of 1812. World War I started in 1914 in Europe. The fighting lasted more than 4 years. When the United States got into the war in April of 1917, the war was 2 ½ years old at that time and the United States was only in the war for 1 ½ years. The U.S.
May 31, 2017 - Shelby County's Relay For Life will be held Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 2:15pm - 7:30pm at the Windham Civic Center. Cancer Fact Signs will be available for purchase for either individuals or businesses. This is a great way to show support for an excellent cause.
July 27, 2015 - TxDOT officials along with the City of Center and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting celebration today, July 27, 2015. A large group of citizens, dignitaries, TxDOT official were in attendance.
July 27, 2015 - The Shelby County Commissioners approved Debora Riley, Tax Assessor Collector, requested to hire a part time employee with a start date of mid August at the July 27th Commissioners Court meeting. This part time employee then would go full time when another employee leaves. This early hire date would enable training for the new employee.