February 23, 2023 - The Shelby County Museum will host an open house Thursday, February 23, 2023 from 1pm until 4pm to kick off an exciting new exhibit, 'Quilts - A Stitch in Time.' 

Don't miss the opportunity to view a quilt that came to Texas in a covered wagon along with newer quilts. 'A Stitch in Time' is a visual journey of the evolution of quilting from a necessity to a display of artistry.

Come and join in the celebration of Shelby County's rich history.

May 21, 2022 - The Shelby County Museum needs your help! The next exhibit at the museum will feature the history of Shelby County via photos or paintings. We need you to share your photos of buildings, old homes/homeplaces, or people from Shelby County. The loan of your original photographs would be greatly appreciated but we do have the ability to make copies of your family photos. We need the photographs by the 10th of June.

September 27, 2019 - Great News! The Shelby County Historical Society (Museum) would like to invite everyone to come by the booth at the Poultry Festival, October 3-5. The Museum has had the 1988 Shelby County History Book reprinted and it will be available for purchase during the Festival.

March 8, 2018 - The Shelby County Historical Society hosted the first monthly meeting of 2018 on February 20th at the museum.

April 25, 2017 - Neal Murphy presented to the Shelby County Museum Tuesday, April 18, 2017 a program on Serendipity. Serendipity means a "fortunate happenstance" or "pleasant surprise" while searching for something else.