Bosque County Collection

The Bosque County Collection is operated by the Bosque County Historical Commission. It was established in 1983 as a research center for the local history of Bosque County. Its mission is to collect and preserve historic as well as current materials about the county and make them readily available to researchers. Valuable and irreplaceable historical materials pertaining to Bosque County have been saved by the Collection. Many of these historical materials are not available anywhere else. The Collection is located in the historic Lumpkin Building across from the Courthouse. This historic building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Help support the Bosque County Collection by becoming a member or donating research materials.

Recent News

Elizabeth Torrence Recognized by the Texas Historical Commission with the Ruth Lester Lifetime Achievement Award! Elizabeth Torrence was recognized April 16, 2009 by the Texas Historicial Commission at the 2009 Annual Conference in Austin, receiving the Ruth Lester Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest award granted by the THC at their annual conference. This award recognizes an individual who has made a significant, long-term contribution to historic preservation in Texas. The award is named in honor of pioneering Texas preservationist Ruth Lester of Jefferson County, Texas. Elizabeth Torrence was the long-time chairperson of the Bosque County Historical Commission and currently serves as Historian Emeritus. View the video of Elizabeth filmed at The Bosque County Collection by the Texas Historical Commission and shown at the awards ceremony.

Photographs Online! In cooperation with the University of North Texas, the Bosque County Historical Commission is placing numerous images from the Bosque County Collection archives online for viewing. These include images from old glass plates negatives created in the 1900 to 1910 time period , images from negatives created by photographer William Blewitt in the 1950s, oversize photographs, and documents related to Jacob DeCordova. Click here to see what has been placed online so far.

Bosque County Heritage Program. The Bosque County Historical Commission has implemented the Bosque County Heritage Program to identify and honor the memory of the founders, pioneers, and early settlers of Bosque County, showing their lasting mark on the land and honoring their descendants. Click here for more information and how to apply for a certificate.

Would you like to receive notices when new material has been received at the Collection or when new content has been added to the website? Would you like to know about special events and news at the Collection and Bosque County Historical Commission? We have recently set up a mailing list to inform you of such happenings. It is hosted through RootsWeb and you may subscribe to this list by sending an email to TX-BCC-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word "subscribe" in the body of the message (without the quotation marks) and no additional text. We have made it easy for you. Simply click on the link above, and send the resulting email. After you subscribe, you will periodically receive an email from the Collection concerning new acquisitions, activities, and website content.

Using This Web Site

This site contains online data as well as a catalog of everything that is physically available at the Collection in Meridian. Online data can be found by clicking on the links in the index to the left side of this page. You may also search this website for specific words.

A number of items are available for purchase in our store and gift shop.

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NOTICE: The electronic pages, images, and photos contained at this site may NOT be reproduced in any format for presentation or profit by any other persons or organizations without the written permission of the Bosque County Collection. x