The History Center will be closed on Monday, September 3, 2018 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.  Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, September 4.

The History Center staff has been working to digitize and upload the Esther Pennington Ramsey Correspondence Collection.  Esther Queen Pennington Ramsey was born on December 14, 1888 in Brenham, Washington County, Texas and lived most of her life in Shelby County, Texas. She married William Yancy Ramsey on June 16, 1906 and they had six children. Mrs....

The History Center will be closed July 4th, 2018 in honor of the Indpendence Day holiday and will reopen at 8:00 am on Thursday, July 5th.

The History Center will be closed on Monday, May 28, 2018 in honor of the Memorial Day holiday.  We will reopen on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.

Celebrate National Letter Writing Month with The History Center by perusing some of our correspondence collections online.  Arthur Temple, Sr. and Arthur Temple, Jr. corresponded regularly about family and business matters from 1946-1951.  The son kept these copies as a reference and they are available here for use online.   The History...

The History Center will be closed on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31, 2018 in observance of Good Friday and Easter.  We will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, April 2, 2018.  History Center staff wishes our patrons a blessed weekend.

In celebration of International Women's Day, The History Center is proud to highlight its resources that draw attention to the contributions of Angelina County's women throughout the county's history.  Women have contributed to every facet of society in Texas' only county named for a woman and it is our hope that...

In honor of the 73rd anniversary of the Battle for Iwo Jima, The History Center is proud to highlight two local veterans who served during the invasion and occupation of the island during World War II.  Fastrill logging camp native John Powers joined the U.S. Marines in 1943 by giving the recruiter an...

We will be closed Saturday, February 17, 2018 to host a symposium of the East Texas Historical Association. We regret any inconveniences.

The Pine Tree Garden Club Collection Finding Guide is online for use by researchers. Click here to download the PDF.