Local artifacts on loan to Bullock Texas State History Museum
By The Sherman Museum
Mar 5, 2014
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SHERMAN, Texas -- The Sherman Museum announced today that it is loaning several artifacts from its collection to the Bullock Texas State History Museum. The items to be loaned are from the Glen Eden plantation and will be part of the Bullock Museum’s “Pre-Civil War Texas” exhibition opening in May 2014. The artifacts will be on display for an initial period of one year with a possible one-year extension.

Glen Eden was located at Preston Bend, now covered by Lake Texoma, and was home to Sophia Porter. Porter was known as the “Paul Revere of the South” for alerting Confederate soldiers that Union troops were in the area. The Sherman Museum collection includes several items of furniture and collectibles from Sophia Porter’s estate.

“The Bullock Museum was looking for items from notable Texas plantations when they contacted us,” noted Museum Coordinator Chris Rumohr.

The pieces being loaned to the Bullock Museum include a wash stand (circa 1848) from the Blue Room guest bedroom known to have housed Sam Houston and other notable guests, and two fruit bowls (circa 1850).

The Bullock Texas State History Museum is located in downtown Austin and is one of the most popular attractions in Central Texas. The museum has been visited by over six million people from around the world.

“We are thrilled to share a small part of local history with such a diversified audience,” said Rumohr.

The Sherman Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is: $5.00 for adults; $3.00 for seniors (Ages 60+); $2.00 for students (ages 6-18) and for those with a college ID; FREE for children 5 and under and FREE for museum members.

About The Sherman Museum

The Sherman Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to collecting, preserving and interpreting objects of historical significance to Grayson County and the Greater North Texas Region. The museum was previously known as The Red River Historical Museum prior to a name change in March 2011.