Texas Confederate Museum facts for kids
The Texas Confederate Museum was a special place in Austin, Texas, in the United States. It was a museum that showed items from the time of the American Civil War. The museum opened its doors in 1903 and closed many years later in 1988.
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About the Texas Confederate Museum
The Texas Confederate Museum was created to preserve and share the history of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. It displayed many different items, like old papers and artifacts. These items helped people learn about that period in history.
Where Was the Museum Located?
When the museum first opened in 1903, it was located inside the Texas Capitol building. It had a room on the ground floor. Later, in 1920, the museum moved to a different building. It found a new home in the Old Land Office Building. The museum stayed in this building for a long time, until 1988. In fact, the museum was in the Old Land Office Building for much longer than the original Texas Land Office was!
Who Ran the Museum?
Two important groups helped run the Texas Confederate Museum. These were the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Each of these groups had their own collection of items displayed in the museum. They worked together to keep the museum going and share its history with visitors.
What Happened to the Museum's Collection?
After the museum closed in 1988, the Old Land Office Building was renovated. In 1990, it reopened as the Capitol Visitors Center. The Texas Confederate Museum could not find a new place to move to, so it closed permanently.
The museum's collection was then divided. All the paper items, like old letters and documents, were given to the Nita Stewart Haley Memorial Library in Midland, Texas. The other items, called artifacts (which are objects made by people), were sent to the Texas Civil War Museum near Fort Worth. This way, the historical items could still be seen and studied by people.
