STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Area history buffs are invited to Tarleton State University’s W.K. Gordon Museum at 6 p.m. Friday, March 31, to sample spirits from Sledge Distillery and learn about the history of Thurber, Texas.
Tickets are $15 and your empty glass goes home with you. Tickets can be purchased through the W.K. Gordon Museum’s online museum store — tarleton.edu/gordoncenter. Advanced ticket purchase is requested. For assistance please call 254-968-1886.
The W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center’s main gallery tells the story of Thurber, a company-owned coal mining and brick making town owned and operated by the Texas & Pacific Coal and Oil Co. from 1886 to 1936. The museum is at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, in Mingus and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays.
More information is available at 254-968-1886, gordoncenter@tarleton.edu or tarleton.edu/gordoncenter/#upcomingevents.
A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.