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'''The Deaf Smith County Historical Museum''', located in Hereford in Deaf Smith County, [[Texas]], seeks to preserve the West Texas pioneer heritage with a collection of indoor and outdoor exhibits. The county is named for Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787-1837), a famous scout during the [[Texas Revolution]].​

'''The Deaf Smith County Historical Museum''', located in Hereford in Deaf Smith County, [[Texas]], seeks to preserve the West Texas pioneer heritage with a collection of indoor and outdoor exhibits. The county is named for Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787-1837), a famous scout during the [[Texas Revolution]].​

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The museum was organized in 1967 by the Deaf Smith County Historical Society. It is located north of the county courthouse at 400 Sampson Street in a red brick former [[Roman Catholic]] school building, listed as an "Official Texas Historical Site."<ref name=ttravel>"Hereford, Texas," ''Texas State Travel Guide, 2010,'' p.  127.</ref> The museum promotes the theme of "How Our Pioneers Lived, Worked and Played." School or group tours are available by appointment. An annual [[Christmas]] open house features seasonal entertainment, special activities, and holiday refreshments. Other events are hosted to commemorate special occasions.<ref name=about>{{cite web|url=http://www.deafsmithcountymuseum.org/about-us.php|title=About the Deaf Smith County Museum|publisher=deafsmithcountymuseum.org|accessdate=September 11, 2010}}</ref>​

The museum was organized in 1967 by the Deaf Smith County Historical Society. It is located north of the county courthouse at 400 Sampson Street in a red brick former [[Roman Catholic]] school building, listed as an "Official Texas Historical Site."<ref name=ttravel>"Hereford, Texas," ''Texas State Travel Guide, 2010,'' p.  127.</ref> The museum promotes the theme of "How Our Pioneers Lived, Worked and Played." School or group tours are available by appointment. An annual [[Christmas]] open house features seasonal entertainment, special activities, and holiday refreshments. Other events are hosted to commemorate special occasions.<ref name=about>{{cite web|url=http://www.deafsmithcountymuseum.org/about-us.php|title=About the Deaf Smith County Museum|publisher=deafsmithcountymuseum.org|accessdate=January 23, 2020}}</ref>​

 

==Museum exhibits==​

==Museum exhibits==

 

The indoor exhibits on the first floor include recreations of a general store, which became a social center in the 19th century as well as the source of needed goods. A non-denominational chapel includes artifacts, including stained-glass windows, from the first churches built in the county. It is sometimes used for small weddings. There is an early-day kitchen with a cast-iron cook stove and a primitive ice box. A restored bedroom depicts furniture purchased from local stores in the early 1900s, including a washstand, dresser, and bed. A parlor shows a later period as Hereford had prospered to allow citizens to own nice furniture, a pump organ, and other items for family entertainment.<ref name=exhibits>{{cite web|url=http://www.deafsmithcountymuseum.org/exhibits.php|title=Exhibits at the Deaf Smith County Historical Museum|publisher=deafsmithcountymuseum.org|accessdate=September 11, 2010}}</ref> ​

The indoor exhibits on the first floor include recreations of a general store, which became a social center in the 19th century as well as the source of needed goods. A non-denominational chapel includes artifacts, including stained-glass windows, from the first churches built in the county. It is sometimes used for small weddings. There is an early-day kitchen with a cast-iron cook stove and a primitive ice box. A restored bedroom depicts furniture purchased from local stores in the early 1900s, including a washstand, dresser, and bed. A parlor shows a later period as Hereford had prospered to allow citizens to own nice furniture, a pump organ, and other items for family entertainment.<ref name=exhibits>{{cite web|url=http://www.deafsmithcountymuseum.org/exhibits.php|title=Exhibits at the Deaf Smith County Historical Museum|publisher=deafsmithcountymuseum.org|accessdate=September 11, 2010}}</ref> ​

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The outside exhibits include a half-dugout, a first residence for many settlers on the Great Plains, where the absence of forests and lack of available stone required digging into the ground. An Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway caboose, a wooden [[windmill]], early jail cells, farm implements, and a wagon barn with a chuckwagon, originally developed by Charles Goodnight (1836-1929), are displayed outside.<ref name=ttravel/><ref name=exhibits/>​

The outside exhibits include a half-dugout, a first residence for many settlers on the Great Plains, where the absence of forests and lack of available stone required digging into the ground. An Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway caboose, a wooden [[windmill]], early jail cells, farm implements, and a wagon barn with a chuckwagon, originally developed by Charles Goodnight (1836-1929), are displayed outside.<ref name=ttravel/><ref name=exhibits/>​

 

==E. B. Black House==​

==E. B. Black House==​

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