The Commission
Walker County HistoricalCommission
1301 Sam Houston Ave.
Rm. 218
Huntsville, TX 77340
(Courthouse Annex)
Telephone
(936) 435-2497WCHC Online
Send emailMeetings
3rd Monday of each month5:30 P.M.
(except June & August)
Walker County Museum
Museum
Gibbs-Powell Home1228 11 St. at Avenue M
Huntsville, TX
Hours
Tues-Fri 12-5 PMSat 12-4 PM
Commission meetings,
and by appointment
Telephone
(936) 435-2497(936) 291-9726
Tours
(936) 291-3581(leave message)
(936) 291-5931
(Statue Visitors Center)
Education
Heritage Tours
Every March the Commission participates in Heritage Tours for third grade students in Huntsville Public Schools. Volunteers consuct tours of the Gibbs-Powell House Museum to acquaint students with life in the 19th Century.
THC Seminars
In recent years the Commission has hosted seminars by the Texas Historical Commission on the following subjects:
- Historical Markers
- World War II Oral History (in partnership with the HEARTS Veterans Museum)