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CURRENT EXHIBITS: The Century of Adventure - Permanent Exhibit The museum's regular exhibits are closed October 29th-31st due to a special event. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
UPCOMING EVENT(S): PASTURE GOLF September 22, 2012 Fort Phantom Hill, Texas CLICK HERE FOR EVENT VIDEOS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PAST EVENTS: Historic Albany: A Rich & Colorful History June 2011-December 2011 A Texas Forts Trail Region Exhibit Curated by the People of the Albany Area with Assistance from Frontier Texas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fright at the Museum Haunted House October 29 & 31, 2011 CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS Admission $10 \| 8:00pm-11:30pm Rated PG-13+ due to mature content The museum's regular exhibits are closed October 29th-31st due to this special event. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011 Summer Day Camps: June 13-14, 2011 (1st-3rd grade) June 16-17, 2011 (4th-6th grade) CLICK HERE for 2011 Registration Forms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B!G DAY Downtown April 9, 2011 Frontier Day at Frontier Texas, great stuff happening all over downtown. More details at www.abilenedowntown.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Texas 175th Independence Day Celebration March 2, 2011 11am & 1pm 2011 Event Details (PDF) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Riding With Pancho Villa Photography Exhibit March 2010 - February 2011 Mexican Revolution Timeline Kiosk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fright at the Museum Haunted House October 29 & 30, 2010 Admission $10 8:00pm-Midnight Rated PG-13+ due to mature content The museum's regular exhibits were closed all day Saturday, October 30th due to this event. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 14th-15th or June 17th-18th CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE to download Registration Forms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PASTURE GOLF September 25, 2010 Fort Phantom Hill, Texas CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Downtown Dayz! October 9, 2010 Special Events Throughout Downtown - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Texas Independence Day Celebration Tuesday March 2, 2010 10:00-11:00am CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS CLICK HERE FOR PRESS RELEASE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Exhibit: The Guns That Won the West from the Fort Phantom Hill Foundation Collection Through-February 22, 2010 (Click to download the Booth Deringer FBI Report) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - October 2 , 2009 (STUDENT DAY) October 3, 2009 (FESTIVAL FOR ALL) -CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SCHEDULE- Call us at 325-437-2800 Outlaws & Regulators: Shootouts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PASTURE GOLF September 26, 2009 Fort Phantom Hill, Texas CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - When: June 22-23, 2009 (Monday and Tuesday) Time: 9:00am – Noon each day Ages: Entering 1st grade-completing 3rd grade Fee: $50 for Frontier Texas! members $60 for non-members Fee includes all supplies, a t-shirt, snacks, all activities and a DVD. This camp is for young buckaroos who want to experience life on the frontier. As the kids participate in fun and educational activities they will be creating their own movie that will premier at the end of their camp experience. When: June 25-26, 2009 (Thursday and Friday) Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm each day Ages: Entering 4th grade-entering 6th grade Fee: $55.00 for Frontier Texas! members $65 for non-members Fee includes all supplies, a t-shirt, snacks, all activities and a DVD. This two day camp is for adventurous kids who want to experience the dramatic challenges of trying to survive on the frontier. As the kids experience challenging activities based on frontier life they will also be creating a movie that will premier at the end of their camp experience. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Texas Independence Day 2009 March 2, 2009 - 10:00am CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS Student Activity Sheet "Texas Our Texas" and Pledge - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A living history festival celebrating the spirit of the frontier. Meet frontier soldiers, settlers, cowboys, Indians and more! Games for the kids, food, music and cannon fire! Student Festival Activity Worksheet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Summer Camps - June 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton in Concert Sunday, September 14, 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Casting the Cowboy - Through September 15, 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - April-May, 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - November 30, 2007 through February 25, 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - October 5 , 2007 (STUDENT DAY) October 6, 2007 (FESTIVAL FOR ALL) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mayor's Round-Up 5K Run/Walk Saturday, April 14, 2007 CLICK HERE FOR 2007 RESULTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PAST EXHIBITS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - An exhibit featuring artifacts from the collection of Tom Perini and photographs from the Erwin E. Smith Collection of the Library of Congress on Deposit at the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas MAY 5 -SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From Slavery to Freedom: Africans in the Americas February 15, 2007 - April 22, 2007 This exhibit derives its name and content from the 2007 National Black History Theme as set by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. The theme is dedicated to the struggles of peoples of African descent to achieve freedom and equality in the Americas during the age of emancipation. The exhibit also looks at the desegregation of Abilene’s public schools and features the quilts of Zella Woodruff. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Faith on the Frontier November 22, 2006 - January 22, 2007 This exhibit featured the early religious and Christmas traditions from the West Texas frontier. The exhibit centers around the founding churches of Abilene and the surrounding area. The history of “Las Posadas” the Hispanic tradition that has been continuously celebrated for over 300 years, the contributions of the German culture, Christmas on a frontier fort and even the history and photos of Anson’s “Cowboy Christmas Ball” dating back to 1885. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Homeland Security: The Texas Forts Trail Past & Present MAY-SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Christmas on the Frontier - November-December 2005 This exhibit at Frontier Texas! in downtown Abilene featured Christmas traditions from different ethnic cultures that would have been found on the West Texas frontier. You can learn the history of “Las Posadas” the Hispanic tradition that has been continuously celebrated for over 300 years, the contributions of the German culture, Christmas on a frontier fort and even the history and photos of Anson’s “Cowboy Christmas Ball” dating back to 1885. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Women: Builders of Communities & Dreams March-April 2006 This National Women's History Month exhibit showcases the hsitory and purposes of the Abilene Woman's Club, founded in 1928, in 3 display cases. Items from the organization's past including news clippings, photos and antiques. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The museum is located at 625 North First Street downtown. Phone (325)437-2800 or visit www.frontiertexas.com -for more information.