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Indigenous Peoples

The Orcoquisac tribe, who ranged from Galveston Bay to present-day Conroe, were an Atakapa-speaking people.

Impact of the Railroad

The arrival of the first railroad in 1873 was the beginning of Spring becoming an important commercial center.

Spring Farm Life

Settled by German immigrants in the mid-1800s, Spring became a prosperous farming community.

Our Heroes

Harry Emert Tomlinson, a Marine from Spring, served in WWII and was mortally wounded on Iwo Jima.
Spring Historical Museum

Established in 1995, the Spring Historical Museum strives to preserve the rich heritage of the area. Completed in 1948 as a church, it then served for a number of years as a courthouse. Years later, standing unused, the Spring Historical Society had the vision and tenacity to transform the building into the treasure it is today.

Old Town Spring, nestled within the Town of Spring, Texas, is steeped in history as an 18th-century farming community and  19th-century railroad hub, now a Texas Historic Landmark. The Spring Historical Museum, refurbished in 2019 with a vibrant yellow hue, stands as a prominent landmark in Old Town Spring.

Coming Soon

Home for the Holidays

Visit us on the Museum front lawn lot on November 9, 2024 for our Merry Museum Christmas Market. We will have craft table for the kids to make a gift or decoration and for the parents we will have handmade quilts, plants and much more for sale. The museum will be open so you can come in and get one of our brand new T-shirts, one of several books (written by our very own Margaret Smith) or some of our railroad-themed toys. Stick around for the tree lighting ceremony at 5pm!

Railroad Exhibit and Model Train Display

The Grand Opening of our railroad exhibit on Saturday, October 5th was a huge success! Thank you to everyone that visited and congratulations to the winners of our prize giveaway on Monday, October 7th.  Our railroad exhibit will be on display through the end of the year (2024) and our model train exhibit is a permanent addition to the museum. Our HO scale locomotive will run during normal business hours.

Just take a look at this family on laundry day in Spring in the 1920s.



HO scale locomotive video

We have engaged a company to create a 3D replica of Wunsche Bros, unfortunately due to budget constraints are currently fundraising to make it happen. Please consider making a special donation to help us complete our scale version of Spring as it looked in the 1920s.

New Exhibit for 2025

We will kick off next year with a Native American exhibit which will tell the story of the tribes that inhabited this area hundreds of years ago.

Coming Soon

Home for the Holidays

Visit us on the Museum front lawn on November 9, 2024 for our Merry Museum Christmas Market. We will have craft table for the kids to make a gift or decoration and for the parents we will have handmade quilts, plants and much more for sale. The museum will be open so you can come in and get one of our brand new T-shirts, one of several books (written by our very own Margaret Smith) or some of our railroad-themed toys. Stick around for the tree lighting ceremony at 5pm!

Railroad Exhibit and Model Train Display

The Grand Opening of our railroad exhibit on Saturday, October 5th was a huge success! Thank you to everyone that visited and congratulations to the winners of our prize giveaway on Monday, October 7th.  Our railroad exhibit will be on display through the end of the year (2024) and our model train exhibit is a permanent addition to the museum. Our HO scale locomotive will run during normal business hours.

HO scale locomotive video

Just take a look at this family on laundry day in Spring in the 1920s.

We have engaged a company to create a 3D replica of Wunsche Bros, unfortunately due to budget constraints are currently fundraising to make it happen. Please consider making a special donation to help us complete our scale version of Spring as it looked in the 1920s.

New Exhibit for 2025

We will kick off next year with a Native American exhibit which will tell the story of the tribes that inhabited this area hundreds of years ago.

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      Your donation helps us maintain the building and expand our exhibits to tell the stories of this area and Texas history in general.

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