MAGNOLIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Preserve and record Magnolia's history. Promote and celebrate our sense of community for old and new residents in the area.

We preserve and restore the historic railroad Depot around which Magnolia was founded. We record, preserve and restore archival items within the Depot Museum. We participate in and have community events, welcoming old and new residents to the historic Depot complex. We promote tourism and community identity to tourists by housing the City of Magnolia's Tourism Coordinator. We educate young people about the history of their town by hosting field trips from the local school system. We have a social media presence and website.

We have a roster of dedicated volunteers, participation of City Officials and Staff, and paid staffing for museum hours three days a week. Montgomery County government also provides space to locate the Depot and other historic buildings, maintenance, utilities, and the use of the adjacent Community Center for meetings and events. The Montgomery County Historical Commission supports us through training, grants and other programs.

In the past three years we have: added the hosting of the City of Magnolia's Tourism office, driving more visitors to our museum. We have repainted the Caboose in historically accurate colors, in cooperation with Union Pacific. We have restored the roof of the Depot with new shake cedar shingles, in compliance with and keeping our Texas historic marker, and with the help of the Houston-Galveston Area Council. Generous donors have helped us replace our aging air conditioning, keeping our artifacts and visitors protected from the scorching heat of summer, and chill of winter.
We continue to increase the safety and improve the condition of the historic buildings, with an entry deck replacement being scheduled as our next big project. We are also working to better record the inventory of what we have, moving towards having rotating displays, so that items not currently on display can be archived in a more protected way. We are adding a display about the military veterans from Magnolia.