Musuem throwing free birthday party

Opened in May of 1933, the Frontier Times Museum is one of the oldest history museums in the state of Texas.

To celebrate this milestone, the museum is inviting everyone to a free birthday party on Saturday, May 20, complete with music, fun and birthday cake.

“Our founder, J. Marvin Hunter, opened the museum during the height of the Depression, and it’s been a popular attraction ever since,” said Executive Director, Rebecca Norton, “In 1972, it was gifted to the people of Bandera County by the F. B. Doane Foundation, who purchased the museum after Mr. Hunter’s death, and it’s been a public museum since then. If you are a resident of Bandera County, you are an owner of the museum.”

The festivities will go on from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the museum grounds and will feature music by Retro Flashback band, free hotdogs and family games and activities. At 11:30 a.m., a small ceremony to mark the occasion will be held with proclamation readings by Mayor Rebeca Gibson for the City of Bandera and a representative for Bandera County.

The museum will also have free admission for the whole day. Come by, grab a piece of cake, and enjoy your museum.

The Frontier Times Museum is located at 510 13th Street, Bandera, Texas.