Whenever
you come to Gatesville, be sure to 
stop in at the Coryell Museum and Historical
Center Gift Shop, open Tuesday - Saturday,
10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Our
gift shop features a selection of publications
about Coryell County, including:
NEW!
"Plowing a Crooked Row" - A heartwarming
novel
about love, tragedy, and triumph. Written by Brenda Shirley,
a native of Gatesville, Texas. Paperback: $14.95;
hardcover: $24.95.
NEW!
"If You Blink You'll Miss It"
and "Rope Burns and
Lead Poisoning" by Mike Barr. Interesting
history about
Gatesville and Coryell County. Paperback: $12.95.
NEW!
"A Thistle in the Wind" by James Wilson
Brazzil,
a native of Coryell County. $17.95.
"Families of Coryell County"
published by the museum in 2004.
"Down Memory Lane"with Uncle
Bob Sanders - exerpts from articles written in the Gatesville
Messenger
of the good old days in Gatesville and Coryell County;
"Coryell County Scrapbook"
by Mildred Watkins Mears - a history of Coryell County.
The
gift shop also features a wide variety of unique gifts.
Spur
Capitol items include dominoes, mugs, t-shirts and more. Postcards of
the county courthouse, spurs, and Coryell County scenery, as well as
western items - spurs, hats, cowboy and horse figurines are also available
in the gift shop.
Posters
available include:
"Looking for Texas" by Rick Vanderpool;
"Texas Wildflowers"
"Starring Texas" includes the "Star" in our own courthouse rotunda;
"The Spur" - photos of spurs done here in Gatesville; and
"Who Has Seen the Wind" - all about windmills.
There is also a poster of the 1884 Map of Gatesville which was hand
drawn.
All
sales benefit the Coryell Museum and Historical Center.
Copyright
© 2008 Coryell Museum and Historical Center