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Gillespie County Historical Society

312 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg, TX (830) 997-2835 | Email

 
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Our Collections & Archives

The Gillespie County Historical Society has a section of our Society Center dedicated to the storage of our non-exhibited collections and archives. We house approximately 300,000 photographs/negatives, 1000 antique woodworking tools, 500 newspapers, 200 textile pieces, and various assortment of furniture, paintings, domestic artifacts, sporting trophies, swords, guns, and much, much more.

We currently have over 8000 database records and over 2000 images digitized.

Our mission is to collect, preserve and exhibit materials related to the history of Gillespie Co. and surrounding area. We are pleased to assist you with any research request. Please email us with your query and we will try to help.