FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, December 2, 2021

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center, a facility of Tarleton State University, is hosting a Texas-style shindig to celebrate the holidays.

The come-and-go Cowboy Country Christmas is set for 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, and features holiday goodies and entertainment including Miss Devon and the Outlaw, and original poetry by Teresa Burleson.

Admission is free. For more information visit facebook.com/gordoncenter, or call 254-968-1886.

The W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center, a facility of Tarleton State University, is at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, Mingus, Texas, and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. It is a combined museum and special collections library located at the site of the Thurber ghost town. Visitors enjoy interactive exhibits that explore the birth, operations and death of a town owned by the Texas and Pacific Coal Co.

For more information on the W. K. Gordon Museum, call 254-968-1886, email [email protected] or visit https://www.tarleton.edu/gordoncenter/#upcomingevents.

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.