STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s W.K. Gordon Center will host spur collectors and enthusiasts at noon Nov. 5. The Hugh Edmondson Spur Collectors Gathering will celebrate the craftsmanship and culture of the American West. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The free event will also feature the museum\u2019s newest exhibit, \u201cSpurs and Straps: A Legacy in Metal and Leather,\u201d which tells the life story of R.F. and Liz Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spur aficionados are invited to display, trade and share stories about their collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tables for display are available by reservation only. Contact the museum for more information at 254-968-1886 or gordoncenter@tarleton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center is located at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, in Mingus and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The combined museum and special collections library is located at the site of the Thurber ghost town. To learn more about the museum, visit www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s W.K. Gordon Center will host spur collectors and enthusiasts at noon Nov. 5. The Hugh Edmondson Spur Collectors Gathering will celebrate the craftsmanship and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":49684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":422,"footnotes":""},"categories":[422,425],"tags":[460],"class_list":["post-54470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-morestories","category-campus-community","tag-w-k-gordon-center-for-industrial-history-of-texas"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"priddle","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/priddle-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/10\/images-2.jpeg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["_morestories<\/a>","Campus & Community<\/a>"],"unlinked":["_morestories<\/span>","Campus & Community<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas<\/a>"],"unlinked":["W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 months ago","modified":"Updated 6 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on October 16, 2025","modified":"Updated on October 13, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on October 16, 2025 8:00 am","modified":"Updated on October 13, 2025 3:41 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"Close-up of ornate metal spurs with intricate designs.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54470"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54471,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54470\/revisions\/54471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}