The Frontier Times Troubadours!

4th Sunday Jamboree is a monthly free musical event! Each month a different member of the Frontier Times Troubadours hosts and plays their favorite songs with the assistance of some of the best musicians Bandera has to offer. Lew Pewterbaugh is the January host!

Aguero’s talk and presentation will begin at 1:00 pm.  

A sheep shearing demonstration will follow at 2:00 pm.

Nimmrichter’s demonstrations will be on view from 10:30 to 1:00 pm. All activities are free with museum admission. Admission and activities are free for museum members.

Texas Ranger Jim Gillett - the Last of the Indian Fighters 

A presentation by the LoneStar Heritage Foundation

As part of Veterans Day celebration, we are welcoming James McCrae to speak on the history of noteworthy Texas Ranger, Jim Gillett.   McCrae, author of the recently published Concho Plains Battle: Texas Ranger Company Versus Mescalero Apache, will explore the life of this Texas Ranger Hall of Fame inductee. James Buchanan Gillett was born in Austin, Texas on November 4, 1856. By 1872, the family had moved to Lampasas and in 1875, he went to Menard and joined the Texas Rangers.  In addition to dealing with cattle thieves and outlaws, the Texas Rangers were responsible for protecting settlers along the Texas frontier in skirmishes with the Native Texans. Gillett’s Texas Ranger company often fought with the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indians.  In January of 1881, Gillett, as part of a company led by G. W. Baylor, participated in what is called the last fight between the Texas Rangers and the Indians. After pursuing a group of Apaches who had attacked a stagecoach, the Rangers surprised the Indian camp, killing six, capturing a woman and two children, and scattering the rest of the band into the mountains.  In 1921, Gillett wrote and published his memoirs, Six Years with the Texas Rangers. It has remained in print ever since. The book was condensed into a textbook in 1928 and was used in public schools for many years in at least seventeen states. James McCrae is the CEO of the LoneStar Heritage Foundation.  The LoneStar Heritage Foundation is dedicated to working with local heritage organizations, museums and history oriented centers, to assist them in the common goal of supporting and promoting the rich culture and history of Texas. The presentation is offered with museum admission and refreshments will be served.  Museum members will enjoy free admission.  Saturday, November 9th, 2:00 pm.

The Frontier Times Troubadours!

4th Sunday Jamboree is a monthly free musical event! Each month a different member of the Frontier Times Troubadours hosts and plays their favorite songs with the assistance of some of the best musicians Bandera has to offer. Dennis Owens is the September host!

Our annual “Moonshine and Moonpies Bash” featuring live music, moonshine tastings, hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine. This event is for adults age 21 and over.

Moonshine tastings with our sponsor, Ole Smoky Tennessee Distillery, and their variety of moonshine flavors to choose from. Enjoy an Old Fashion Southern Dinner (and Moonpies, of course!) catered by the Bandera High School culinary students. Live Music on the Trail Drivers Stage by Rockabilly Band, $2 Pistol and Fire Spinning by Pope plays with Fire! Multiple item silent auction. Tickets are $45 per person. Entrance includes free admission to our exhibits. No one under 21 admitted. Sponsorship Opportunities are available!

The Frontier Times Troubadours!

4th Sunday Jamboree is a monthly free musical event! Each month a different member of the Frontier Times Troubadours hosts and plays their favorite songs with the assistance of some of the best musicians Bandera has to offer. Dennis Owens is the September host!

Hear Us Roar!

Women’s Suffrage and the League of Women Voters

After many years of fighting for the right to vote, women suffragettes were successful in pushing Congress to pass the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which said that no one could be excluded from voting in an election because of their gender. Kerr County historian, Bunny Bond will discuss the history of the Women’s Suffrage movement in the United States and in Texas and the origin of the League of Women Voters in this timely presentation on the eve of the 2024 national elections.

In conjunction with the presentation, the museum will unveil a new display of Politics, Party, & Polls featuring historical political memorabilia from the museum’s permanent collection.

The Frontier Times Troubadours!

Games and prizes all geared towards getting the kids ready for school.

The family of Western artists Shermalee & Lou Mack are graciously sharing the artwork of their parents for a limited gallery showing. in the Doane Art Gallery at the Frontier Times Museum.

The Symphony of Colors: A Retrospective of Susie Short exhbit will be closing on July 15th.

The Frontier Times Troubadours!

Presented by the Frontier Times Museum, The Bandera Historical Commission and The Silver Sage Hill Country Resource Center.

The Frontier Times Troubadours!

Snake Handling & Presentation by Hill Country Reptile Gardens, Carl Person. Featuring Rattlesnakes, Scaled Viper, Cottonmouth and more.

Take a picture with a real PYTHON!!!

Educational programming is one of the most important missions of the museum.

The Frontier Times Troubadours!

This year we honor Susie Short for her exceptional talents. Please join us the the induction ceremony, gallery showing and reception.

Come celebrate the life and music of our friend Mr. Lee Harmon.

Hosted by his friend Lew Pewterbaugh.

The last day to have Frontier Fun at the Frontier Times Museum.

Don’t Miss Out!

Do you have what it takes to be a Pioneer?

Nothing more fun than bottle feeding baby sheep!

Fossils are all around us here in the Hill Country. See what you can find here at the museum with our Fossil Scavenger Hunt.

Get your weekly pass to enjoy Frontier Fun everyday of this special week.