The Chisholm Trail Museum

Chisholm Trail Events

November

2012

Pioneer Days

Mark your calendar for the Friday & Saturday before Thanksgiving in November each year- Chisholm Trail Pioneer Days will bring a host of fun, activities, food and music for the whole family at the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum on U.S. 67 in Cleburne on the west side of Lake Pat Cleburne. Events are planned throughout the event.

CHISHOLM TRAIL – PIONEER DAYS
One of Cleburne’s Signature Events
Friday is School Days, while open to the public, the focus this day are the students
of the County. Activities for the Students begin at 8:30 AM and run to 2:30.
Saturday planned activities begin at 10:AM till dark.
Thanks to our Sponsors that allowed us to have FREE ADMISSION & PARKING
PIONEER DAYS 2011 was the best event to date.
The following are just some of the exciting things that happened:
»» Terry's Texas Rangers - Civil War History, Firing Cannons, Uniforms, Tents & More
»» Blacksmith Shop
World Class Gunsmith on Site * John Schultz from Frontier Classics
»» Food Vendors-Top Level Area* Merchandise-Upper & Lower Area
»» Pioneer Days Highlights for 2011 were:
* Terry’s Texas Rangers a Civil War Reencampment Group
* Ghost of Buzzard Flats Gunfighters
* CISD Drama Team Putting on Skits
* Yddo Ortiz One of a Kind Cattle Drive
* Sheriff Bob Alford Arresting the Bad Guys
* Judges Roger Harmon and Ron McBroom Putting the Bad Guys in Jail
* Frontier Classics Gunsmith Shop with World renouned Gunsmith
* Wild West Photos
* The Blacksmith Shop
* Buttermilk Junction Old Time Music
* Cowboys and Indians
* Longhorns
* Drawing for the Colt Pistol Engraved with the Cattle Brands of Johnson County & Texas
* Congratulations to Raffle Winner Nancy Devaney of Cleburne, Texas
* Thanks to all that supported this important fund raiser which helps us keep the Outdoor Museum Open and Growing.
SPONSORS for PIONEER DAYS 2011
PLATINUM SPONSOR
Cleburne Ford
GOLD SPONSORS
Sam & Dorthy Mann
David & Martha Murdoch
SILVER SPONSORS
Pinnacle Bank
Mustang Foundation
Lonestar Ranch & Outdoors
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital
Sheriff Bob Alford
Shepherd's Valley Cowboy Church Search & Rescue
FRIENDS
Pete Hobby
William Ward
C & C Shoe & Boot Repair
Frontier Classics Gunsmith
Field Street Baptist Church
Cleburne Chamber of Commerce
Jan Greathouse State Farm Insurance

Chisholm Trail Marker - Smith Ranch

Settled in the valley below in 1887 and through the years has protected this 25 acre rare native prairie grass preserve. Imagine millions of Bison and Longhorn cattle that grazed on this lush grass just as it is today on.... Read More

Did you know?

On the long trips — up to two months — the cattlemen would face many difficulties. They had to cross major rivers like the Arkansas and the Red, and innumerable smaller creeks, plus the topographic challenges of canyons, badlands, and low mountain ranges.

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