The Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) invites you to visit the Port Aransas Museum. It is located in the new Community Center complex at 101 E. Brundrett Street on the corner of 408 N. Alister Street in Port Aransas, Texas.

Stop by and enjoy the collection of historical photographs, videos, artifacts and stories that chronicle the history of our town and its citizens. Visit our Gift Shop inside the Museum for unique items by local artists.

March 6: Dinner/Auction -- Save the Date

2010 Winter History Lecture Series

Put these dates on your calendar:

• Monday, Feb. 8: The Texas Cattle Industry and the Rise of the Packeries in the Coastal Bend - Anita Eisenhauer

• Monday, Feb. 22: The Building of the Jetties - Dr. Guthrie Ford, Ph.D.

• Monday, March 8: Mary Armaro, The Last of the Karankawa: Where did they all go? Do you know? Dr. C. Herndon Williams, Ph.D.

• Monday, March 25: World War II Project - Dr. William McWhorter

Hours of Operation:
Thursday-Saturday from 1-5 pm

Please visit our website often as we build and improve it!

In the Community Center Complex
Brundrett at Alister Streets • P.O. Box 677
Port Aransas, Texas 78373
361-749-3800 • portamuseum@centurytel.net

“A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass."

Sioux saying

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Members of what Indian tribe were likely the first residents of Mustang Island?

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