Kiowa County Museum Has New Display

The Kiowa County Museum is proud to announce a new Page from the Past in our Cowboy Display room. Julia Mae "Sis" (Owens) Wilgus presented on indeterminate loan this panorama of the life of her father. Harry Owen, who was a long time cowboy and rancher in this area. He worked for the Eads Livestock Company north of town, and in 1932 bought his own ranch. Sis and her husband Delbert will be at the museum Friday and Saturday mornings to visit with old and new friends about her father's ranching days.

During fair week, the museum will open after the breakfast Thursday and Friday mornings, and about 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, and expect visitors until about noon each day. We do not plan to be in during the afternoons, but would be happy to open on request for those who would like to spend more time seeing all our pages from the past.

If the weather is good, the museum will keep its regular afternoon hours until the end of September, at which time we will close for the winter. We have added a number of items, some of which are only on loan for a year or two - so of you haven't visited lately you are in for a pleasant surprise.