About the Museum
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Our Mission
The Whitehead Memorial Museum was established in 1962 and remains the only full time, public museum in Val Verde County, Texas. The mission of the Whitehead Memorial Museum is to preserve historical and tangible artifacts that reflect the early history, cultures, and economics of Del Rio and Val Verde County. Museum History
The Whitehead Memorial Museum came to life more than 60 years ago. In 1962, a noted local ranching family, the Whiteheads, purchased the old Perry Mercantile Building and donated it to the City of Del Rio and Val Verde County for a museum. Since that time, the museum has grown to include 19 buildings and over 30 exhibit sites and occupies more than two acres of land.
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Our Purpose
The purpose shall be to promote through the establishment and maintenance of a public museum and allied projects; a program which will bring about better understanding and appreciation of: 1. The history of Val Verde County, Texas 2. The Arts 3. Natural and social sciences associated with the history. 
Della Whitehead and her daughter Rose Mary "Rosie" Whitehead Jones.
Together they found a place to house Del Rio and Val Verde County's historical items. After many years of hard work, the Whitehead family then donated the building and land to the City of Del Rio and the County of Val Verde on the condition that it be kept as a museum. Della Whitehead once said,"The museum belongs to the entire community. We hope that museum will become the home of many priceless articles that served the early day settlers of our current progressive city and county." These two ladies had a vision and 50 years later, this vision still lives.
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Board of Trustees
Executive Officers Michael Parker - President Kerr Wardlaw - Vice President John Little - Treasurer Board Members Gay Culbertson Bill Culpepper Gloria Culpepper Ralph Howard Andy Lewis Ellen Little City Representative Alexandra Falcon Calderon County Representative Marta Rodriguez Whitehead Family Representatives Kerr Wardlaw Linn Dutton Staff Michael Diaz - Executive Director Billy Diaz - Museum Operations Manager Gustavo Rodriguez - Maintenance/Groundskeeper Kelly Baughman - Front Desk Associate Museum Policies Download Our Brochure
Contact Us.
Address: Whitehead Memorial Museum 1308 S. Main Street Del Rio, TX 78840 Phone: (830)774-7568 Email: Info@WhiteheadMuseum.org |
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