The Mayborn Museum Complex will Celebrate its Fourth Annual Director’s Forum, “The Chisholm Trail: Cattle and Crossroads of History”

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WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2018) - Mayborn Museum Complex will collaborate with the Texas Historical Commission to provide conversations, music and a panel discussion on how the Chisholm Trail affected Texas and its history on Thursday, Feb. 1, in Mayborn Museum, 1300 S. University Parks Drive.

The forum, 'The Chisholm Trail: Cattle and Crossroads of History,' will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Jeanes Discovery Center of the museum and will feature a variety of experts, panelists and a guest musician.

'The Mayborn Museum is pleased to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm Trail,' said Charles Walter, director of the Mayborn Museum Complex. 'The Trail is significant to the history and people of the great state of Texas, and we hope to recognize that importance through conversations, music and panel discussions with Chisholm Trail experts.'

Experts include April Garner, state coordinator of the Heritage Tourism Program; Byron Price, director of the Charles M. Russell Center; and Doug Harman, a Texas cultural historian and owner of Harman Tourism Consulting and Harman Antiques.

Price and Harman will serve as panelists, alongside guest speaker Parnell McNamara, sheriff of McLennan County; and Stephen Sloan, Ph.D., director of Baylor University Institute for Oral History and associate professor of history.

Live music will be performed by Grammy-nominated musician Don Edwards, America's Cowboy Balladeer. Edwards is known for his musical tales of the American West and the emotions of those who lived there.

Schedule of Events

10-10:30 a.m. Coffee and pastries

10:30-11:45 a.m. Meet and greet with Chisholm Trail experts Garner, Price and Harman

11:45-12:15 p.m. Live musical selections from Don Edwards

1:30 -2 p.m. Coffee and pastries

2-2:30 p.m. Live musical selections from Don Edwards

2:30-3:30 p.m. Participation in a conversation revisiting Chisholm Trail topics discussed during the lecture series about how the Chisholm Trail affected Texas and its history.

Admittance to the forum is included in the museum's general admission ($8 for adults, $7 for seniors and $6 for children). Museum members and Baylor University students receive free admission. For more information, visit the Mayborn Museum website.

by Brooke Battersby, student newswriter, [phone]

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ABOUT THE MAYBORN MUSEUM COMPLEX

Located on the Baylor University campus, the Mayborn Museum Complex features a natural science and cultural history museum focusing on Central Texas with walk-in dioramas, including one on the Waco Mammoth Site, and exploration stations for geology, paleontology, archaeology and natural history. In addition, two floors of hands-on discovery rooms encourage learning for all ages. Visit the museum online at www.baylor.edu/mayborn.

ABOUT TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

The Texas Historical Commission is the state agency dedicated to historic preservation within the state of Texas. Their nationally recognized programs bring awareness to Texas' architectural, archeological, and cultural landmarks.

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