Exhibitions at
The Williamson Museum

From Småland, Sweden, to Big Land Texas

Why did the first Swedish immigrants come to Texas?  What did they experience when they arrived?  What hardships did they face?  How did they adapt to the harsh Texas climate?  Discover the answers to these questions and more.

WM would not be able to tell the story of Swedish immigration to Texas and Williamson County, without the support of generous donors.  Many donors made contributions to the exhibit in memory of their Swedish ancestors.  For photographs and names, click here. 

Interested in contributing to the project and memorializing your Swedish ancestors?  Click here for the memorial contribution form, or contact Chris Dyer at 512-943-1670.

Traveling Exhibit:
From Smaland, Sweden, to Big Land Texas

 
Uncovering the Past
takes you on a journey through 13,000 years of human life, where diverse groups of people lived long before the arrival of Europeans. Discover what archeologists and others have learned about the people who lived in Texas and the Americas before us, and how new discoveries change we thought we knew.

The Museum Works Project (MWP)

Historical photographs can say a thousand words, but a mural tells the whole story.  

With this project, the museum captures the spirit, nostalgia, and beauty of the 1930s and 40s public art style with seven stunning history-themed murals.

Significant historical events and individuals were common themes of the original PWAP, and the Museum will continue in this tradition with the creation of the Phase I murals:

All Right Side Up

In the latter half of the 19th Century, cattlemen rounded up longhorns by the millions in Texas, cropped their ears, branded their hides, and drove them north across the Indian Nations into Kansas along the Chisholm Trail to the rail heads to be shipped back east. Somewhere along the way, without intending to do more than work for a hard day's pay and board, they launched the legend of the American cowboy.

Welcome to Williamson County focuses on the communities and towns across the county. Photographs and statistics from towns such as Liberty Hill, Jarrell, Taylor, and Cedar Park depict the people and places of Williamson County’s history.