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Hours: Saturdays 10 AM - 3 PM, or by appointment
Admission: Free, donations welcomed
Contact: Tom Weber (830) 555-0167 or stop by Matthews Chapel
The Old Lochman School Museum occupies the building that served as our community's schoolhouse from its construction in the early 1900s until 1954, when declining enrollment and state consolidation policies led to the relocation of local students to Blanco schools. Rather than let the building sit empty, the community decided to preserve it as a repository for Lochman's history and the stories of the families who built this place.
Second Lochman School as it would have appeared in the early 1900s
What You'll Find:
Classroom restored to its 1940s appearance, complete with original desks and blackboard
Photographs and documents from Lochman's founding in 1872 through the present
Farm and household artifacts donated by local families
School records and graduation photos from the building's educational years
Display on Matthijs Lochman and the early Dutch-German settlers
Exhibits:
"One-Room Schoolhouse" - How education worked in rural Texas communities
"Founding Families" - The settlers who established Lochman in the 1870s
"Working the Land" - Agriculture and ranching tools from different eras
"Community Life" - Photos and artifacts from church events, social gatherings, and daily life
Special Collections:
Original copies of The Lochman Ledger from the 1930s-1990s
Hand-drawn maps showing property boundaries and family holdings
School yearbooks and class photos
Oral history recordings from longtime residents
The museum operates entirely through volunteer efforts and community donations. Everything here was contributed by families who understood that preserving these memories matters, even in a small place that most people drive through without stopping.
The museum is staffed by volunteers and may occasionally be closed for special events or when everyone's helping with harvest.
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