Former Roughnecks Coach Doug Balkum Among Quintet Being Brought to Life at 2025 Meet Your Ancestors

Oct 22, 2025 | Events, From The Vault of Texas History

By Tracy Gupton A current local schoolteacher will be acting as former Columbia High School teacher-coach Doug Balkum when the Columbia Historical Museum and the Columbia Cemetery Association sponsor their annual Meet Your Ancestors event on Saturday, November 1,...

Museum Board Member’s Memorial This Saturday

Oct 12, 2025 | Events

West Columbia Man of the Year Flem Rogers delivering acceptance speech at a past Chamber of Commerce event at Heritage Hall A Celebration of Life for Columbia Historical Museum board member Flem Rogers is scheduled for this Saturday, October 18, 2025, in Bethel...

Alabama-Coushatta People Will Be Topic of Columbia Historical Museum’s Free October 25th Program

Sep 22, 2025 | Events

Galen and Marion Williams will be presenting an informative program on the Alabama-Coushatta people at the Columbia Historical Museum on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Their presentation will last from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and it is free to anyone who would like to attend....

Fundraising Fish Fry Planned Saturday at Museum

Aug 26, 2025 | Events

The Columbia Historical Museum will be putting on its annual fish fry fundraiser this Saturday, August 30, 2025. Museum volunteers will be serving fried catfish, green beans and potato salad with a dessert in to-go containers beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday along Broad...

Hunting Bear at Museum Planned for Friday

Jun 2, 2025 | Events

The Columbia Historical Museum in West Columbia is planning to have a reading program for children on Friday, June 6, 2025, at the historic Rosenwald School, located directly behind the museum at the intersection of Clay and Broad streets. The reading program will...

Father’s Day Focus of Museum Saturday Program

Jun 1, 2025 | Events