EXHIBIT HOURS: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed for lunch 12-1); Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Museum will be closed Thanksgiving week so that our volunteers can spend time with their families.
Museum will be closed Thanksgiving week so that our volunteers can spend time with their families.
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Teachers' Appreciation Open House slated Tuesday, Nov. 27
Calling all educators! (current and retired) We want to thank you with a gala open house on Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 4:00 to 5:45 p.m. in the Union Museum of History and Art, 116 N. Main St., Farmerville. (near Origin Bank) You also can view the current "School Days" exhibit that looks back through the history of education in Union Parish. We hope you will join us for this fun event. This event is slated in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibit, “School Days in Union Parish,” which runs through Nov. 29. It is sponsored by Janet Fortenberry-State Farm and the Friends of the Museum. A big THANKS to these local retailers who have donated door prizes for the open house: Lexi Lou's Boutique, Mamoo's, Bayou General Store. 
Lights! Camera! Action!
A special documentary film is running continuously during the “School Days” exhibit. This 45-minute movie stars four Union Parish educators who also were students in local schools: Tommy Carr, Jackie Hill, Mike Lazenby, and Jennifer Wicker. Special thanks go to these four interviewees and to Charles Paxton, videographer and film producer. CLICK HERE to see the movie on You Tube. THANKS TO OUR "School Days" SPONSOR:
While you shop, support Union Museum
If you shop online, use Smile.Amazon.com instead of Amazon.com. It works exactly like your traditional method, but here is the good part: You can choose a charity to receive a donation from Amazon. We hope you will choose Union Museum of History and Art! 
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 Linville High School basketball team, 1933 --- Photo courtesy Jon McKinnie
Time-travel with the "School Days" exhibit
The "School Days in Union Parish" exhibit takes visitors on a journey through time from the days when the local landscape was dotted with one- and two-room schools to more modern times with large campuses and brick buildings. Our evolution into modern educational services reflects America's changes, as well. Come see! The exhibit will run through Nov. 29 (closed Thanksgiving week). We sincerely thank career educators Cathy Buckley and Debra James, curators, who have devoted many months in preparing for this exhibit. We also thank Janet Fortenberry-State Farm and the Friends of the Museum for sponsoring this exhibit and its associated events. EXHIBIT HOURS: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed for lunch) Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving week 
Exhibit co-curator Debra James (center) visits with Union Parish School Board member Tommy Bennett and museum coordinator Jean Jones during the preview reception in the museum Tuesday evening, Oct. 16.
Visitors enjoy the historic classroom set up in the museum's "School Days" exhibit. From the authentic old-time desks, to the cursive writing posters, to the lunch bucket, to the readers and blackboard and U.S. flag, it is a visit to a school in Union Parish long ago. Thanks to Tom Warziniak, Joe Jay, Beverly Jay, Angela Hendrix, Kay Brown, Bridget Fulton, Tom Fields , Cathy Buckley, and Sharon Britt for contributing features of this unique schoolroom display
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"First Friends" of the Museum
Sincere thanks go to these individuals and organizations that launched the museum in 2014
by underwriting the gallery construction expenses.
The Lions Club of Farmerville - Lighting System Sponsor
Union General Hospital - Community Showcase Sponsor
Bruce and Cindy Hampton - Large Display Panel Sponsor (2)
Plum Creek -- Lead Flooring Sponsor
Architecture +, Monroe, LA
The Carr Family - Fred, Tommy, Jeffery, Tinnie, and Deanna -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
Community Trust Bank (now Origin Bank) -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
The Futch Family - Alan, Lance,Todd, and Jimmye Carol -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
The Gazette -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
Steve and Jean Jones -- Flooring Sponsor
Kilpatrick Funeral Homes -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
Nancy Love -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
Read Lumber and Supply -- Flooring Sponsor
Jerry and Joan Taylor -- Flooring Sponsor
Brittany and Steve Unkel -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
Ricky and Debbie Albritton -- Display Panel Sponsor
The Banner -- Display Panel Sponsor
John Belton -- Display Panel Sponsor
Dr. Clyde Brashier -- Display Panel Sponsor
Town of Farmerville -- Display Panel Sponsor
Lum and Dottie Farr -- Display Panel Sponsor
The Museum is forever indebted to the Union Parish Chamber of Commerce, which began the museum idea as a special study project in 2011. The Chamber's Board of Directors enabled the concept to become a reality, and today the Union Museum of History and Art is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose exhibit gallery is located in the Chamber building.
Sincere thanks go to these individuals and organizations that launched the museum in 2014
by underwriting the gallery construction expenses.
The Lions Club of Farmerville - Lighting System Sponsor
Union General Hospital - Community Showcase Sponsor
Bruce and Cindy Hampton - Large Display Panel Sponsor (2)
Plum Creek -- Lead Flooring Sponsor
Architecture +, Monroe, LA
The Carr Family - Fred, Tommy, Jeffery, Tinnie, and Deanna -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
Community Trust Bank (now Origin Bank) -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
The Futch Family - Alan, Lance,Todd, and Jimmye Carol -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
The Gazette -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
Steve and Jean Jones -- Flooring Sponsor
Kilpatrick Funeral Homes -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
Nancy Love -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
Read Lumber and Supply -- Flooring Sponsor
Jerry and Joan Taylor -- Flooring Sponsor
Brittany and Steve Unkel -- Large Display Panel Sponsor
Ricky and Debbie Albritton -- Display Panel Sponsor
The Banner -- Display Panel Sponsor
John Belton -- Display Panel Sponsor
Dr. Clyde Brashier -- Display Panel Sponsor
Town of Farmerville -- Display Panel Sponsor
Lum and Dottie Farr -- Display Panel Sponsor
The Museum is forever indebted to the Union Parish Chamber of Commerce, which began the museum idea as a special study project in 2011. The Chamber's Board of Directors enabled the concept to become a reality, and today the Union Museum of History and Art is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose exhibit gallery is located in the Chamber building.
