Thurber Historical Association.

The Thurber Historical Association traces its origins to the loosely organized, informal reunions of Thurber residents and their descendants in the late 1920's. The Thurber Historical Association was officially incorporated on February 27, 1969. The majority of its members continue to be descendants of the coal miners who worked the Thurber mines from the late 1880's until the mid-1920's.

The agenda of the Thurber Historical Association has grown to include much more than reunions, which it still holds on an annual basis. The Thurber Historical Association actively endeavors to restore, preserve, and promote the history of Thurber, Texas, and the role the history of this once prosperous Texas boomtown plays in the overall history of the United States. Two of its most active members are Ruby Schmidt, historian and genealogist and the source of these records, and Dr. Leo Bielinski, who has spent many hours writing and preserving local history.

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