Tuesday, August 5, 2025 10:00 AM -
Saturday, August 30, 2025 5:00 PM
The Grace Museum
102 Cypress Street Abilene, TX 79601
National Back to School Month celebrates education, students, teachers, and families as they get ready for a new school year. This exhibition also honors the struggles and triumphs our community members have endured throughout history.
The month of August has been celebrated as National Back to School Month in the United States since the 1960s, and exists to recognize educators and students as the summer season draws to a close and as communities prepare for the upcoming school year.
Miss Keith’s 2nd Grade Class, Sam Houston Elementary, 1953, Courtesy of Moses Ortiz and the Hispanic Heritage Display Committee
Abilene High School, circa 1910s, University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library
The Grace Museum is collaborating with Abilene Christian University’s Introduction to Public History: Interpreting American Pasts course to create monthly exhibitions that coincide with different cultural heritage months throughout the year. These exhibitions highlight the narratives of various cultural groups that are integral to Abilene’s history while weaving these stores into the broader historical fabric of the United States.
Woodson High School, 1954, University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons
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