Historical Organizations and Resources

​​​County Historical Coalition

Partners in Local Historical Preservation and Education

The Collin County Historical Coalition is an umbrella organization for all of the historical groups in the county. Its purpose is to encourage, support, and promote all of the historical groups in the county and their activities. The Collin County Historical Commission sponsors the Historical Coalition.

At present all Collin County Historical Coalition meets at theMPAC (McKinney Performing Arts Center) four times a year at 9 am.

A group becomes a member of the Historical Coalition by attending a meeting. There are no dues. A group that is a member of the Historical Coalition and is a 501(c)3 or 501(c)13 is eligible to apply for the Collin County Historical Commission Grant Program.

Meetings for 2024 & 2025

  • October 24, 2024 - Commissioners Court, 5 pm
  • January 25, 2025 - MPAC, 9 am
  • May 8, 2025 - Commissioners Court, 5 pm
  • July 7, 2025 - MPAC, 9 am

​Historical Organizations

  
  
collapse Category : City and Town Historical Groups ‎(13)
Allen Heritage GuildAllen Heritage Guild
Anna Area Historical Preservation SocietyAnna Area Historical Preservation Society
Celina Area Heritage AssociationCelina Area Heritage Museum
Heritage Association of FriscoHeritage Association of Frisco
Main Street FarmersvilleMain Street Farmersville
Melissa Historical SocietyMelissa Historical Society Facebook
Murphy Historical SocietyMurphy Historical Society
Plano Conservancy for Historical PreservationPlano Conservancy for Historical Preservation
Princeton Historical Society
Prosper Historical SocietyProsper Historical Society
Sachse Historical Society (part of Sachse is in Collin County)Sachse Historical Society
Weston Heritage GuildWeston Heritage Guild Facebook
Wylie Historical SocietyWylie Historical Society
collapse Category : Historical Organizations ‎(3)
Collin County Genealogical SocietyCollin County Genealogical Society
Genealogy Friends of Plano LibrariesGenealogy Friends of Plano Libraries
North Collin County Genealogical SocietyNorth Collin County Genealogical Society
collapse Category : Internet Resources ‎(2)
Collin County Pastfinders Historic PhotographsCollin County Pastfinders Historic Photographs
Plano Library Genealogy, Local History, Texana, and ArchivesPlano Library Genealogy, Local History, Texana, and Archives
collapse Category : Museums ‎(13)
Allen Heritage Center and Village (Allen)Allen Heritage Center and Village
Anna Depot and Museum (Anna)Anna Depot and Museum
Celina Area Heritage MuseumCelina Area Heritage Museum
Chestnut Square (McKinney)Chestnut Square
Collin County Farm Museum (McKinney)Collin County Farm Museum
Collin County History Museum (McKinney)Collin County History Museum
Farmersville Heritage MuseumFarmersville Heritage Museum
Frisco Heritage CenterFrisco Heritage Center
Heard-Craig Center (McKinney)Heard-Craig Center
Heritage Farmstead Museum (Plano)Heritage Farmstead Museum
Interurban Railway Museum (Plano)Interurban Railway Museum
Military Heritage Collection of North Texas Museum (Nevada)Military Heritage Collection of North Texas Museum
Sherley Brothers Store (Anna), 903-327-2631