Panhandle area historians network at Collingsworth museum

By Bev Odom on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Explore West Texas Publisher Ramon Johnston, of Lubbock, displays the Fall 2026 issue featuring San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts on the back cover where Panhandle Area Museum Directors gathered Monday, Sept. 14, at the Collingsworth County Museum. INTREPID PHOTO / BEV ODOM
Explore West Texas Publisher Ramon Johnston, of Lubbock, displays the Fall 2026 issue featuring San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts on the back cover where Panhandle Area Museum Directors gathered Monday, Sept. 14, at the Collingsworth County Museum. INTREPID PHOTO / BEV ODOM

WELLINGTON – Addressing topics from the decline of populations in rural America to how to increase museum traffic, Panhandle Area Museum directors and curators convened at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, in the Ellis Art Center of Collingsworth County Museum.

Director Karen Caldwell welcomed the crowd of around 25 as they enjoyed brunch fare and coffee.

Wellington museum board president Jeff Thomas hit th…