Special exhibit about the Penatuhkah Comanche now at the Museum

The San Saba County Historical Museum is hosting an exhibit about the Penatuhkah band of Comanche through June 19th. The Penatuhkah were the southernmost band of Comanche and were a formidable force in central Texas.

The exhibit was funded through a grant from Humanities Texas and was created by the Santa Anna Historical Development Organization (HDO) and documents the band of Comanches that dominated Texas for almost 200 years.

Co-creators Linda Pelon and Montie Guthrie – she as faculty at McClennan College and he as Chair of the HDO – and Steve Lara, exhibit designer and artist have built 10 exhibit components that speak to the history of the central and west central Texas homeland of the Penatuhkah, as well as the history of Texas as a whole.

Each panel of the exhibit starts a new conversation and helps us understand the Penatuhkah. The exhibit is a project of the Penatuhkah Comanche Trails Partnership of which the San Saba County Museum is a member.

The Penatuhkah Comanche Trails Partnership is a Coalition of Chambers of Commerce, Visitor Bureaus, historical nonprofits, the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, and private landowners. It encompasses approximately 15,000 square miles in the heart of Texas. This 10-county area coincides with the homeland of the Comanche nation from about 1750 to 1875.

Among its goals are developing a landscape conservation plan to protect and interpret the traditional lands and resources of the Penatuhkah Band of the Comanche people as well as promote heritage tourism in the region. One of the points on the proposed Penatuhkah Comanche Trail is here in San Saba County. It is the site of the 1847 Meusebach/Comanche treaty signed in the Sloan Community.

We at the museum look forward to your visit to see this exhibit which will only be here through Sunday, June 19th. The Museum is open Saturdays and Sundays 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

You can learn more about the Penatuhkah Comanche Trails Partnership at <pctp-tx.com>.