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NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

SAVE MURPHY'S HISTORIC CEMETERIES

 

The  Murphy Historical Society is guardian to the Decatur-Maxwell-Murphy,  Murphy Family, and Herring-Hogge cemeteries located in Murphy, TX.   Please visit our website to learn more about each of these Texas  Historic cemeteries.

Your generous donations are crucial in helping us meet the nearly $10,000/year in maintenance costs associated with:

  • Repair and cleaning of headstones
  • Monthly mowing and edging
  • Weed control
  • Tree trimming and storm damage cleanup

In addition to monetary donations and grants we receive,  volunteers, scouts, and student organizations are requested to help care  for the cemeteries in other beautification projects and small clean-up  details. 

About Us

The  Murphy Historical Society was organized in 2011 with only five members.  Our current membership is 25 members in a small community of 20,612  citizens. We have a collection of artifacts, historical books,  photographs, textiles, and scrapbooks. We are currently placing items  from our collection in 3 display cases located inside the entrance of  Murphy City Hall. We have run out of storage space for our collection  and are also seeking a new storage location. 

Membership and  Volunteers - The Murphy Historical Society accepts guests, new members  and donations to assist with preserving and documenting our local  history. We also apply to the Community Development Board and Collin  County Historical Commission for grants. Membership is open to the  general public and anyone who enjoys history. Dues are collected for  general funds associated with running the organization.

Mission

The purpose of the Murphy Historical Society is to inspire and promote  community interest in and appreciation for the history of MURPHY, TEXAS,  and to preserve Murphy's rich history and document the present for the  future.  To this end, we identify, select,  gather, preserve, maintain,  catalog and make accessible to the public, historical documents and  significant memorabilia from Murphy and towns in Collin County. 

Needs

1.  Donations to maintain and preserve our three Historic Texas cemeteries 

2.  Volunteers to help with cemetery maintenance, cleanup, and other society events 

3.  Corporate sponsors for fundraising events 

4.  A new storage location for our artifact collection 

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ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

SAVE THE DATE OCTOBER 8, 2022

FUNDRAISER - PUT THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR A DAY OF FOOD, FUN AND EDUCATION

CLICK TO GO TO SAVE MURPHY CEMETERIES FACEBOOK PAGE

President of the Murphy Historical Society

Donna Jenkins spoke at the Murphy Chamber of Commerce. She gave a presentation about exactly what the historical society does.

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