Gaston Museum

Treat yourself

I cant say anyone thing, It is so well designed and the exhibits are alive. The outer buildings are equally interesting. I cant wait to see what the next Education Day program brings to the kids. ...

East Texas Oil Boom

The Gaston Museum in Joinerville is a neat, well-organized and well-kept local history museum covering the 1930's and 1940's East Texas oil boom. Named after the historic Gaston School nearby [now pr...

Small but very informative.

The community went from tiny to huge almost overnight when oil was disvovered nearby. The museum tells about the Gaston School and how it and the community adjusted to their new way if life.

An interesting museum about the East Texas oil fields

This museum in Gaston/Joinerville Texas is located between Tyler and Henderson in East Texas. It tells the story of a little town that exploded overnight when oil was discovered nearby. It's small but...