Indoor Exhibits

 

An impressive collection of historic firearms in the museum's galleries shows the progression of weapons from flintlock to cartridge.

 

 

 

As the railroad laid the tracks that ended the freighting days of the Santa Fe Trail, towns and farmsteads grew up in its wake. Many homes had a parlor like this where friends and family could gather.

 

 

Music was a popular form of entertainment for the people who settled along the ruts of the old Santa Fe Trail.