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Museum for Jal?
SURE! Why
not! But...WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Well, folks, it's looking like Jal may finally be getting a
museum!! There is still a long way to go toward making
this happen, but we have been offered a substantial
collection of museum quality pieces and Mr. Gary Blocker has
offered us the old Jarecki Oil Field Supply/Clary Feed Store
building on North Third Street (for all you "young
ones" out there, that is the old blue building across
from Chaparral Trucking Co.)!!
We
have formed a non-profit corporation under the name of Jal
Historical Society & Museum that will operate a museum
dedicated to the history of Jal and the surrounding area...All
of the history...oil and gas, ranching, Native American,
educational, churches, military, anything from the past that
made Jal what it is...and what we remember it being!
Corporate
Logo
We
are soliciting memberships in the NEW Jal Historical Society
& Museum. We are now over 100 members strong!
Would you like to be a part of this vision? You too can
be a member of the Jal Historical Society and Museum!  Click
HERE to find out how!
Our vision is ALSO to come out of this with a first-rate
museum...we have NO plans of having just a musty, dusty
building with old photos and everybody's "cast
offs". We want to draw in some of the estimated 1.2
million tourists who will be coming to Lea County to visit the
new racetrack and casino now being built in Hobbs. We
want a family-oriented place folks can come, bring their kids
and go away, knowing how Jal came to be...and why!
And what do
we need to push this process along?
We need $$$$$$$$$$$.
Yes, money. The costs of renovating and running the
museum will be by gifts, donations and memberships.
We need
anyone who has experience in starting and operating a
museum.
We need WORKERS!
There will be a LOT of work needed to make the building
habitable...electrical, plumbing, carpentry, CLEANING...you
get the picture! We realize that there are a lot of
people who live too far away to help with the icky
part...but there are a lot of you within a few miles who
might be willing to give up a weekend or two...or
several...to help out. If so, please let us know.
We aren't talking next weekend...probably not until sometime
in early fall, but we would like to know of anyone who would
be willing at some future date to give a few weekends to
helping this project!
At some
future date, we may even need the expertise of an Architect
to help us design the inside.
What we
DON'T need...
At this point
we don't need everybody's collections of everything.
At some future time will will want some stuff...but right
now we have no place to store it. If you have items
that might be suitable, PLEASE hang on to them. Give
us your names and a list of what you have and we will let
you know when we are ready for them.
We can't do
this without a bunch of help. And we know that all you
"Jalites-once removed" are still fond of this little
place and would love to see it blossom in some way.
Won't you help by joining the Jal Historical Society and
Museum? CLICK
HERE to print out the membership form and mail as soon as
possible to us.
Keep watching this website for
updates on the progress of the museum. If you are
interested in helping with this new project...contact us!!
PO
Box 1206 Jal,
New Mexico 88252
(505) 395-3042
(505) 395-2908
Email: jalmuseum@valornet.com
or contact:
Brian
Norwood (Class of '75)
(505) 395-3042
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Karen
Lee Stevens (Class of '70)
(505) 395-2908
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A
within our site is a clickable
link to more information!
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The
Woolworth
Community Library
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Smack dab in the heart of Jal, NM
is one of the Permian Basin's premiere libraries. Visit
them
ONLINE!
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The
Sculpture
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You've heard about it, now see and
read all about our world renown
Cowboy Sculpture,
"The Trail Ahead"!
Click Here!
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A
Museum for Jal
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Well, folks,
it's looking like Jal may finally be getting a museum!!
Learn more about it...
Click Here!
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Moving
to Jal?
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Download our PDF Relocation Packet
(Click on the truck!)
or
Let us send you our
relocation packet full of info about our city!
Click Here!
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While you are here,
take a look at our
Jal, New Mexico
photo album.
Fun people, places &
things happening in Jal!
Click
Here!
Thanks
for visiting us here in
Jal, New Mexico!
Come back and see us again real soon!
www.jalnm.com
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