Prepare yourself for the tour of the century. Bastrop Middle School students
present "A Cyber Look at Bastrop's Past." Students used technology to link
together the past to the present from the perspective of our community so that
we better understand ourselves and our world.

"Even though the community has grown, the heart of Bastrop, the heart of the town is still here.
We all have a sense of belonging - Bastrop is our town." Belle Cervantes, featured in the Building Bridges exhibit.

Front of museum The Bastrop County Museum was established in 1952 when the newly organized Bastrop County Historical Society purchased this building. The Society began the collection and preservation of materials, artifacts, and documents relating to the history of the colony of Stephen F. Austin, Bastrop County, and the town of Bastrop (formerly Mina). Gathered here are many artifacts and records recalling pioneer days in Texas when Bastrop was a western frontier colony on the Old San Antonio Road, El Camino Real. During the Civil War, the building turned into a tannery making leather for shoes and saddles for the army. In 1952 the property was bought by the Bastrop County Historical Society and included the Old Ferry Crossing historical shrine.

Tour of the Bastrop County Museum.

Visit a room in the museum.

Created by eighth grade students at Bastrop Middle School, Bastrop, Texas, in the 1998/1999 school year. For more information, please contact Kathy Kincheloe at kkincheloe@bastrop.isd.tenet.edu
Link to the International CyberFair Contest Project Narrative.