On Youtube, The Leadership Hillsboro Class Provided An Oral History Tour of the Cell Block Museum
From 2026, Mary Helen Dodson visited Hillsboro on her Texas book tour, giving accounts of her great grandfather Wesley Clark Dodson (1829–1914) who was a leading Texas architect during the Reconstruction era, best known for designing county courthouses and jails during the state’s “golden age of courthouse construction, including the Hill County Cell Block Museum.
From 2026, Mary Helen Dodson visited Hillsboro on her Texas book tour, giving accounts of her great grandfather Wesley Clark Dodson (1829–1914) who was a leading Texas architect during the Reconstruction era, best known for designing county courthouses and jails during the state’s “golden age of courthouse construction, including the Hill County Cell Block Museum.
From 2026, Mary Helen Dodson visited Hillsboro on her Texas book tour, giving accounts of her great grandfather Wesley Clark Dodson (1829–1914) who was a leading Texas architect during the Reconstruction era, best known for designing county courthouses and jails during the state’s “golden age of courthouse construction, including the Hill County Cell Block Museum.
We've compiled a Youtube Playlist of some of our area's best videos, which include the history of the Hill County Courthouse, and other notable museums, events, and clips from Hillsboro, Texas.
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This page is under construction with additional videos being added soon.
Please check back to see updates, or call 254-582-2481 if you have requests or need museuml information.
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Other Information and Resources:
Hill County Information from Geneology Trails
Hill County Geneology Project TxGenWeb
Our Historical Markers and War Memorials
Hill County in the Texas Almanac
Hillsboro City Library Geneology Resources