The Gilbert Historical Society was incorporated in 1979 and the museum opened to the public in 1982. Over the past 35 years, we have had thousands of visitors to the museum.
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In 1969, the Gilbert Enterprise was replaced with a new name, Gilbert Roundup, by Tom Arnett as the owner and publisher.
This octagonal building was part of the cotton gin on the south side of the railroad tracks and about a quarter-mile west of Gilbert’s Main Street.
The Gilbert Depot was the center of our universe as we grew up in Gilbert in the 1940’s.
Many of you have heard of the Geneva Clay award that is given out by the Chamber of Commerce every year as part of their Community Excellence awards.
This picture of the Blakely Automotive building, the Serrano Popular Store and the Page Market on the left, is shown with the flood of 1938 in the foreground.
In this photograph of the old Gilbert Town Hall, you can see the modernization of our administration building in 1982.
Prior to the Gilbert Days Parade in 1963, Geneva Clay, our parade manager, had invited Governor Paul Fannin to be the Grand Marshall. Governor Fannin had accepted and was planning to honor Gilbert with his presence and lead the Gilbert Day Parade.
We read in our archives about the impact Abe Cosby had on early Gilbert. Professionally he was as a real estate and development man.
In 1917, a group of businessmen created the Bank of Gilbert and then built a large structure at the southeast corner of Page Ave. and Main Street for the bank.