Life Before and After the Early East Texas Oilfield
Gaston Museum
Memories Of A Bygone Era
The largest Oil Boom brought the largest Rural School in the world in the 1930's. The old school is just a piece of the legacy that was left from the East Texas Oil Boom. Our virtual museum honors the Life before and After the Oil, the Cyril/Joinerville community and all that the Gaston School afforded those who passed through its hallowed halls.
*Pictured: Crawford Drug, Joinerville, Texas
Gaston Reunion 2024
Gaston Museum Closed
We are saddened to announce that our doors are closed at the Hiway 64 location and will not reopen. We will however, be creating a virtual tour and a YouTube channel for all of the amazing stories, articles and history that surrounds the great Gaston School and the Joinerville community.
Our artifacts and memorabilia have been divided between the WRCCISD ( High School Building, Depot Museum in Henderson(Rusk County), the East Texas Oil Museum in Kilgore,( school memoribilia and early 30's / 40's memorabilia) and the Broadcast Museum in Kilgore. Our Veterans room will be donated to various local Veterans organizations to share publicly the heroes of our honored Gaston soldiers.
We are truly heartbroken that the time has come, but we are sincerely grateful to all of those before us and that have dedicated their lives to carrying on the legacy. Gaston Red Devils will live on and remain in our hearts forever. To contact Stephanie Osteen/Director, please call 903-812-1794 and leave a message. We will try and get back to you asap. In an emergency, you can also call Rosemary Whitten at 903-238-6849 or Dwight Huntsman at 903-646-1695. ​