Lela Latch Lloyd Museum

Lela Latch Lloyd Museum Lela Latch Lloyd Museum
116 W 7th St - PO box 62 - Cisco, Texas 76437
WEB Portal: http://www.rcgates.com/museum/museum_entrance.html Mrs.

The Lela Latch Lloyd Museum is dedicated to collecting items of regional interest and chronological value for the Cisco area of West Texas. There are evidences from prehistoric times, Indians, Spanish and Mexican conquests, early settlers, ranchers and farmers, the Civil War, and the town builders in the collection. The Lela Latch Lloyd Museum was the dream of local historian Dr. Duane K. Hale, a

friend of retired Cisco school teacher Lela Lloyd (1906-1998). Lloyd came to Cisco with her family about 1914. She attended Cisco schools and later became a teacher at Cisco high School and Cisco Junior College. She retired from teaching after 37 years. Lela wrote her 1st book, "Best Damn Teacher" as a memoir of her years of teaching in public school. Dr Hale wanted to commemorate the life of the local author and historian and so named the museum after her. He was the initial incorporator and has invested countless hours in the restoration of the dilapidated building that had served as the Cisco City Hall and as an entertainment center. Dr. Hale was able to get 501-C3 non-profit status for the museum and it survives on tax exempt donations.

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Eastland County TodayJuly 28, 2025Dr. Duane Kendall Hale, PhD, 82, of Cisco passed away on July 27th, 2025.He was born A...
08/26/2025

Eastland County Today
July 28, 2025

Dr. Duane Kendall Hale, PhD, 82, of Cisco passed away on July 27th, 2025.

He was born August 4, 1942, in Abilene to Albert Dealon Hale and Oleta Dunaway Hale of Cisco. He was an exceptional student-athlete at Cisco High School, maintained a four-point GPA and was named all-district in three sports, graduating in 1960.

Dr. Hale played football for Abilene Christian College 1960-1964, earned a B.S. in math and education, and then a M.A. degree in history in 1972. Oklahoma State University awarded him a PhD in 1977. His major field of study was the American Indian and American Western History.

Dr. Hale served as consultant, researcher and writer for the University Of Oklahoma’s American Indian Institute from 1982-2007. He headed 36 tribal history workshops in the U.S. and Canada, working with over 500 Indian tribes as an instructor in research and writing techniques for the preservation of tribal histories. He returned to Cisco in 1993 and taught history at Cisco Junior College until his retirement in 2022.

He was a prolific writer and influential public speaker, publishing numerous books, articles and papers concerning Texas, Native American and regional history. He was director of the Lela Latch Loyd Museum in Cisco, a member of the Cisco Writer’s Club and president of the Dothan Cemetery Association. He was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ. He was a close friend and inspiration to many as well as a loved father and family member.

Eastland County TodayJuly 28, 2025Dr. Duane Kendall Hale, PhD, 82, of Cisco passed away on July 27th, 2025.He was born A...
08/26/2025

Eastland County Today
July 28, 2025

Dr. Duane Kendall Hale, PhD, 82, of Cisco passed away on July 27th, 2025.

He was born August 4, 1942, in Abilene to Albert Dealon Hale and Oleta Dunaway Hale of Cisco. He was an exceptional student-athlete at Cisco High School, maintained a four-point GPA and was named all-district in three sports, graduating in 1960.

Dr. Hale played football for Abilene Christian College 1960-1964, earned a B.S. in math and education, and then a M.A. degree in history in 1972. Oklahoma State University awarded him a PhD in 1977. His major field of study was the American Indian and American Western History.

Dr. Hale served as consultant, researcher and writer for the University Of Oklahoma’s American Indian Institute from 1982-2007. He headed 36 tribal history workshops in the U.S. and Canada, working with over 500 Indian tribes as an instructor in research and writing techniques for the preservation of tribal histories. He returned to Cisco in 1993 and taught history at Cisco Junior College until his retirement in 2022.

He was a prolific writer and influential public speaker, publishing numerous books, articles and papers concerning Texas, Native American and regional history. He was director of the Lela Latch Loyd Museum in Cisco, a member of the Cisco Writer’s Club and president of the Dothan Cemetery Association. He was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ. He was a close friend and inspiration to many as well as a loved father and family member.

Source of original photo: John Caraway

Source of original photo: Bryan Jackson "High Diving at Lake Cisco – Texas, July 4, 1923."
08/20/2025

Source of original photo: Bryan Jackson
"High Diving at Lake Cisco – Texas, July 4, 1923."

Source of original photo: Eastland County Today 8/18/2025 ·Back to School Bash at Myrtle Wilks Community Center. There w...
08/18/2025

Source of original photo: Eastland County Today 8/18/2025
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Back to School Bash at Myrtle Wilks Community Center. There was Meet the Loboes, Cisco Cheerleaders, Little Lobo cheerleaders, water slides, rock climbing, food trucks, egg toss, games, car show, music, Prosperity Bank was collecting school supplies, and more. The grand finale was a magic show with illusionist David and Kylie Knight.

08/16/2025
Source of original photo: Cisco Strong ·LOBO UPDATE! - 2025"Patina is going on today. First step." - Dan Brook
08/16/2025

Source of original photo: Cisco Strong
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LOBO UPDATE! - 2025
"Patina is going on today. First step." - Dan Brook

Cisco, Texas - 2025
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Cisco, Texas - 2025

- 2025 -From left, Tammi Wilson, Admissions Specialist, Dr. Lori Grubbs, Dean of Enrollment and Shae White, Registrar
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From left, Tammi Wilson, Admissions Specialist, Dr. Lori Grubbs, Dean of Enrollment and Shae White, Registrar

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