04/17/2022
The Orange Grove Area Museum and it’s contents were destroyed by fire today.
This heartbreaking event happened on a breezy Easter morning and as of now appears to be a total loss. Fire fighters are still on the scene. Currently we are unaware of the cause of the fire.
The museum was established in the late 1990’s by a small group of citizens from the Orange Grove Area who were concerned about our history being lost. It was the dream of Betty Box, our late curator, that the museum be educational and be the type of museum where items could be seen and touched.
So many people have worked tirelessly to make the museum a place to hold our history, to keep it open and keep it going. Citizens have given/loaned items and artifacts over the years only to be lost in a devastating fire.
God bless the Orange Grove Volunteer Fire Department, the City of Orange Grove, the Orange Grove Community, and the benefactors of the Orange Grove Area Museum.