SHERMAN, Texas | September 12, 2014

The Sherman Museum announced today that the actor Wyatt Earp will give a free public lecture entitled “Wyatt Earp: Stories of Life on the Frontier,” on Friday, September 19 starting at high noon, 12:00 p.m. Mr. Earp will speak in the downstairs community room. Seating is limited and guests are encouraged to arrive early for best seat selection. Lecture guests are invited to bring a brown bag lunch and eat during the event. Guests wishing to attend the lecture are asked to go directly to the basement level.

Mr. Earp is the first cousin twice removed from the famous Old West lawman. An actor, he is in town to perform his one-man show about his famous namesake on Saturday night. The Saturday night performance is presented by the Sherman Community Players and sponsored by Austin College. “We are pleased to have Mr. Earp speak at The Sherman Museum,” said Dan Steelman, Museum Director. The original Wyatt Earp was a Pima County, Arizona Deputy Sheriff, and Deputy Town Marshal in Tombstone, Arizona. He took part in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral during which lawmen killed three outlaw Cowboys. After this famous shootout, Earp’s name became synonymous with the stereotypical image of an Old West lawman, and a symbol of American frontier justice.

The Sherman Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. DINO DAYS continues upstairs through September 27. The lecture is free, but persons wishing to view DINO DAYS will be charged an admission fee: $5.00 for ages 6 and up and FREE for children 5 and under and museum members.

About The Sherman Museum

The Sherman Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to collecting, preserving and interpreting objects of historical significance to Grayson County and the Greater North Texas Region.

The Sherman Museum is located at 301 South Walnut, Sherman, TX 75090.  For more information about The Sherman Museum, visit them on the web at www.theshermanmuseum.org.

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