Preserving & Promoting Allen, Texas
The Allen Heritage Guild is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to preserving Allen’s history. Established in 1996 as a project of Leadership Allen Class VII, our objectives are to create a sense of community spirit by providing service and implementing projects that create a distinctively positive image of Allen, and to assure tomorrow’s heritage by recording past, recent and current milestones.
LATEST NEWS
Visit the Steam Locomotive at the Allen Train Depot
The Ebenezer Allen #20 Steam Locomotive is now fully restored and ready for visitors! This steam locomotive engine was first constructed in 1910 and was brought to the Allen Train Depot by Allen Parks & Recreation, Allen Heritage Guild and the...
Scavenger Hunt by Car
A limited contact Scavenger Hunt around Allen by car replaced Sam Bass/Railroad History Day in February this year. Participants used their GPS to find locations and received small items at each stop to remind them of places in Allen's history. Our...
Allen Texas, a HO Gauge Model Railroad
Melvin Richards, local Model Railroader and Allen Heritage Guild member, is working on revamping the HO model railroad that was donated to the Guild a couple of years ago. The model railroad sits in the Depot Museum, and the goal is to make the...