For many folks that did not grow up "down on the farm", the little village of Medicine Mound, Texas offers a glimpse at our rural roots - that special era from the early 1900's to the mid-1960's when the family farm was an integral part of what we call "rural America". Hardeman County had long been predominantly Native American country, and was the last county in Texas to be settled by outsiders. Life on the frontier was never easy, and most folks toiled very hard to make ends meet through the Great Depression, dust storms, droughts and more. There are plenty of tales to tell, so be sure to check out the stories page.

The Downtown Medicine Mound Preservation Group was formed in 2006 as a non-profit corporation under existing Texas and Federal statutes. If it were not for the perseverance and vision of Myna and a handful of like-minded individuals, the little ghost town of Medicine Mound would have been reduced to rubble a long, long time ago. With the last business closed in the 1960's and virtually all of the town's inhabitants gone now, Myna has devoted much of her own time and resources to keeping the memory of rural life in Texas alive for future generations.

Our non-profit status was recently granted by the IRS, and our offical Letter of Determination was issued on June 19th, 2007. To verify the status of any non-profit organization, you may call the IRS Customer Service Center toll free at (877) 829-5500. With hard work, determination, and a bit of luck, the Downtown Medicine Mound Preservation Group accomplished this feat in a little over seven months.

To find out more about us, simply follow the links at left, or you may navigate to different areas of interest by following the links across the top of every page.  In this section, you can read bios of the current Board of Directors, or view copies of our Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, press releases, or financial statements (when available), right on your computer ! While we are not required by law to make all this information available on the Internet, our Board of Directors agrees that doing so increases the group's standing in the non-profit community by offering a level of operational "transparency" not yet commonly practiced.

We're glad to have you visit our acclaimed web site, and hope you'll enjoy all the information presented within. Here's what some folks are saying about our site....

"I recently found this web site and the first thing I saw when the site popped up was a picture of school children in 1949 with both my grandmother, Ona Lee Prescott and my father, Phillip Prescott standing in the picture. It brought tears to my eyes! I then contacted Myna who called me here in Seattle and informed me that she knew my grandfather Emmett Prescott as well as my grandmother and father as a child. When I was young we would always go to Medicine Mound to see my old friends that stilled lived there in the 1960's." (05/07)

"Wow! I'm impressed by ALL OF IT!!!! -- The Board of Directors... the stories... the mission statement... the work that went into all of it! The website is FANTASTIC and easy to use -- and I'm grateful that one can browse all of it without becoming a member, which is truly unique and unusual as websites go." (10/23/06)

"What an interesting town and project, and very nice website ! So interesting. Truly, some day (it will likely be a couple of years away) we would love to pursue Medicine Mounds as a possible site exhibit on the Texas Beyond History web site." (11/06)

"The web site is fantastically presented, well organized, and very informative. It's very exciting to check in on occasion, see your progress, and read your blog.... thank you, thank you, for your time, energy, focus, belief, and commitment to the restoration of Downtown Medicine Mound." (02/07)

"I particularly like the photos of your artifacts. You guys did a good job in photographing them. We're looking forward to adding your content to the Portal To Texas History." (03/07)

"I want to do all I can to help you folks get your project going. It's all about having the dreams and you have a awesome one !" (03/07)

"I am so glad that Myna has you to help her. She, and her work, are rare Texas treasures !" (03/07)

"It truly amazes me how we all get found on MySpace. Your site is so authentically cool ! I acted on the 1990 TV series "Northern Exposure" and if you watched the show you would see that, like you, they pay a lot of attention to detail. To have the "real deal"...well man, that is awesome. Thanks 4 finding me ! You rock !" (04/07)