The Annie Riggs Memorial Museum houses an old west carriage that was originally owned by the Eudaly family in the early 1900s. Fast forward to present day, the Eudaly’s visited the museum to pass on their family history to the current generations.

“Our goal in bringing our children and grandchildren to Fort Stockton was for them to get a better sense of their West Texas heritage,” Olivia Eudaly said.

Eudaly explained that the horsedrawn carriage was originally owned and brought to Texas by Milton Truman Eudaly, her husband’s grandfather.

“My husband is actually named after Milton,” she revealed. “His full name is Richard Milton Eudaly. My husband’s uncle Harold was the last family member to own the buggy. Along the way it was donated to the sheriff’s posse and overtime it fell into disrepair. Eventually, Fort Stockton and the Annie Riggs Museum refurbished it to much better conditions. Harold owned the buggy, but Sam Tanner used it, and Sam was also a part of the donation process. Harold and Sam were very close friends.“

In addition to exploring their family connection to the museum’s artifact, the large group spent a full day in Fort Stockton visiting the Mesquite Tree Gifts, Ice Cream & Coffee Shop, Zero Stone Park, James Rooney Memorial Park, the Old Pecos County Jail and more.

“We thoroughly enjoyed our experience in Fort Stockton,” Eudaly said. “We were incredibly impressed with the city’s intentionality to preserve the heritage of the west, which was very meaningful to all of our family. We are extremely grateful for the Annie Riggs Museum staff and the city’s marketing department for helping us have such a lovely time. The kids enjoyed the historic aspects and learned so much at the museum. We had three fabulous meals in Fort Stockton and everything about our visit was a marvelous experience. We are thoroughly grateful for the hospitality and for the opportunity for our kids to see their own heritage fantastically preserved by the Annie Riggs.”