The Crawford Family Historical Museum (CFHM) is a non-profit corporation located in San Marcos Texas. Eloise Crawford organized the CRAWFORD FAMILY HISTORICAL MUSEUM, INC., a Texas nonprofit corporation, for purposes which promote social welfare activities within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 501©(4), specifically including operation of a genealogical research center and museum. The research center and museum provide internet access to thousands of digital images of people, places, documents, biographies, history and etc., generally showing the settlement of the American West via the internet at all times and via physical tours by appointment to student groups and to others under special circumstances. Freedom provides the thread which binds the themes of the cultural history presented. One focus of the museum is to promote an understading of American Liberty through a variety of educational activities. The genealogy of the Crawford Family, the related surnames, and other families provide the cast of characters and heroes presented in the story.