If you are a railroad fan or lover of Victorian Era printed graphic design ephemera or penmanship then this exhibit is for you! Stop by and see our Holiday Junction exhibit while viewing the beautiful details of George’s railroad pass collection from his travels. The West family are founders of Panama City.

This collection is on loan from Margaret West Matheson, great-great-granddaughter of George West.

December Hours of Operation are:

Tue-Thu 1-5:30 p.m.
Fri 1-7 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sun-Mon Closed

This collection of passes tells us of George West’s life. He worked for the Chicago & North-Western Railroad at the Escanaba, Michigan yard, located at the port on Lake Michigan from 1873 to 1900.

A few passes include his first wife Adella. There are also passes for sleeping cars, Western Union Telegraph, and American Express shipping. Some passes after 1898 include “…& son & daughter”. They were actually his grandchildren he became guardian of after the deaths of his son and daughter-in-law.

From 1901 through 1905 George worked for the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad. In 1906 he moved to St. Andrews permanently.