We offer a variety of items that celebrate the history and heritage of Baytown. When you purchase any of the products below, you are helping to preserve a part of Baytown's rich history.

In addition to placing orders by mail with a check, all items may be purchased securely with a credit card or PayPal by emailing us at info@baytownhistory.org. (A PayPal account is not needed to use your debit or credit card.) In your email, include the merchandise you would like to order and the quantity of each. Also, please let us know if you would like your order to be mailed or if you will pick it locally.

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HOT OFF THE PRESS!

Chuck Chandler’s book entitled Baytown has been released just in time for the City of Baytown’s 75th birthday!

Baytown is a part of Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series. The paperback book is 6.5” x 9.25” with 128 pages featuring 218 of the best available images of Baytown in the early years.

Click on the book photo for info on how you can purchase this wonderful book.

Own a piece of the Old Oak Tree!

We are having more pens made out of clipped branches we saved from the Texas Avenue Oak Tree when it was pruned in March 2017 by Baytown Parks and Recreation Department. If you would like to place an order for these exquisite looking pens, please click on the pen photo above for info/order form.

Baytown, the Yesteryears!

Baytown, the Yesteryears, a collection of articles written by Wanda Orton and published throughout the years in The Baytown Sun, is the perfect gift for anyone with a Baytown connection.

Click on the book image for more information on how to order this unique book.

Click on book image for more information

Market Street Road Bridge

This year’s ornament depicts the Market Street Road Bridge, a 2,800-foot trestle bridge that used to run across the San Jacinto River. Before a four-lane highway bridge on Highway 73 (now known as Interstate 10) existed, it was how people in the Baytown area traveled to and from Houston.

For more information on how to purchase this beautiful keepsake ornament, click on the sketch of the ornament.

In commemoration of Baytown turning 75 this year, our limited edition tree ornament features Baytown’s City Hall, which opened in 1967.

Click on the sketch of the ornament for information and how to purchase this beautiful keepsake.

Baytown City Hall

Drawing is not exact colors or size of ornament

This year’s limited edition tree ornament features Baytown’s "famous" Trophy Barbershop in colors of red, black, blue, bronze, and white on a 3‑¼ inch round satin red glass ball. The 12-foot mounted polar bear that stands guard over the shop will be depicted on the backside of the ornament.

When you enter the door at 103 East Texas Avenue, it looks like time stood still with its original barber chairs, pictures, and stuffed exotic animals mounted on the walls. The Trophy Barbershop has been featured in news articles, as well as television shows, such as The Daytripper and The Texas Bucket List.

Click on the sketch of the ornament fo information on how to purchase this beautiful keepsake.

Our 2021 limited edition tree ornament depicts Radio Station KREL 1360.

Known as the “sports, news and music” station of the Gulf Coast area, KREL was founded in 1947 by The Baytown Sun and named in honor of Robert E. Lee High School. Rascal McCaskill’s renowned “Night Train” had thousands of teenagers tuning in nightly to listen to rhythm and blues, with many calling in special requests. In 1959, the station was sold and the call letters were changed to KWBA (“K-Bay”) and later to KBUK. The KREL building still stands by the railroad track at Decker Drive and Wade Road with KWWJ above its door.

Click here to learn more about KREL's history in The Baytown Sun's December 2021 magazine.

For more information on how to purchase this beautiful keep ornament, click on sketch of the ornament.

Drawing is not exact colors or size of ornament

Battleslhip Texas

Battleship Texas at the San Jacinto Battleground

We thought it appropriate to honor the Battleship Texas at the San Jacinto Battleground on this year's ornament since she will soon be departing her berth of 72 years, where so many of us created fond memories climbing aboard the old "T" through the years.

Click on the ornament sketch for more information on this beautiful keepsake ornament and how to order.

2019 Limited Edition Tree Ornament

United States Post Office on Market Street

Our 2019 limited edition ornament depicting the Baytown Post Office on Market Street has arrived! The picturesque sketch on the ornament is from an old post card. These ornaments are a perfect gift for those who love local history. Click on the ornament sketch for more information on how to purchase this keepsake ornament.

Celebrate Christmas in July with our 2018 limited edition tree ornament of the Interurban Railbus! For more information on this beautiful ornament and how to purchase it, click on the sketch of the ornament.

Christmas on Texas Avenue in the 1950s

Our 2017 limited edition tree ornament will surely bring back fond memories to many of the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season in downtown Baytown. The picture on the ornament was sketched from an actual 1950s postcard. Click on the photo for more information on this beautiful keepsake ornament.

Back by Popular Demand! Preorders are now being taken for our Limited Edition Treasured Scenes® Tree Ornament depicting the Brunson Theater in 1956. Click on the sketch for more information on this beautiful keepsake ornament.

1956 scene of the Brunson Theater

We also have a very limited number of the ornaments depicted below. For more information or to order by mail, click on the ornament sketches (not exact size or colors) for an order form. (Please note that the sketches are not pictures of the actual ornaments.)