GENE FUHRMAN MEMORIAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS EDUCATION CENTER
NEW NAME, NEW SPACE, SAME GREAT MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE
The Gene Fuhrman Memorial Telecommunications Education Center, formerly the Gene H. Fuhrman Memorial Telephone Museum, is being relocated within the University of North Texas College of Engineering at UNT Discovery Park. Stay tuned for Grand Opening details!
Founded in 2003, the Museum is in dedication to the beloved Gene, son of Alvin and Gracie Fuhrman who own and operate Nortex Communications.
NOTABLE EXHIBITS
The first magneto telephone, activated in 1909, hangs just inside the east door of the museum. One of the favorite stops of the tour is a complete functioning display of early phones
Early telephones, photos, and equipment, including a 1950 Ford pick up truck used to set telephone poles, CATV equipment, switchboards, billing machine, and switching equipment, are all on display.