Moon Over the Monument Solar Eclipse Viewing
On Monday, August 21st, we have a rare event occurring – a total solar eclipse. Gering, Nebraska is located within the path of totality. This total eclipse is visible along …
Eclipse MegaMovie Awareness Tour at Legacy!
Multiverse at UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory kicked off its “Eclipse MegaMovie Awareness Tour” – a series of town hall and science education meetings in communities along the path of …
Legacy of the Plains was Sugar Valley Rally Pit Stop!
It was a beautiful day on Sunday, June 4th as several gorgeous classic cars came rolling into the museum’s campus. Legacy of the Plains was the morning “pit stop” for …
Draft Horse Driving Clinic Coming Soon!
Have you ever wanted to learn to drive a team of horses? Now you can! Here at Legacy of the Plains Museum, we offer a two day annual beginning teamster and …
Legacy of the Plains is a Passport Destination!
Yup, you read that correctly! We are one of the 80 stops highlighted throughout Nebraska for this year’s statewide passport program. There are four stops in our immediate area, our …
Shout Out to our Volunteers!
As we move forward into the upcoming summer months, the staff at Legacy of the Plains Museum would like to take the opportunity to thank all of our incredible volunteers …
Read Across America – Nebraska’s 150 Challenge
Here at Legacy of the Plains, we love to promote education and enrichment. With yesterday being National Read Across America Day and to many, Dr. Seuss Week, we felt it appropriate …
Happy 150th Birthday Nebraska!
Today is the big day – March 1st! 150 years ago today, President Andrew Johnson issued a proclamation declaring Nebraska a U.S. state.
Yesterday, Legacy of the Plains held a special early …
Nebraska’s Birthday Eve Celebration!
On Tuesday, February 28th, Legacy of the Plains is hosting a special birthday eve party in honor of the great state of Nebraska. You only turn 150 once! So come …
Legacy to Honor Lunar New Year with Rooster Display
Year of the Rooster!
A Silver-laced Wyandotte rooster. Photo Credit: By ripperda – wyandotte haan, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10682244
According to the Lunar calendar, January 28th will mark the new year …