Trees Along the Trail – Coming Soon!
Coming up soon is the Legacy of he Plains’ annual Trees Along the Trail tree decorating contest! The contest is a great way to creatively showcase your nonprofit organization or …
Approaching the Long Awaited Weekend
It’s the final countdown to the most anticipated weekend here at Legacy of the Plains Museum. In just a few weeks, we’ll be having two spectacular events coming up.
The first …
Legacy of the Plains Wins First!
This Saturday during the Oregon Trail Days celebration in Gering, Legacy of the Plains Museum had a parade float entry in their 95th Annual Oregon Trail Days Parade. Titled “Turning …
Museum’s Main Exhibit Gallery is Closed
Legacy of the Plains has been working to build and expand our museum’s exhibits inside the Main Exhibit Gallery and from this point until the grand opening scheduled for mid-September …
Lobby Photo Contest
The museum’s photo lobby contest is now closed and winners have been selected. Our three winners (in no particular order) are the following:
“Niobrara River in Agate Fossil Beds National Monument” taken …
Legacy knows how to ‘Get Dirty’!
On April 30th, Legacy of the Plains Museum hosted its very first May Day event “Get Dirty in Spring” that featured fun for the whole family! Kids could come in and …
Happy 149th birthday, Nebraska!
149 years ago today, March 1, 1867, President Andrew Johnson issued a proclamation declaring Nebraska a State, thus adding a 37th star to the United States flag.
It can be difficult …
Japanese in western Nebraska
Did you know? Nebraska’s cultural diversity has included people of Japanese descent for more than 100 years. In the early 1900s, Japanese immigrants came to the North Platte River valley …
Temporary gallery closure
The Legacy of the Plains Museum main exhibit gallery will be closed February 22-26 for the safety of our visitors and volunteers.
The main museum gallery is undergoing another step in …
Square dance and pie social
An active, old-fashioned form of entertainment will liven up the museum Saturday, Feb. 20, when square dance caller and instructor Lucky Kochenower puts dancers through their paces.
Square dancing is considered …