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 …
In memory of Charlie
Legacy of the Plains Museum is closed today, 2-16-16, to enable staff and volunteers to gather to remember a man who dedicated decades of his life to museum work, who …
Bean Day
Every year, Legacy of the Plains sets up a table in the Gering Civic Center for “Bean Day“, which is the annual meeting of the Nebraska Dry Bean …
Trees Along the Trail 2015 winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Trees Along The Trail Christmas tree decorating contest!
1st place – Panhandle Quilt Guild
2nd place – Katahdin Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
3rd place …