Whole lot of squeakin’ goin’ on
No, we do not have a rodent problem – we are moving antique farm equipment on the museum grounds today. Some of the old equipment, like this 1920s-era cultivator about …
Name the baby
Sage has given us our first longhorn calf of the year this morning – a heifer!
What would you name her? Give us your suggestions, along with your name, city, and …
How to move a log house in 12 easy steps
Moving a museum definitely presents challenges. For example, how do you move a three-sided roofless log house?
Thank goodness we were able to raise the funds to call in professionals (Summers House …
“Free Land? Chautauqua” is coming to town!
Scottsbluff had a Chautauqua building from 1905-1911, where Roosevelt School is today. During Chautauqua meetings, people rented tents and camped on the grounds.
We are excited that the Humanities Nebraska …
How to move a museum
Do you remember the last time you moved? The chaos of boxes and packing material covering every available inch of floor and that unsettling feeling of everything being out of …
Harvest Festival 2014 will be sweet!
Every year, the Legacy of the Plains Museum Harvest Festival features a different crop for historic demonstrations. Harvest Festival XVIII will feature sugar beets.
The sugar beet will be the …
The 2014 annual meeting
The 2014 Legacy of the Plains Annual Meeting was well attended.
Exhibit Design Associates gave the presentation at the meeting, describing the Interpretive Plan for the museum.
Larry, Ian, and Biff …
Legacy of the Plains Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of Legacy of the Plains Museum members will take place on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Gering Civic Center. The doors open at 6 p.m. for …