Legacy of the Plains Museum
2930 Old Oregon Trail
Gering, NE 69341
(308) 436-1989
info@legacyoftheplains.org
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Beyond the Dust Bowl

Charles R. Fenster's dryland farming exhibit v. 2.0

Charles R. Fenster’s dryland farming exhibit v. 2.0

Many people who settled this region worked as farmers, an important job for food production. Wheat was especially an important crop in the High Plains. After the devasting impacts of the Dust Bowl of the ‘Dirty Thirties’, the methods of farming changed forever. There is also a section of this zone which highlights the work of a man named Charles R. Fenster who was a dryland historian and an expert in the field of farming conservation practices. In the latter years of his life, he not only helped start Legacy of the Plains Museum, but also volunteered regularly as the museum’s historian.

This zone highlights

  • Stubble-mulch Farming Techniques
  • Charles R. Fenster’s Exhibit and Legacy
  • Wheat Growth and Harvest
  • Dust Bowl’s impact on Farming
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Hours of Operation

Summer Hours are from March 31st to November 1st
Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Legacy of the Plains Museum
2930 Old Oregon Trail
Gering, NE 69341
(308) 436-1989
info@legacyoftheplains.org
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