Supercell to star in museum slideshow?
On May 20, we held an open house to familiarize community members with our museum development plans. The open house was supposed to last until 7 p.m.
At about 6 p.m., …
Welcome, O’Sage and Rainy!
Meet O’Sage, heifer calf of momma longhorn Sage!
That clever name was suggested by Kathy Yates of Mitchell.
The day after O’Sage was born, mama longhorn Cleo was also toting around a …
Draft horse driving clinic
In mid-May, the Legacy of the Plains Museum campus was busy with the sound of neighs, whinnys, hoofbeats, and jingling tack. The museum hosted its first-ever draft horse driving clinic, …
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 …
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 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 …