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

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 …

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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 …

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A sneak peek

This is a sneak peek at our proposed corn pod and selected pieces of equipment.

It’s no secret that we are moving forward at Legacy of the Plains to develop …

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2015 High Plains Christmas

The weather cooperated nicely for High Plains Christmas this year!

We were, of course, able to host our traditional indoor events, including ornament-making, letters to Santa, a bean soup luncheon, Christmas …

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Warrior run

We hosted the Warrior Run 5K and 10K races again this year, with the museum parking lot serving as the start and finish line, and the museum lobby being used …

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A busy Harvest Festival!

Gosh, there was so much going on at Harvest Festival this year, we didn’t have time to run around to take a lot of pictures!

The corn harvest demos, pick-your-own-potato patch, …

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The Way We Worked

We are so thrilled to be the first location in Nebraska to display the Smithsonian traveling exhibit “The Way We Worked”!

Representatives of several Nebraska museums were on hand today to …

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We Hired an Executive Director

The museum’s Board of Directors hired Sandra Reddish as Executive Director of Legacy of the Plains Museum to coordinate and oversee the day-to-day activities of the organization and the management of the organization’s …

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