Nebraska’s Birthday Eve Celebration!
On Tuesday, February 28th, Legacy of the Plains is hosting a special birthday eve party in honor of the great state of Nebraska. You only turn 150 once! So come …
Legacy to Honor Lunar New Year with Rooster Display
Year of the Rooster!
A Silver-laced Wyandotte rooster. Photo Credit: By ripperda – wyandotte haan, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10682244
According to the Lunar calendar, January 28th will mark the new …
Trees Along the Trail is Underway!
Legacy of the Plains Museum is looking festive! We rarely have to decorate – because all of the community decorates for us with this wonderful fundraiser!
Several weeks ago, various local …
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 …
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 …
2014 Free Land Chautauqua
The 2014 “Free Land? 1862 and the Shaping of Modern America” Chautauqua, hosted under the big tent here at Legacy of the Plains Museum, sponsored by Humanities Nebraska and myriad …
Final day to observe hand quilting
The Legacy of the Plains Museum Quilters have one more work day this spring at the museum before the 2014 raffle quilt is complete. Come to the museum between 9 …
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, …