The Nebraska Prairie Museum
The Phelps County Historical Society was organized in 1966. Our first displays appeared in the halls of the courthouse, then later, in the vacated Salvation Army building located just north of the current Holdrege City Hall. On April 22, 1975, ground was broken a half-mile north of the Country Club on Highway 183 for a 154′ x 120′ steel structure, now known as the Nebraska Prairie Museum (NPM). Several large additions and improvements have been made over the years. As well as, sharing geological and historic resources. The mission of the NPM continues to be a historical, interactive, resource for the community, through the collection of artifact, archival documents and memorabilia that explain the lifestyles of those who preceded us.
Recent Posts
Gas Use in WWII
by Susan Perry – first published in the July 2006 Stereoscope “I was running my car on fumes waiting for the price to go down a few cents.” OR “Guess I better get the old bicycle out to save some gas.” These are 2006 quotes. “I was running my car on fumes because I didn’t…
Brad Person’s Line Drawings
By Patti Simpson from the January 2022 Stereoscope A couple months ago while I was volunteering at the Nebraska Prairie Museum’s front desk, the Museum received a donation of a large pencil drawing of the old First National Bank building that was located at 4th and East Avenues here in Holdrege. The beautiful drawing was…
The Orphan Train
By Rod Waldrip from the January 2022 Stereoscope In the 1800’s, there was a growing problem oforphaned or abandoned children among the urbanareas of the East Coast, particularity New York.These were areas where hundreds of thousands ofimmigrants were arriving with little work and nowelfare system to help them. In 1854, Charles Loring Brace, had finishedseminary…
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We are open all year long!
- Our summer hours are April – September
- 9am – 5pm Weekdays
- 1pm – 5pm Weekends
- Our Winter Hours Are: October – March
- 10am – 5pm Weekdays
- 1pm – 4pm Weekends
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