LEGACY OF THE PLAINS

Construction in full swing

The hump is gone, a new entrance has been opened, and we have a nice red rock parking lot. Concrete work will soon begin and steel erection is expected to take place the first part of June. We are reviewing our first set of documents from Exhibit Design Associates who have come up with some exciting preliminary ideas and suggestions for our museum. Stay tuned!!

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Financial institutions step to the plate

First State Bank, top left, Valley Bank and Trust, top right,, and Platte Valley Companies, bottom, all made significant contributions to the Legacy of the Plains Museum project in recent days. Numerous individuals and businesses are stepping up to offer their financial assistance to combining the North Platte Valley Museum and Farm And Ranch Museum on the FARM campus on the west edge of Gering. A public fundraising campaign is currently underway. If you are interested in helping or making a contribution contact us at (308) 436-5411 (NPVM) or (308) 436-1989 (FARM). All support is greatly appreciated!!!

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2013 Tractor Relay Across Nebraska - June 1-9

Registration, dates and rules can be found at:

http://nebraskacowman.com/nafa/nafa_registration.pdf

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Marty Stuart in Legacy of the Plains concert Aug. 29

Legendary Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Marty Stuart will be in concert Aug. 29 at Five Rocks Amphitheater in Gering for a benefit performance for Legacy of the Plains. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for children ages 6-12, and free for those five and under. The concert is sponsored by WESTCO, 21st Century Equipment and Regional West Medical Center. Fremont Motors is paying for the cost of sound and lighting systems. Tickets will go on sale in mid-February.

Legacy notes:

A contract has been signed with Exhibit Design Associates of Estes Park, Colo. to begin the process of combining the exhibits and artifacts of FARM and North Platte Valley Musuem into one world class musem. A contract has also be approved with Paul Reed Construction Co. of Gering to begin dirt work and utility realignment on the Legacy campus. B&C Steel Co. of Gering is busy fabricating the steel for the new wings to the existing exhibit hall and for the new storage/exhibit building.

Welcome to Legacy of the Plains (FARM).......
Located in western Nebraska, the Farm And Ranch Museum (Legacy of the Plains) offers an excellent look at High Plains agriculture of the past. The feature crops are sugar beets, dry beans, potatoes, ranching, irrigation, dryland farming and conservation tillage.

May 1

Summer hours

Monday - Saturday 9 a.m - 5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m.

Starting Nov. 1 -

Winter Hours: Monday-Friday - 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

We will open other times by appointment.
Phone numbers are on the door or call one of the board members.

The museum exhibits include feature crops and general agriculture. At various times of the year we demonstrate agricultural practices and hold events. The Library/Archives holds an extensive collection of agricultural books, photos, equipment manuals, equipment literature

and oral histories. The museum Library/Archives holds collections of area farmers and agricultural businesses including Sishc Manufacturing, Lockwood Corporation, Great Western Sugar, and Dutton Implement Company.

Farm And Ranch Museum

2930 Old Oregon Trail

Gering, Nebraska 69341

308-436-1989

farm@farmandranchmuseum.com

farmgering@gmail.com

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