Celebrate Work by Taking a Break!

Labor Day is coming right around the corner. Beyond it being an excellent vacation day at the beginning of fall, it is also an occasion to celebrate the way we work. Share your work story with us over the next few days to help celebrate! What do you do? What is your dream job? A […]

Patron Mission: Where was that Lincoln School at?

Today one of the Museum’s visiting patrons was on a mission: he wanted to prove the existence and location of Lincoln School in Goodland to a friend. As Lincoln School has a fascinating history of use in Sherman County, we’d like to share the fruits of his mission with you.

Fore! Take a Whack at Goodland’s Sugar Hills Golf Course

Golf has been a very popular form of recreation in Goodland for many years, though we didn’t always have the beautiful golf course we boast today.  In 1920, Leo Schisler, who had moved to Goodland from Iowa, decided that there was a need for a golf course.  At first there was little interest, but the […]

The Way We Work: Summer Under the Sun

Work is a huge part of who we are. It forms part of our identity, it keeps us busy and it provides for our families. In preparation for the upcoming Smithsonian exhibit “The Way We Worked”at the High Plains Museum, we would like to share a series of local work stories. Work takes different shapes, […]

Ordinance 1635

ORDINANCE NO.  1635   AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS OR DISTRICTS OF CERTAIN LANDS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS, UNDER THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS ZONING REGULATIONS.   BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS.   SECTION 1.  That having received a […]

Ordinance 1636

ORDINANCE NO. 1636       AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE TRAFFIC WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS; INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE “STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE FOR KANSAS CITIES,” EDITION OF 2012; PROVIDING CERTAIN PENALTIES AND AMENDING AND REPEALING SECTION NO. 16-101.               BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE […]

Ordinance 1637

ORDINANCE NO. 1637       AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PUBLIC OFFENSES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS; INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE “UNIFORM PUBLIC OFFENSE CODE FOR KANSAS CITIES,” EDITION OF 2012; PROVIDING CERTAIN PENALTIES AND AMENDING AND REPEALING SECTION NO. 12-101.               BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF […]

Last Days of Goodland Treasures

The Exhibit “Goodland Treasures” will be closing August 6th. Get in to see the Treasures of Goodland before it closes. Take the time to also view the Big Easel Project exhibit detailing the story of our Big Easel and its companions in Altoona and Emerald. Coming soon is the exhibit “Serve & Protect: The Story […]

The Road to Success

The Rock Island Railroad had a key role in developing the city of Goodland.  It supplied jobs that brought people here and boosted the local economy.  The citizens of Goodland waited for a long time to see the railroad come into existence, and they took great pride in it once it did. The first train […]

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