The High Plains Museum will be closed Wednesday January 1 for the holiday. We will reopen Thursday January 2 at 9:00 AM. This is also your last chance to see the exhibit "Connecting Lives Sharing Culture: 100 Years of AFS" as the exhibit will close January 11. Have a safe and happy new year!
Did you guess what the object was? It was a spigot! There are so many objects that we use every day that we simply take for granted. One such object is the spigot or faucet. According to Merriam-Webster, a spigot is a “device that controls the flow of liquid from a large container.” (m
Take a look at this object. Can you tell me what it is? Please leave your answers in the comments section below and if you guess correctly you'll get a prize! Stay tuned later in the afternoon for the answer!
Most people have one these; in their business, home or both. It is an extremely useful object but rarely used, which is a good thing. An early version was first invented by a Greek about 200 BC and then in 1819 a Captain made a splash with his new invention. What is this object? It is a fire
Did you guess the object? It's a curing iron! (more…)
Take a look at this object. Can you tell me what it is? Please leave your answers in the comments section below and if you guess correctly you'll get a prize! Stay tuned later in the afternoon for the answer!
Join us this Saturday, December 7th, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM for Christmas around the world at the High Plains Museum. Learn about how other countries celebrate Christmas through crafts and stories. Also when you come bring a shoe to the museum, where you will fill your shoe with hay and carrots. T