A smokin’ good time
The High Plains Museum began collecting in 1959, and those many years of collecting have yielded a collection of fascinating objects. The HPM cannot display all these objects at once, instead we curate an exhibit to feature certain objects. Ever wonder what objects the museum has stored? Each week we will bring you one fascinating object […]
It’s a snow day!
It’s snowing! With all the snow comes fun snow related activities that you can do. Grab your sled and some friends and go sledding at Pioneer Park. According to the Farmers Almanac sledding is actually a great way to burn calories! It can burn up to 450 calories per hour, it also gets you outside which will […]
Goodland USD Students show us The Way We Work
“What three jobs do we depend on most? What might happen if we didn’t have these jobs in Sherman County? Five six graders in the Goodland USD 352 school system produced a five-minute film that addresses these two questions. Uploaded onto YouTube is the fantastic film developed by the students as part of the programming […]
The High Plains Museum to Host Smithsonian Earth from Space Exhibition
Beginning February 13th, visitors to the High Plains Museum will be able to experience the popular exhibition Earth from Space produced by the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition Service in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey. The exhibition will be on view at the High Plains Museum, February 13 through July 29. Enjoy the exhibit at […]
Kansas Day Celebration Continues!
Did you miss Kansas Day? Don’t fret, the party continues at the High Plains Museum through Friday morning. Bring by your youngsters to test their wits in a maze, create Kansas symbols, vote for your favorite college (KSTATE is currently in the lead), search the Museum for history clues and play our Meadowlark game. These […]
The Work behind “The Way We Worked”
For 125 years people of Goodland have worked many different jobs that have helped define Goodland and Sherman County. The High Plains Museum collects and shares these stories with the public as its main focus of work, which was made easy given the national lens on work offered in the Smithsonian traveling exhibit The Way […]
Christmas Hours
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the High Plains Museum! Over the holiday the museum will be closed December 24th and 25th and January 1st. We will be open December 22nd and 29th during regular hours, 9 AM to 5 PM. Don’t forget to stop by and see our traveling exhibit from the […]
American Countryside takes a ride on the First Patented Helicopter
Oscar Winner Andrew McCrea and his radio program American Countryside took a tour of the High Plains Museum this year. You can hear from Director Karen Anderson about the history contained in the Museum in McCrea’s First Helicopter broadcast. “The American Countryside is truly a slice of Americana. It might be a well-known music or […]
Museum hours over the holiday
Happy Thanksgiving! In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, The High Plains Museum will be closed Thursday the 22, Friday the 23, Saturday the 24, and Sunday the 25. The museum will reopen Monday the 26 at 9:00 AM. The regular hours of the museum are Monday and Wednesday through Saturday from 9-5. Have a happy […]
The Dust Bowl: A Film by Ken Burns
During the 1930’s in parts of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado and Kansas the top soil started to blow. Due to the extensive drought in these areas the top soil would form huge dust clouds that would obsure the sun and sweep over the plains. This disaster has been chronicled in Ken Burns two part, […]