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The Smithsonian is here!

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The traveling exhibit The Way We Worked from the Smithsonian has arrived at the High Plains Museum!  The Way We Worked is sponsored by the Kansas Humanities Council and will be at the High Plains Museum until January 27, 2013.  (more…)

The Smithsonian is Coming!

Sami Windle Exhibits

The High Plains Museum will host the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition, “The Way We Worked,” sponsored by the Kansas Humanities Council, December 15th, 2012 through January 27th, 2013. “The Way We Worked” explores the stories of America’s workers and invites us to consider

It’s your last chance!

Sami Windle Exhibits

This is the last week for the Goodland Police Department exhibit at the museum.  The exhibit will be coming down Monday December 3, so this is your last chance to see it. The exhibit Protect and Serve: The Story of the Goodland Police Department tells the history of the police in Sherman County

Community Builders: A keeper of stories

Sami Windle Exhibits

The travelling exhibit The Way We Worked by the Smithsonian is about showcasing how Americans have worked through the years.  The exhibit shows what changes have occurred in the workforce in America from the mid-19th century and the late 20th century.  Just like America, Goodland’s workforce a

Museum hours over the holiday

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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 f

Community Builders: To the sky

Sami Windle Exhibits

The travelling exhibit The Way We Worked by the Smithsonian is about showcasing how Americans have worked through the years.  The exhibit shows what changes have occurred in the workforce in America from the mid-19th century and the late 20th century.  Just like America, Goodland’s workforce a

The Dust Bowl: A Film by Ken Burns

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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 tw

Community Builders: A man with a weather eye

Sami Windle Exhibits

The travelling exhibit The Way We Worked by the Smithsonian is about showcasing how Americans have worked through the years.  The exhibit shows what changes have occurred in the workforce in America from the mid-19th century and the late 20th century.  Just like America, Goodland’s workforce a

Community Builders: A Founding Father

Sami Windle Exhibits

The travelling exhibit The Way We Worked by the Smithsonian is about showcasing how Americans have worked through the years.  The exhibit shows what changes have occurred in the workforce in America from the mid-19th century and the late 20th century.  Just like America, Goodland’s workforce a

Community Builders: “The Land Man”

Sami Windle Exhibits

The travelling exhibit The Way We Worked by the Smithsonian is about showcasing how Americans have worked through the years.  The exhibit shows what changes have occurred in the workforce in America from the mid-19th century and the late 20th century.  Just like America, Goodland’s workforce a