We Did Fan The Fire!
Have you ever pumped up an air mattress or a basketball with a foot pump? If not you can imagine the work that goes into that. Now can you imagine a time when you had to pump your fire either in your home or business. While we might not be able to imagine it today […]
The Canteen, Can Can, Help You Too!
Canteens have been used by many people in different situations. They are perhaps best known for being used by service men and women. Originally canteens used by soldiers were made of wood with a nozzle. Soon materials like tin, aluminum or other types of metal were used to make canteens.
Connecting Lives Sharing Culture: 100 Years of AFS
The High Plains Museum and the Goodland AFS Chapter have put together an exhibit on 100 years of AFS and how this organization has connected lives and shared cultures. Connecting Lives, Sharing Culture: 100 Years of AFS tells the story of the AFS organization and how it has changed people’s lives all over the world. […]
Let’s Get Rollin’!
Sugar cookies in different shapes, pies, and pizza crusts; three foods most of us can’t get enough of. Did you know that these three foods share something in common? Before they are baked they are rolled flat by an object that most of us have in our kitchens but may not be used frequently. This object […]
Holy Butter Mold Batman!
Fresh bread from the oven, a baked potato, or steamed broccoli. All delicious and chances are, served with butter. Butter comes in several forms; spray, stick and in a tube, but sometimes it has designs on it or is in the shape of something. Have you ever wondered how the manufacturer has done that? The […]
“Sun” Sets on the Earth From Space Exhibit
July 29th the Smithsonian and USGS exhibit Earth From Space will close. Get in to see the 20 poster exhibit of startling views of our planet from outer space captured by the Landsat Satellites. Also enjoy our 180 degree immersive theater which displays a journey of our sky and beyond. Join us for a closing […]
When I get steamed you’ll hear me shout!
Tea and teapots can do many things. A teapot can be an object we sing about in the form of a beloved children’s song or it can help teach us we need to learn to control our tempers from the big screen. Tea can calm an upset stomach, be a drink shared with friends, and help start a […]
Let’s Get Cooperative!
The Co-op in Goodland is place to get gas, food, coffee and of course deposit your grain. You hear people say Co-op but do you know what it stands for or how it came about?
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Teddy Bear
We all have that favorite childhood toy that saw us through scary nights and playtime. For some it might have been G.I. Joe or Barbie and for some it might have been a teddy bear. The teddy bear is 111 years old this year and was first made in 1902 because of a cartoon depicting […]
The Twist … Nature’s Dance
Summertime! A time for BBQ’s, swimming, camp fires and fun in the sun. It also means storms, which could turn severe. We have already witnessed some of these devastating storms pass through Oklahoma. Here in Goodland we have had our share of tornadoes and the High Plains Museum has several photographs of tornadoes and the […]