Officer! Officer! There’s a robbery happening!
Today when a crime is committed police officers have a variety of different ways to communicate with each other. With the help of e-mail, phones and radios, officers can alert other officers about criminals. In the 1900s however, officers did not have the technological advances and had to rely on a messenger. A prime example […]
Serve & Protect Special Reception Today
Today from 2:00 to 5:00 PM the High Plains Museum is hosting the opening reception for it’s newest exhibit Serve & Protect: The Story of the Goodland Police Department. Step out from the cold and into history at the High Plains Museum. Armed with coffee and donuts, uncover the story of the Goodland Police Department […]
The Way We Work: Professional Opinionators
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. The consequences of our […]
Serve & Protect: The Story of the Goodland Police Department
Coming soon to the High Plains Museum is the exhibit Serve & Protect: The Story of the Goodland Police Department. Learn about the history of the Goodland P.D. through this interactive exhibit that chronicles the development of the Goodland Police Department from the days of the wild frontier. The exhibit will open October 1 through […]
Generating Progress: The Story of Goodland Power
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the Goodland Municipal Power Plant. Those 75 years of generation are quite a milestone for our community and for the professionals that have kept it in working order. The story of Goodland power production is particularly interesting given our reliance on electricity. Electric Power isn’t necessarily in our […]
The Way We Work: Welding Community Ties
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. Sherman County supports a […]
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, […]