Did you ever think a mirror could save your life? Men who served in World War I and were in the trenches depended on the Militalic Mirror. The Militalic Mirror not only aided in trench warfare but also helped control to some extent disease. (more…)
You wake up in the morning and put some bread in the toaster. You want to get the perfect toast and set the dial to your optimal setting. You leave the toast for a minute to finish getting ready and when you get back your toast is done. Luckily you did not have to wait and flip your own toast
Ever look at your potato masher and wonder about the story behind it? In our collections we have a wooden potato masher that while our object does not contain much history, the history behind the object itself is very interesting. (more…)
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 wee
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
The High Plains Museum would like to announce an open position on our Advisory Board. If you would like to get involved with Sherman County History and would like to be a part of the High Plains Museum's development, let us know! An Advisory Board member's role is to assist the Director in the di
What do you get with five Grant Jr. High students, their ideas, and the museum? An all new exhibit entitled "We Chose Goodland" being displayed at Mann's Jewelry/Smitty's Sports! (more…)
Ready for another Behind the Scenes look at what happens at the museum? Well here we go! Here at the museum we have a photograph collection, with lots of great photographs that depict Sherman County and Goodland history. Some of the photographs focus on people, equipment, agriculture and busin
Hello again! This is Sami with another look at what is going on behind the scenes in the museum. Here at the museum we are in the process of taking care of the collections. This not only means making sure that the collections we have stay in good condition but it also means disposing of objects