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Game Day!

Sami Windle Events

It's game day at the High Plains Museum, Goodland Public Library and Carnegie Arts Center!  Today and the 29th you and your family can come and play work related games to go along with the traveling Smithsonian exhibit The Way We Worked.  Come and try your hand at operation, try to fix some lea

Christmas Hours

Sami Windle News

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 Smithso

Wisdom in Work: Join us for The Way We Worked Documentary Series

Sami Windle Events

The Way We Worked is now showing at the High Plains Museum and we are excited to explore the dynamics of work. The High Plains Museum has partnered with the Sherman Theater to sponsor the free screening of two fascinating documentaries about work in January. On January 5th at 1:30, join us for Th

American Countryside takes a ride on the First Patented Helicopter

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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 American

The Smithsonian is here!

Sami Windle Exhibits

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

Sami Windle News

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