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Congrats to the Kansas Sampler Foundation!

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8 WONDERS OF KANSAS GUIDEBOOK WINS AWARD The Kansas Sampler Foundation was recently notified that their "8 Wonders of Kansas Guidebook" won first place in the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) category for travel book or guide. (more…)

Veterans of Sherman County

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Sherman County has had many men and women serve in the military.  Veterans in Sherman County range from the Civil War to Iraq and Afghanistan.  In the earlier years men formed veteran groups and women form auxiliary groups.  In town we have the V.F.W. and a memorial at the cemetery. (more&helli

Please Be Our Valentine!

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On February 14th, the High Plains Museum would like you to be our Valentine! The High Plains Museum is hosting a Valentine's Date Night for Parents! Drop your kids off at the High Plains Museum from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on February 14th and go enjoy a date with your sweetheart. The kids will be treated

The word is out there! But where can I find it?

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Hello all! It's Sami and I'm here to tell you what I did today.  Today as some of you know we got some snow.  Not as much as forecasted, but snow none the less.  So to let you all know that the museum was still open I called into the KLOE radio with Curtis Duncan during the "Marketplace" segment

February’s First Week Events Approaching

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Welcome February! This month at the High Plains Museum we will be offering some new activities for the public to enjoy beginning with "First Week" events. Goodland's "First Week" is a collaborative effort between the High Plains Museum, Carnegie Arts Center and the Goodland Public Library to offer

What’s going on at the museum?

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Welcome to the "Day in the Life of an Educator" blog series! This will be a new series written by me (Hello!), that features a behind the scenes look at activities and education development going on at the museum. My name is Sami Philbrick and I am the High Plains Museum Education Coordinator.

Old ‘Engine 99’

Sami Windle Treasures around Goodland

In the library facing 8th Street is a beautiful stained glass window.  The window is of a train and is entitled Old ‘Engine 99.’  The train is representative of a railroad that used to come through Goodland.  That railroad was the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway and it brought the firs

Black Kettle

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Black Kettle was a wild horse that used to roam freely in Sherman County with a number of other wild horses before it was settled.  Black Kettle became famous because it seemed no man could catch him.  It was told that his mane and tail were so long that when resting they reached the ground.  Man

The Theater in Goodland

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The Sherman County Theater has had quite a journey to get where it is today.  Before we had this theater there were three other theaters in town; the Crystal Theater, the Only Theater, and the Lyric Theater.  These were placed in existing buildings around town including the Goodland State Bank and

Celebrate Kansas with the HPM on Kansas Day!

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Come join us at the High Plains Museum for Kansas Day January 29, 2012 from 1-4 P.M.  Enjoy fun and games, snacks, and a great opportunity to interact with the family friendly “K is for Kansas”, and view the beautiful sights of Kansas in “Considering the Commonplace” photography exhibit. He