Discover the history of
Trails and Rails along the Great Platte River Road.
Operated by the
Buffalo County Historical Society
710 W. 11th Street
(see map)
Kearney, Nebraska
Telephone (308)
234-3041
email: bchs.us@hotmail.com
BCHS
P.O. Box 523
Kearney, NE 68848
Effective
January, 1st. 2008
Admission is
$5 for adults;
$2 children ages 5-12
$3 UNK students showing school I.D.;
Free for BCHS members;
Tuesdays are FREE during Sept- May only
Inquire about group rates!
Trails and
Rails Museum’s Hours:
*Memorial Day thru Labor Day:
Museum: Monday-Saturday 10 am to 6 pm and Sundays from 1-5 pm
Archives: Monday-Friday 1-4 pm
*Sept.-May:
Museum: Monday-Friday 1-5 pm
Archives: Mondays 1-4 pm
Genealogists are on
hand on Mondays from 1-4 p.m. or by appointment. Our dedicated
volunteers answer e-mail requests daily. Please let us know if
you have research questions!
Exceptions:
* Saturday, Dec. 1st through Sunday Dec. 9th - 20th Annual Christmas
Tree Walk, 1-5 pm each day with extended hours on Friday Dec. 7th from
1-7 pm
-View dozens of decorated
trees displayed in each building while enjoying refreshments and music.
** Check out our Events page for additional Special Events! **
Group tours are
encouraged to call and schedule a tour, everyone is welcome to join us
during these hours. If these hours do not work for you,
please call to set up an appointment.
Special Events:
The Trails
& Rails Museum hosts many
special events including the Annual "Wagons West Day" in June, a Christmas Tree Walk in
December,
Schools: School
groups are welcome.
The museum is open for
schools and special groups by appointment by calling the Museum Office at (308)
234-3041.
Contributions: A
part
of the funding for Trails & Rails Museum operations comes from the
Buffalo
County general fund. All other Museum expenses come from
contributions. All contributions are appreciated.
Volunteers: If
you
are interested in helping with any of the Society activities, please
call 234-3041
Photo tour:
click on any image for more...
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Union Pacific Depot
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Locomotive
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Boyd House
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Freighters Hotel
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1898 Church
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Log Cabin
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Inside UP Depot
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School House
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Other...
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Gazebo
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Mormon Cart
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Poole “Fire Engine”
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Trails & Rails
Museum Gift Shop
The Museum's Gift Shop includes many magazines and books for
sale. Bound volumes of Buffalo Tales (while they
last)
are
for sale.
Among other items for sale are t-shirts,
caps,
postcards, bells, whistles,
wooden kits
and lap quilts . While you are visiting the gift
shop,
please remember to
sign our guest book!
New
Items: Picture Book of Early Kearney by Mark R. Ellis and Heather E.
Stauffer, CDs with all the Buffalo Tales from 1978 through 2006, yearly
updates will be available at a reduce price. Also included is a picture
tour of the Trails and Rails Museum.
New Books:
- The
Lay of the Land, A View from the Prairie by Brent Olson
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Oh
Grandma, You’re Kidding, Memories of 75 Years in the Great Plains by
Gladys
S. Douglass
-
Ghost
Railroads of Nebraska-A Pictorial by Bartels & Reisdorff
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In
All Its Fury, the Great Blizzard of 1888 by W.H. O’Gara
-
The
Yellow Bird by Susan Hunt
-
Fire
of the Covenant by Gerald Lund
-
Early
Christmas by Bobbie Kalman
- Pioneer
Projects by Bobbie Kalman
- The
Railroad by Bobbie Kalman
- Pioneer
Recipes by Bobbie Kalman and Lynda Hale
- The
Blacksmith by Bobbie Kalman
- Old-Time
Toys by Bobbie Kalman and David Schimpky
- Pioneer
Life from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman
- Travel
in the Early Days by Bobbie Kalman and Kate Calder
- Wagon
Train by Bobbie Kalman
- Classroom
Games by Bobbie Kalman and Heather Levigne
- Life
on the Trail by Bobbie Kalman
- Games
from long ago by Bobbie Kalman
- Life
in a Plains Camp by Bobbie Kalman
- A
One-Room School by Bobbie Kalman
- A
One-Room School by Bobbie Kalman
- Home
Crafts by Bobbie Kalman
-
Riding
with the Pony Story of the Pony Express by William E. and Jan C. Hill
-
This
is the Place-Story of the Mormon Trail by William E. and Jan C. Hill
Other Items:
-
a RR crossing
pencil sharpener
-
a locomotive
pencil sharpener (we now have 2 different kinds)
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marbles
(40 + 1) and (14 + 1)
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wooden
dominoes
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wooden
whistles
Volunteer
opportunities with the Buffalo County Historical Society
The Trails and Rails Museum offers many exciting and educational
opportunities for people of all ages.
Internships are also available for interested students.
To volunteer at the
museum or for other opportunities contact the Museum office at
308-234-3041.
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