Hastings Museum Reopens with Precautions
Hastings Museum Receives Key Grants
HASTINGS, Neb. - Hastings Museum received a $123,027 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the NEH's CARES Act grants that were announced this week, and a $8,900 grant from Humanities Nebraska. Funds from both grants support Museum staff who work with humanities program and exhibit planning. [...]
Reopening!
HASTINGS, Neb., June 23, 2020 - The Hastings City Council met last night and approved the Hastings Museum's reopening plans. Details include:-- A 10-day exclusive reopening for Museum members, with a June 30 start date.-- A reopening to the general public on July 14.-- The Nature Nook and the Planetarium will stay closed for now.-- The [...]
Honorable Mentions
On March 1, 1867, Nebraska was admitted into the union as the 37th state. Adams County was formed that same year and organized in 1871. In celebration, the Hastings Museum and the Adams County Historical Society have chosen to do something a little different. We are honoring those who have helped in the development [...]
Museum Debuts Digital Learning Lab for Kids
HASTINGS, Neb., May 14, 2020 - Registration for Hastings Museum's new Digital Learning Lab is now open. The five-week lab is a unique museum-from-home family option available from June 1-July 3. Each day hands-on learning and fun will be provided that focuses on art, science, nature, and history. Hastings Museum is a [...]
COVID Collections
Recording History How are you and your family coping with COVID-19? Is anyone working from home? Are you homeschooling? How are you spending your time, connecting with others, helping your community? We want to know! Send us your stories Does this sound familiar? In October 1918, the Spanish Flu [...]
Vital Contributions – Online Exhibit
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. From the beginning, women have played key roles in the lives of their families and children, in the management of homes and households, and in the organization of faith communities. [...]
Downtown Whodunit
Downtown Whodunit Evidence - Exhibit A Evidence - Exhibit B Evidence - Exhibit C Evidence - Exhibit D Evidence - Exhibit E Evidence - Exhibit F Evidence - Exhibit G Evidence - Exhibit H H-Town News - A H-Town News - B Download Suspect List [...]
6 Ways a Museum can Kill You
..... ....... You might think working at a museum is a fairly risk-free gig. You’d be mistaken. Here are just a few ways a museum can kill you. ... ... Arsenic & Old Animals ...... Many of the animals in our Museum are adorable. But, please—no [...]
Alvin Dighton Williams
B: October 13, 1823 in Smithfield, Pennsylvania D: December 31, 1894 in Kenesaw, Nebraska Alvin Dighton Williams was born October 13, 1823, in Smithfield, Pennsylvania, to Phineas Cromwell and Mary Loomis Williams. Alvin grew up on the Williams' small family farm in Troy, Pennsylvania, with his two younger sisters. [...]