Museum Stories

B: May 31, 1937 in Hastings, Nebraska Currently Resides in Overland Park, Kansas    James "Jim" Hamil, was born at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska, to Harold and Mable Hamil. Harold was born and raised on a ranch in easter Colorado, while Mable was raised in Denver. They met while attending [...]

B: July 14, 1895 in Los Angeles, California D: January 16, 1924 in Los Angeles, California      ud Creeth was born to Frederick G and Ida S. (Kay) Creeth in Los Angeles, California. The family moved to Hastings, Nebraska, in the late 1890s where Fred began working in the flour market. [...]

B: December 11, 1909 in Washington, D.C. D: January 16, 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota      Frederick Andrew Seaton was born in Washington D.C. to Fay and Dorothea Seaton. At the time, his father was serving as assistant to U.S. Senator Joseph Bristow of Kansas. The family remained in Washington D.C. before [...]

B: November 3, 1948 in Hastings, Nebraska Currently resides in Hastings, Nebraska Eileen dressed as the cookie monster delivering to students at Lincoln Elementary. Courtesy of Eileen Harman. Eileen in her first store, October 1, 1983. Courtesy of Eileen Harman. Eileen's Cookies 10th Anniversary, October 1st, 1993. Courtesy of Eileen [...]

B: April 9, 1925 in Buffalo County, Nebraska D: July 29, 2018 near Hastings, Nebraska      LeRoy Thom was born in rural Buffalo County, near Ravenna, Nebraska, to John and Johanna Thom. LeRoy spent his childhood attending a rural school and working on his family's farm. He started high school in [...]

B: March 1850 in Tennessee D: April 14, 1924 in Hastings, Nebraska      Not much is known about John S. Craig's life prior to his arrival in Hastings, Nebraska. Records indicated he was born into slavery in March 1850, at Dancyville, Tennessee. His parents have been listed as Anslow [...]