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 [...]
HASTINGS, Neb., July 16, 2019 - The Hastings Museum is encouraging the Tri-cities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing by hosting a variety of events this weekend. "We are so excited for this milestone." said Becky Matticks, director of the Hastings Museum. "We'll be incorporating our Planetarium, our new Dobsonian telescopes, [...]
The excitement of the Museum in your own home! We're bringing all of the educational fun you have at the Museum home to you. Museum Minutes The Constellations Free Large Format Films Activities & Downloads Online Exhibits Astronomy Spotlight [...]
The excitement of the Museum in your own home! We're bringing all of the educational fun you have at the Museum home to you. Museum Minutes The Constellations Free Large Format Films Activities & Downloads Online Exhibits Astronomy Spotlight [...]
The excitement of the Museum in your own home! We're bringing all of the educational fun you have at the Museum home to you. Museum Minutes The Constellations Free Large Format Films Activities & Downloads Online Exhibits Astronomy Spotlight [...]
The excitement of the Museum in your own home! We're bringing all of the educational fun you have at the Museum home to you. Museum Minutes The Constellations Free Large Format Films Activities & Downloads Online Exhibits Astronomy Spotlight [...]
What an evening! We hosted our annual Member Celebration on June 13, and – WOW! We premiered our most recent educational film: Disneynature’s Penguins, as well as From Earth to the Universe, our summer Planetarium show. As always, we [...]
On March 15, 2019, the Hastings Museum and its Premiere-Level Members took part in the world-wide premiere of Superpower Dogs! That’s right, our Premiere Members watched this film in their hometown at the same time that it premiered on big screens in New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, and around the world. The evening was wall-to-wall [...]
We know that moms rock it on a daily basis, but these women were in a league of their own. Unsung heroines of the westward movement, pioneer mothers endured through blizzards and bank failures, crop failures and catastrophic storms, droughts and disasters to leave a legacy of strength and pride for their descendants. Wow! [...]
