Low Sensory Sundays are a simple way for the museum to make all patrons comfortable. As members of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the Museum closely follows AAM’s working group on Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI).
Courtesy of Adams County Historical Society. Nurses in front of Mary Lanning Hospital. Courtesy of Adams County Historical Society. Queen City Laundry. Courtesy of Adams County Historical Society. Flora Hamilton Cassel 1952 - 1911 Flora Hamilton [...]
Courtesy of Adams County Historical Society. Idella Willoughby Williams 1855 - 1903 After applying for divorce in 1876, citing "extreme cruelty," Idella filed a homestead claim for the land her husband originally claimed. In 1880, she proved up and [...]
Courtesy of Adams County Historical Society. Addie Lane 1839 - 1902 Addie Lane married in 1869 and started a family soon after. Within four years, her husband had died. In June of 1880, she and her daughter moved to Adams County to keep [...]
Pam Bohmfalk 1954-2018 Pam Bohmfalk In 1993, Pam and her family moved to Hastings when she took a job as the assistant director of the Hastings Public Library. While in that position, she set up a variety of free computer classes for the public [...]
Ardyce Bohlke 1943-2013 Ardyce graduated from Omaha Central High School in 1961, and went on to receive her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1965. She worked in schools as a speech pathologist and served on the Hastings Public Schools Board for eight years, three of [...]
In 1986, The U.S. Supreme Court held that a hostile or abusive work environment can prove discrimination based on sex. YWCA Teen parade float. Courtesy of Adams County Historical Society. Irene Moerer Irene's 44 year teaching profession included work at the elementary, secondary, [...]
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin and religion. It generally applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including federal, state, and local governments. Title VII also applies to private [...]
(above) Iris painting a Hastings Museum diorama. Iris Nunley 1923-2017 Ada “Iris” Dougherty Nunley was a student at Hastings College, majoring in Language Art. Her instructor, Helen Tilden, notified her that Hastings Museum founder, Albert Brooking was looking to hire an art student. Iris started working for Albert [...]
Women & the Naval Ammunition Depot As the United State entered World War II, the U.S. Government encouraged women to enter the workforce. In 1942, with the construction of the Naval Ammunition Depot (NAD), Hastings women were given an opportunity to do just that. At the height of production, [...]
