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1128 Elm Street
The mission of the Fairbury City Museum is to preserve, display and promote the history of Fairbury, Nebraska as well as Jefferson County. The Fairbury City Museum has a very impressive inventory of period items that have been donated by friends and families of the community. The Fairbury City Museum, once housed in a tiny store front on the west side of the downtown square, has found a new home in a former elementary school building at 12th & Elm Streets, just two blocks south of Hwy 136, Nebraska’s Heritage Highway.
School and Group tours are welcome anytime. Please call or (402) 729-3707 for more information or to schedule tours. Email inquiries may be sent to Fairbury City Museum.
Members of the Fairbury City Museum Board of Directors met on Thursday, October 13 for a 2012 planning meeting to discuss monthly features and events for next year. According to curator Art Korte, “We want to organize events as far in advance as possible to give adults, parents and children who want to visit the museum time to plan.” Beginning in March of 2012, the Fairbury City Museum will once again promote monthly features and host special events at the Museum, which is located at 1128 Elm Street, two blocks south of Highway 136, Nebraska’s Heritage Highway. The museum is open Saturdays and Sundays from 1 – 4 p.m.
Proposed features and events include the following: March – Art Show at the Museum, featuring the works of local artists, including members of the Jefferson County Art Guild In Other News… Over 150 visitors came to the Fairbury City Museum on Sunday, October 9th for the living history demonstrations, featuring Dutch oven cooking and laundry by Megan (Katz) Smallcomb and blacksmithing by Dan Stanton and Bruce Junker, members of the Prairie Blacksmiths Association. Upcoming events for November and December are also being planned.
“Honoring Our Military” is the theme for November at the Fairbury City Museum. A special program featuring living history demonstrations, plus flag and military uniform displays is scheduled for Sunday, November 13th from 1 – 4 p.m. Visitors to the museum will have an opportunity to learn about our country’s military history, in honor of Veteran’s Day. Fairbury native and Fairbury City Museum volunteer Megan (Katz) Smallcomb will be creating displays featuring military uniforms spanning our country’s military history including the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, Desert Storm and the War in Afghanistan. There will also be a display of American flags representing different periods in our Nation’s history. Also on the schedule for Sunday is a living history demonstration by Civil War re-enactors who will be camping on the museum grounds. Visitors will get to see and learn about how Civil War soldiers set up camp and braved the elements. They will be conducting live gun firing demonstrations and talking about life as a soldier in the 1860s, the same time period that Fairbury was platted as a town. “Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor our military and remember those who have served our country and the living history demonstrations scheduled for Sunday will be excellent teaching tools, especially for children,” according to Smallcomb. “Spending the afternoon at the museum with your children is a great family activity,” she added.
“Pioneer Farm Life” is the theme for month of October at the Fairbury City Museum. A special program featuring living history demonstrations was held Sunday, October 9th from 1 – 4 p.m. Over 100 visitors to the museum will had an opportunity to learn about various aspects of life as an early settler on a farm in Jefferson County in the 1860s, the time period that Fairbury was platted as a town.
“As harvest begins, we are reminded of our agricultural heritage in the Fairbury area. By hosting living history demonstrations about pioneer life in rural Nebraska, we hope to give visitors a glimpse of what everyday life was like for the early settlers in our area. Living history is an excellent teaching tool, especially for children, and fosters an appreciation for how difficult life was for those who came and settled here,” according to Smallcomb.
In other news: Attendance at the Fairbury City Museum for the month of August was up 227% over last year. The Board of Directors welcomed new board member, Mick Suey of Fairbury. Upcoming events for November and December are also being planned. The Fairbury City Museum is open Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and is located at 1128 Elm Street, just two blocks off Highway 136, Nebraska’s Heritage Highway.
September 2011 – It was a beautiful sunny day this past Saturday afternoon as more than 75 visitors attended a special program at the Fairbury City Museum honoring those who served and lost their lives during the September 11th terrorist attacks, ten years ago. Law enforcement, fire and medical response personnel, along with citizens, parents and children participated in a short program which included a prayer by former Police Chief Brooks Bryan, the singing of the National Anthem by Dick Schlichtman and a demonstration featuring Ringo the Drug Dog by handler, John Davis of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.
Refreshments were served as attendees toured the museum and viewed the many artifacts on display recalling various periods in Fairbury’s history. For some it was their first trip to the museum. “This is my first time to the museum and I am just amazed by all the wonderful things in here,” said Kim Allen of Fairbury. “I would love to know more about Fairbury’s history and plan to spend more time here.”
Fairbury City Museum Announces Summer Feature and Contest
The grand prize winner will be receive a prize package containing a selection of gift items, coupons and certificates from businesses located in the historic district valued at over $300. Click Here to play.
“Architectural Elements” - the beautiful and unique details that can be found on Fairbury’s oldest buildings were the subject of Fairbury City Museum’s focus for the months of July and August. To celebrate Fairbury’s beautiful architecture and to raise awareness of the unique elements present in various buildings around the square and in the district, the Fairbury City Museum sponsored a contest in which citizens could view photographs of architectural details and match them to the buildings to which they belong. Twenty-four photos were included in the contest and a drawing was held on Saturday, September 10th at the Fairbury City Museum. Eleanor Harling of Fairbury was the winner of a prize package worth more than $300, including a night’s stay at Fairbury Executive Suites, breakfast for two at Griffey’s Steakhouse, gift baskets from Stagecoach Mall and Sims Florist, a pictorial history book courtesy of the Fairbury Chamber of Commerce, a spa treatment from Pure Serenite Spa & Salon and a water pillow courtesy of Tatro Chiropractic. More than 30 entries were received, eight from out of state, including Colorado, Kansas and California. “We received so many positive comments from families who played the game with their kids, it was challenging and a lot of fun – we hope to do another contest next summer,” according to Julie Katz, Fairbury City Museum board member. Even though the contest is over, you can still play the game. Click Here to play. |
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