Madison County Historical Society 210 W. 3rd St., Madison, NE 68748 (402-454-2827) M-F 2-5; or by appointment (call 402-454-3733). Richie Ashburn baseball collection. Madison County history. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.ci.madison.ne.us/educ.htm Mormon Trail Center 3215 State St., Omaha, NE 68112 (402-453-9372) Daily 9-9. History of Mormon migration from Illinois to Utah. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1837-1-1-1,00.html Nebraska History Museum, 131 Centennial Mall N., P.O. Box 82554, Lincoln, NE 68501 (402-471-3270) M-F 9-4:30; Sat.-Sun. 1-4:30. The peoples and cultures of Nebraska over 10,000 years. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.nebraskahistory.org/sites/mnh National Museum of Roller-Skating, 4730 S. St., Suite 2, Lincoln, NE 68506 (402-483-7551 Ext. 16) M-F 9-5; weekends by appointment. History of roller-skating. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.rollerskatingmuseum.com Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, 333 S. 132nd St., Omaha, NE 68154 (402-334-6442) M-F 9:30-5; or by appointment. Closed Jewish holidays. Recreation of "shul" with original furnishings, timeline of Nebraska synagogues. Wheelchair accessible. Nebraska State Historical Society, 1500 R St., P.O. Box 82554, Lincoln, NE 68501 (402-471-3270) T-F 9:30-12, 1-4; Sat 8-5. Closed state holidays. Research your family history. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.nebraskahistory.org Nemaha Valley Museum 1423 19th St., Auburn, NE 68305 (402-274-3203) T-Sat 1-4:30; or by appointment. Three buildings, history of Nemaha Valley. Wheelchair accessible. Omaha Children's Museum, 500 South 20th St., Omaha, NE 68102 (402-342-6164) M-Sat 10-5; Sun 1-5; closed major holidays. Admission. Interactive family experiences in the arts, culture, science, technology. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.ocm.org Omaha Home for Boys Visitors Center History Museum, 4343 N. 52nd St., Omaha, NE 68104 (402-457-7000) M-F 9-8:30; Sat 9-1. History of the Omaha Home for Boys. Wheelchair accessible. Otoe County Museum of Memories 366 Poplar P.O. Box 58 Syracuse, NE 68446 402-269-2355 http://ocgs.homestead.com/Museum.html Papillion Area Historical Society, John Sautter House, and Portal School, 242 Jefferson St., Papillion, NE 68046 (402-339-8149) By appointment or 10-2 F-Sat after Thanksgiving. Admission. Late 1800s home and school. Wheelchair accessible. Pawnee City Historical Society, E. Hwy. 8, P.O. Box 33, Pawnee City, NE 68420 (402-852-3131, or 402-852-2126) T-F 9-2:30; Sat 9-4; Sun 1-4; or by appointment. 17 buildings, 1st Nebraska governor's home, genealogy resources. Wheelchair accessible. Pierce Historical Society, P.O. Box 122, Pierce, NE 68767 (402-329-4576) Sun 1:30-4:30, Memorial Day-Labor Day; or by appointment. Five buildings, 2,700 artifacts. Wheelchair accessible. Platte County Museum, 2916 16th St., Columbus, NE 68601 (402-564-1856, 402-564-6435, or 402-564-4553) F-Sun 1-4, May-Labor Day; or by appointment. Admission. Preserving county history. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.megavision.net/museum Polk County Historical Museum, P.O. Box 462, Osceola, NE 68651 (402-764-6621) Call for hours. Polk County heritage. http://www.ci.osceola.ne.us/recreation.htm Robert Hillestad Textile Gallery, 234 H.E. Building, University of Nebraska East Campus Mall, Lincoln, NE 68583 (402-472-6370) M-F 10-4. Textile art exhibits from local and national level. Wheelchair accessible. http://textilegallery.unl.edu Rock Creek Station State Historical Park, 57426 710th Rd., Fairbury, NE 68352 (402-729-5777) Daily 9-5, May 1-September 21; Sat-Sun 1-5, September 22-October 28; Sat- Sun 1-5, April 14-May 1. Admission. 400 acres, Pony Express & Oregon Trail, reconstructed road ranch. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us St. Michael's Historical Society, 309 3rd St., Ste. 1, Tarnov, NE 68642 (402-923-1275) First Sunday of the month, 1-5, April-October; or by appointment. Polish heritage, religious artifacts. Wheelchair accessible. Saline County Historical Society, 1445 State Hwy. 33, Dorchester, NE 68343 (402-947-2911) Sundays year-round excluding January & February, 2-5; or by appointment. Ten buildings, Saline County history. Wheelchair accessible. Saunders County Historical Society, 240 N. Walnut St., Wahoo, NE 68066 (402-443-3090) T-F 10-4; Sat-Sun 1:30-4:30, April-September. Museum and historic buildings, Saunders County history. Wheelchair accessible. Schuyler/Colfax County Museum, 309 E. 11th St., Schuyler, NE 68661 (402-352-5145) Sun 2-4, April-December. History of the Schuyler/Colfax County area. Wheelchair accessible. Seward County Historical Society Museum, one mile N of I-80 exit, Goehner, NE 68364, P.O. Box 274, Seward NE 68434 (402-523-4056 or 402-643-4935) Th 10-4, Sun 1:30-5, May-October; or by appointment. County artifacts, steam engine, 1906 farmhouse restored, 7 acres. Wheelchair accessible. Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, 12th & R Sts., Lincoln, NE 68588 (402-472-2461) Sculpture garden open year-round, dawn-dusk. Building closed for renovation until January 2003. Collection of 20th-century American art available on website. Wheelchair accessible. http://sheldon.unl.edu/default.html Sokol South Omaha Czechoslovak Museum 2021 U St., Omaha, NE 68107 (402-291-2893) By appointment. History of Czechs in Omaha. Wheelchair accessible. http://home.earthlink.net/~bbenak/museum.htm Strategic Air and Space Museum, 28210 West Park Hwy., Ashland, NE 68003 (402-944-3100) Daily 9-5; closed holidays. Admission. World-class collection of aircraft, missiles, and other aerospace artifacts, visiting exhibits. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.sacmuseum.org Susan La Flesche Picotte Center, 505 Matthewson St., Walthill, NE 68067 (402-846-5109 or 402-846-5428) By appointment. First Native American woman physician in the U.S., built hospital in 1910 to serve two Indian tribes. Table Rock Historical Society, P.O. Box 194, Table Rock, NE 68447 (402-839-4135) By appointment. Rural school, print shop, church, opera house. Wheelchair accessible. Thomas P. Kennard House, 1627 H St., P.O. Box 82554, Lincoln, NE 68501 (402-471-4764) Th 1-4:30; or by appointment; Sat-Sun 1-4:30 Thanksgiving weekend-New Year's. Admission. Built in 1869, home of Nebraska's first secretary of state. http://www.nebraskahistory.org University of Nebraska-Lincoln Botanical Garden and Arboretum  City and East Campuses, P.O. Box 880609, Lincoln NE 68588 (402-472-2679) Daily dawn-dusk. East Campus. New and unusual plants. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.unl.edu/bga/ University of Nebraska State Museum, 14th & U Sts., 307 Morrill Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588 (402-472-2642) M-Sat 9:30-4:30, Sun & major holidays 1:30-4:30. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day. Encounter Center, Planetarium closed: Mondays, UNL home football Saturdays. Admission. World's premier collection of fossil elephants, American Indian exhibits, discovery room, planetarium, laser shows. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.museum.unl.edu Valley Community Historical Museum, 218 W. Alexander, P.O. Box 685, Valley, NE 68064 (402-359-2678 or 308-359-2339) Sun 2-4, May-September 30; or by appointment. Two buildings, wide variety of items. Washington County Museum, 104 N. 14th, P.O. Box 25, Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 (402-468-5740) W, F 9-4:30, Sat-Sun 1:30-4:30 March--mid-December; W, F 9-12 mid- December--March. Local history, prehistory, Native American objects, Fort Atkinson, Lewis & Clark exhibit in 2004. Wheelchair accessible. http://www.newashcohist.org Wayne County Historical Society, 7th & Lincoln Sts., Wayne, NE 68787 (402-375-1278) Sun 2-4, May-September. Home of a wealthy family. Wheelchair accessible. Wilber Czech Museum, 102 W. 3rd St., Wilber, NE 68465 (402-821-2485) M-Sun 1-4; closed holidays. Three levels of Czech art, furniture, clothes. Wheelchair accessible. Wildwood Center and Period House, Steinhart Park Rd., Nebraska City, NE 68410 (402-873-4262) M-Sat 11-5; Sun 1-5. Admission. Restoration to period of 1860s-1880s; barn available with crafts. Wheelchair accessible. © 2011 All Rights Reserved  Sarpy County Museum 2402 Clay St, Olde Towne, Bellevue, NE  68005  (402)292-1880         websites by Charlene Information Hours of Operation  Tuesday to Saturday  10:00am to 4:00pm   Open the first Sunday of           Every Month     1:00pm to 4:00pm     Closed on Mondays       Ben Justman, Executive Director  Sarpy County Museum      2402 Clay Street   Bellevue, NE 68005       (402)292-1880 Friends  part 2
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