Summer time has come to Goodland and with it comes fun! Fun can be found all around Goodland whether it is at the swimming pool, hanging out with friends at the Vault Creamery, or catching a summer game. Goodland’s summer life is hot! (more…)
It's officially summer! It's time to grab a blanket, pack a picnic, and head to the park an soak in the sun and high temperatures. There is nothing more relaxing than reclining on the grass and listening to the sounds of summer: kids frolicking at the pool, insects chirping, wind caressing the grass
This Sunday the Historical Society is dedicating a stained glass window to Ruth and Selby Soward. It will hang in the Ennis-Handy House at 202 West 13th Street here in Goodland. To help celebrate this event let’s take a look at a brief history of stained glass windows and some other stained
This past week we had a one room school house summer camp. During this time Mary Lou Eisenhagen, a Goodland native, came as a guest speaker to share her experiences of attending a one room school house and teaching in one. (more…)
ORDINANCE NO. 1632 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING FIREWORKS WITHIN CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS: Section 1. Fireworks
Soon the residents of Sherman County will start hearing the roar of combines and tractors and trucks making their way to the elevators as wheat harvest gets underway. Sherman County has always had a rich history with agriculture and wheat; one that started almost as soon as the county was settled.
The Dust Bowl and the Great Depression hit Western Kansas farmers hard. Not only were the dust storms, lack of rain, and the fight to put food on the table bad, but so were the jackrabbits. The jackrabbits migrated across Western Kansas and ate green plants and their roots. This meant that the
The High Plains Museum will be closed Wednesday morning, June 6th, from 9:00 am till 1:00 pm. We are hosting the quarterly Western Kansas Rural Economic Development Association meeting. We will be showing off the museum, Goodland's community jewel, to visiting professionals from all over Kansas. We
The High Plains Museum would like to announce an open position on our Advisory Board. If you would like to get involved with Sherman County History and would like to be a part of the High Plains Museum's development, let us know! An Advisory Board member's role is to assist the Director in the di