Cedar County Historical Museum - Hartington, Nebraska

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Cedar County Historical Museum - Hartington, Nebraska

In the community of Hartington there is the cedar County Historical Museum which until a new 40 x 60 foot building was built was located in what, in 1900, was a private home.  The house was filled with treasures of the Nebraska heritage to display for your education and enjoyment.   Now the new building houses even more of the antique machinery and horse drawn buggies.  The museum also houses Hartington’s first fire engine and a restored Model T.

The museum complex also includes a genuine log cabin and a carriage house for you to enjoy.

Location: 304 West Franklin, Hartington.

Open: Sunday afternoons from 2-4 during the months of May, June, July and August or you can call for an appointment.

Phone: 402-254-7266 or 402-254-6523.

In the Hartington area there are also a number of other historic sites for you to visit while in town.  There is the Wiseman Memorial (26 miles northeast of Hartington).  This memorial was built in 1926 in memory of the five children of Henson Wiseman, who were slain by a party of Yankton and Santee Sioux in 1865.

Also in Hartington is the Skylon Ballroom that still is an active ballroom with the history of such greats as Guy Lombardo and Lawrence Welk having played there in the past.  It is also open for roller-skating on Sunday afternoons and available for private skating parties.  If you want to go staking or rent the facility, call Don Wortmann at 402-254-3829 or Roger Wortmann at 402-254-6895.

The Bow Valley Ballroom is located seven miles north of Hartington in the hamlet of Bow Valley.  The original ballroom was built in 1896 in the same location it is in today.  For more information about the dances here call Danny Thoene at 402-254-6766.

For a smaller community there is quiet a variety of things to do and see in Hartington and the surrounding area.

You may want to visit the Cedar County Fair for 4 days of family oriented entertainment with 4-H exhibits and open class too.  To get more information on the county fair call Richard Newton at 402-692-3148.