Back to School

Our temporary lobby exhibit for August features "Back to School" supplies, souvenirs, and memorbilia from the collection of Prairie Museum of Art and History. With schools starting this month, it is interesting to look back at some of the items students at all grade levels felt were necessary to complete their class assignments. 

Our April temporary lobby exhibit is a collection of Easter Postcards from the private collection of Ray Imhof.

Although Ray doesn't actively collect postcards, he was fortunate to inherit a collection of cards with family messages on them. Most of the cards are postmarked 1903 through 1922.

Postcards of this time period were often greeting cards for holidays and special occasions. Others were humorous or are photographs of special places or events.

 

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Games and Activities

 
Winter is an excellent time to enjoy games and activities with family and friends.

Our January temporary lobby exhibit is a selection of games and activities from the collection at Prairie Museum of Art and History. Some are vintage and obscure while others have been favorites for many years and are still in production.

 

 

 

Hershey's Chocolate Company Christmas Ornaments

 Our temporary lobby exhibit for December is a collection of Hershey's Chocolate Company Christmas ornaments on loan to us by Pat Parker of Colby. Pat's collection of Hershey's ornaments span the years 1986 through 2004. Hershey's issued two new ornaments each year until they stopped in 2004. 

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Salt and Pepper Shakers

Our lobby exhibit of salt and pepper shakers for October is from the collection of Prairie Museum of Art & History. They were accumulated by two local collectors -- Alice Harrison and Olive Pridemore.

Salt and pepper shakers have been a collectible item for many years and remain so today. They appeal to collectors because they are readily available, affordable and don't take up much space. Shakers come in an array of colors, materials, and designs. Salt and pepper sets are also made from a wide variety of materials including metals, glass, porcelain, ceramic, plastic, and wood.

In addition to traditional salt and pepper shakers, matching salt shakers and pepper mills have become quite popular. Most pepper mills can be adjusted to determine how coarse or fine the peppercorns are ground. 

 

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