Museums

Want to learn “the rest of the story” about McCook and southwest Nebraska? This is the place. Notable exhibits include Frank Lloyd Wright’s house plans for a home that was never built, quilts, and the area’s role in WWII by being the location of the McCook Army Air Base, as well as the Indianola German POW camp.

Temporary exhibits guarantee that there is always something new to see and learn about at the Museum. The historic Carnegie Library comprises a portion of the Museum complex. Built in the style of the Spanish Colonial Revival, the library was constructed with a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. It continues to serve as a place of education with its archives of scrapbooks, yearbooks and a wealth of genealogical resources.

Hours: Monday – Friday: 1-5 p.m. Saturday: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
308-345-3661

Learn about the man who has so strongly impacted all our lives through his four decades representing Nebraska in the House and Senate, including his efforts in establishing the Tennessee Valley Authority and Rural Electrification Act.

Hours: Thursday – Saturday: 1 -5 p.m. or By Appointment
Contact: 531-310-9657

The Danbury Depot Museum was built in 1888 and relocated and restored as a museum in 1982. Featured exhibits include historic local figures with an entire corner dedicated to Danbury native Bess Furman Armstrong. There is also a large repository of yearbooks, scrapbooks and sports team photos from schools that no longer exist in Danbury, Beaver Valley, Twin Valley and Southwest.

The Danbury Depot Museum contains many more artifacts and art that is inspired by sights in Red Willow County.

Open on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day.

You can schedule private visits or tours by messaging the Danbury Depot Museum on Facebook.

The historical complex consists of a fully restored one-room school house, an early 1920’s Blacksmith shop that is fully equipped and operational with machines and tools our forefathers built, as well as a market commemorating the Indianola German POW Camp.

To arrange a tour, IHS representatives can currently be reached at Schaffert Mfg. during business hours, Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., 308-364-2607