"The only thing new is the history we don't know." Harry Truman
With each purchase you make at the North Platte Valley Museum gift shop, you help to support the museum's operations and programs.
Items for sale in the gift shop include
old-fashioned toys
handmade sun bonnets
books of old-fashioned recipes
one-of-a-kind art pieces, included a painted tin ceiling tile and an antique bedstead candle holder
books about the Oregon Trail and western history
One book in particular that we are proud of is "Gering, Scottsbluff, and Terrytown," which we developed from material in the museum archive. If you are interested in the book, we would be pleased to have you buy it directly from us, so the profit from the sale can be used to improve the museum archive.
About Gering, Scottsbluff, and Terrytown
Compiled from photographs and research materials from the museum's archives and from images and information collected from members of the community, this book is a pictorial history of the tri-cities. This is a "must read" for everyone with ties to the valley.
The book contains over 150 historic photographs and sells for $21.99 plus tax. Include $2.42 for postage @ book rate or $4.50 for 1st class or visit us at 900 Overland Trails Road, 11th & J Streets in Gering to pick up your copy.
North Platte Valley Museum P.O. Box 435. 900 Overland Trails Road . 11th & J . Gering, NE 69341 . 308-436-5411 . npvm@earthlink.net
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