Category Archives: Visitors

Big Changes at the Museum

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Ann

We took down the farmstead exhibit today at the museum. I did a bit of shooting before packing the figures away in a box. This exhibit has been in place since I was a child, but with the walls of … Continue reading →

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Silent auction starts Tuesday

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Ann

Twas a month before Christmas and throughout the museum the baskets were waiting – you just gotta see ’em. The baskets were wrapped by staffers with care in hopes that the bidders soon would be there. The Board had been … Continue reading →

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Y is for Yarn

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Ann

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Periodically, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. This week we are inviting you to a YARN event! Thursday, January 30 from 7-9, we will … Continue reading →

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Summertime at the Museum

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ann

The Pope County Museum is bustling with summer activity!  Free admission to the museum is in effect again this summer. Hot on the heels of spring school tours (over 400 visitors in two weeks!), the museum is now filled with … Continue reading →

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T is for Tours!

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Ann

Today we hosted the first graders from Brooten Belgrade Elrosa. We just LOVE this time of year with all the school groups that come in for tours. The energy and enthusiasm of the kids renews our excitement for preserving history. … Continue reading →

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School Tour Time

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ann

Today was our first school tour of the spring. We welcomed the 2nd graders from Voyager Elementary. They were a very fun group and asked great questions. They split the tour between the Pope County Museum and the State Fish … Continue reading →

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School Tours

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Ann

Fall school tours have started. Last week we hosted the Minnewaska Area 6th graders on Wednesday and the after school program on Thursday. The 6th graders from Minnewaska are one of my favorite groups. This year’s group was especially respectful. … Continue reading →

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Hurdy Gurdy Table

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Ann

As a special treat, we have a hurdy gurdy table in the museum’s rotunda this summer. The traditional hurdy gurdy or hurdy-gurdy (also known as a wheel fiddle) is a stringed musical instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned rosined … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten Tour

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Ann

My favorite Kindergarten class came for a visit today. (My daughter’s class.) We went through part of the museum and the outside buildings before they settled into the one room school house for some lessons. Mrs. Barkeim led the class … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten Tours

Posted on November 25, 2009 by popecountymuseum

We have had the pleasure of hosting Minnewaska Area Elementary School students this week. Today we have Mrs. Hoffman’s kindergarten class and yesterday we had Mrs. Hoven’s class. They have been studying Native Americans, and came to see our model … Continue reading →

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