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  • Discover Antelope County's history during annual trail ride

    Jul 6, 2023

    A trail ride trip through the history embedded in Antelope County's landscape is planned July 29. Sponsored by the Antelope County Historical Society, in cooperation with the Antelope County Fair Board, the ride is free and open to all interested horseback riders. "This is our third trail ride and we are so glad this popular event is drawing riders from throughout the county," said Donna Hanson, executive director of the Antelope County Museum. "There is no better way to experience our county's...

  • Hanson named museum director

    Oct 6, 2022

    Lifelong Antelope County resident Donna Hanson, of rural Oakdale, is the new executive director of the Antelope County Museum. Hanson was hired recently by the Antelope County Historical Society. Hanson has been very active in agriculture throughout her life, farming first with her parents, then later, her husband Ron. They farm one-half mile east of Oakdale in Burnett Township. They were dairy farmers for 27 years. After selling their herd, they continued to crop farm and are now turning the...

  • Night at the Museum celebrates Orchard

    Jun 23, 2022

    Orchard and its history will be featured at the Antelope County Museum on Sunday July 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., 410 L Street, as the Orchard Historical Society shares some of the community's historic photos and artifacts. Admission to this event is free. "We are excited to be featuring Orchard (pop. 379), the county's second largest of its five villages," said the museum's executive director, Ron Westlake. "We take great pride in being a museum for all of Antelope County." "Each of the communities in...

  • Weed superintendent position offered to Oakdale man

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Jan 14, 2021

    Antelope County has a new weed superintendent. The path to hiring for the position met a thorny obstacle along the way. Antelope County Commissioners' Chairman Charlie Henery said, during a Jan. 5 meeting, "The young man we proposed to hire declined." Brian Benson, of Neligh, was initially offered the position during the Dec. 8 commissioners meeting. He declined to accept the job. Bryan Cornett, of Oakdale, was the only other applicant for the full-time weed superintendent's position, which open...

  • Love of history displayed by new museum curator

    Mark Mahoney, Journalist|Nov 19, 2020

    Ron Westlake's interest in history has led him to start a new chapter in his story. The Norfolk man became the new part-time curator of the Antelope County Museum in Neligh on Aug. 1, replacing Pat Kenaston. "I have helped out at the museum in the past and was impressed with the organization," Westlake said. He said he has enjoyed meeting new people and searching the museum's collections since he took over as the curator. The organization features numerous displays and research archives...

  • Feusse strikes while the iron is hot

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Sep 12, 2019

    It starts with a wadded piece of paper, topped with pieces of wood and chunks of coal. Once flames ignite, Nathan Feusse cranks the handle of the blower, building a blaze hot enough to meld metal. He raises a hammer in the air, pounds the piece until it breaks clean and returns the metal to the fire. A modern-day blacksmith, Feusse has created a makeshift workshop in his family's backyard in Clearwater. Here, he has crafted a variety of knives and hooks and experiments with different pieces to...