Pack Your Wagon Exhibit

Pack Your Wagon!

Our interactive kids exhbit is now open, through May 28th

Come try your hand at packing a full-scale wagon or estimate the number of steps it would take you to walk the entire Oregon Trail!

Run to the Ruts---Save the Date!

Save the Date!

detailed information and registration forms available here!

Winter 2012

late January at NHOTIC

Windows in Time

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act. Our volunteers & staff interpreters are developing some new living history presentations for the occasion.

Here's a sneak peek at "Windows in Time," a conversation between homsteaders over coffee:

January Sunrise

Sunrise from Flagstaff Hill, January 12, 2012

Dusty Ruts Banquet

Trail Tenders gathered for the annual Dusty Ruts Banquet on Saturday, January 7th.
Held at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center this year, almost fifty attended.

Honored for their volunteer service were:

Susan Kolb/Volunteer of the Year
Jack Jacobson/Visitor Service Award
Mike Bainter/Outreach Award
Tonia Johnson/Marian Brown (Interpretation) Award
Austin Nickens/Maintenance Award
Sarah Durflinger/Rookie of the Year
Shelby Sieckman/Trail Tender 2.0

Those honored for giving over 300 hours of volunteer time in FY 2011 were:
Dave Noble/653 hours
Mike Bainter/524.5 hours
Susan Kolb/315 hours
Jack Jacobson/308.75 hours

Thanks to all our Volunteers!