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Family Picnic (Read More)

2200 W. 3rd St, Hastings Please join us to enjoy food, fun, and community at a picnic for everyone! Please bring lunch and picnic blanket. (Some picnic tables will be available in the park) Play lawn games with Hastings Parks & Recreation, buy a delicious treat from Special Scoops, and connect with your friends and neighbors. Also enjoy local music with Gracie's Uncles, the Tehama Shriners' Calliope, and more! Event sponsors Hastings Museum Hastings Public Library Hastings Parks & Recreation Humanities Nebraska

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Col. Thomas Doane: Massachusetts Engineer to Nebraska Civic and Educational Leader (Read More)

Step back to 1872 and experience a Chautauqua portrayal of Thomas Doane, the chief engineer of the B & M Railroad and famous Hoosac Tunnel Project. Doane was responsible for 240 miles of railroad and telegraph from Plattsmouth to Kearney. He was the co-founder of the town of Crete, Nebraska, founder of the first bank in Crete and with the association of the Congregational church, and founder of Doane College in 1872, so named in his honor. Col. Thomas Doane will be presented by Thomas King.

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Bed Turning: An American Quilt Show (Read More)

A bed turning is quilt show where multiple quilts are stacked on a bed and removed one by one, with a presenter sharing the history, techniques, and stories behind each piece. Bed Turnings started as a way for women to showcase their finest needlework to neighbors. This Bed Turning is a way for the Hastings Museum to showcase some of our quilts and textiles with our neighbors.

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