Custer County Historical Society/Museum and Research Center

Custer County Historical Society/Museum and Research Center Historical Museum & Research Center
Solomon D. Butcher -Pioneer (Sod House) Photo Gallery

Summer Hours 10:00 to 5:00 M-Sat (Memorial to Labor Day)
Winter Hours 1:00-5:00pm M-F
Stroll through a 1880s soda shop, mercantile and pharmacy; browse the Solomon Butcher Photo Gallery; see fashions of the past and our military history, or
find your Custer County ancestors in the Research Center

US acquired Nebraska as part of Louisiana purchase from France 1803 it recognized that ownership of land remained with s...
08/05/2026

US acquired Nebraska as part of Louisiana purchase from France 1803 it recognized that ownership of land remained with several Indian nations.

Brave and curious explorer of the Platte River and Central Nebraska. Chief Engineer for the Railroad and he made maps fo...
08/04/2026

Brave and curious explorer of the Platte River and Central Nebraska. Chief Engineer for the Railroad and he made maps for the Government. 1840

Thursday Aug 6th 9am to 4pm Clock Repair and Restoration at the Custer County Museum- Broken Bow, NE
08/04/2026

Thursday Aug 6th 9am to 4pm Clock Repair and Restoration at the Custer County Museum- Broken Bow, NE

08/04/2026

A threshing show is planned for August 8 at 10 a.m. west of Arcadia. Rolen and Betty Jo Sell will host an old-fashioned threshing bee on their farm one mile west of Arcadia on 800th Road. It is a free event that will start at 10 a.m. and go until the field is completed. Concessions [...]

1st documented white man in Custer County, Gouverneur Kemble Warren graduate of Class of 1850 West Point, New York, Lieu...
08/03/2026

1st documented white man in Custer County, Gouverneur Kemble Warren graduate of Class of 1850 West Point, New York, Lieutenant in the US Topographical Engineer in the US Army exploration of Nebraska Territory. Aug 19, 1855 . Later became Major General and fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Known to buck orders but was very dedicted to his work.

Who were the original thirteen cattlemen that founded Custer County NE ? They were illustrious, industrious ranchers fr...
08/02/2026

Who were the original thirteen cattlemen that founded Custer County NE ? They were illustrious, industrious ranchers from the South Loup area. The thirteen never dreamed the vast open range would have to be shared the with the land grabbing homesteaders. June 27, 1877

It being a matter of doubt as to who had the first land entry in Custer County, NE- Emerson Purcell Sr. Examined the rec...
08/01/2026

It being a matter of doubt as to who had the first land entry in Custer County, NE- Emerson Purcell Sr. Examined the records at the land office and submitted this publication. Lewis Ryan Dowse arrived first Aug 1873 but did not file till later.

Today in history, 200 years ago Custer County was unrorganized and unihabited prairie. Map from the Nebraska State Hist...
07/31/2026

Today in history, 200 years ago Custer County was unrorganized and unihabited prairie. Map from the Nebraska State Historical Society

Last week to July 25th,to take in this Smithsonian exhibit at the museum. Comment
07/22/2026

Last week to July 25th,to take in this Smithsonian exhibit at the museum. Comment

Last week to July 25th,to take in this Smithsonian exhibit at the museum. CULTURE component
07/22/2026

Last week to July 25th,to take in this Smithsonian exhibit at the museum. CULTURE component

Address

PO Box 334, 445 S 9th Avenue
Broken Bow, NE
68822

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 5pm
Tuesday 1pm - 5pm
Wednesday 1pm - 5pm
Thursday 1pm - 5pm
Friday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

(308) 872-2203

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