		Right: Arbor Lodge State Historic Park Left: Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Center		Below: Civil War Veterans Museum in the Grand Army of the Republic Hall
	Right: Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting Below: Otoe County Museum of Memories		Nebraska City Museum Association		Below: The Mayhew Cabin with John Brown's Cave
		The Nebraska City Museum Association was organized in August 2001. The purpose of the Museum Association is to coordinate the efforts of established Museums as well as other Museums that might be established in Otoe County, Nebraska so that all museums in the county might be better utilized by citizens of the community as well as visitors. The Association provides professional museum consultation to the museums in regard to long range planning, capital improvements, fund development, exhibition planning, educational program planning, and collection management. It also promotes the awareness of the museums in the county and encourages increased usage.
	Kregel Windmill Factory Museum	The Taylor-Wessel-Bickel (Nelson) House	The Old Freighters Museum	Wildwood Historic Center	The River Country Nature Center

	OTOE COUNTY SPEAKERS BUREAU	Contact Information:	Brian Volkmer Director, Nebraska City Museum Association 917 Wildwood Lane, Suite F Nebraska City, NE 68410	Office: 402-873-4262 Cell: 402-209-0549 ncma-brian@windstream.net
	Upcoming Events and Programs: Morton James Public Library - Current exhibitor; Katherine Smith. She works with a variety of mediums including chalk pastel, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, colored pencil, and polymer clay. The exhibit runs through February 25. The Kregel Windmill Factory Museum will be spotlighted on NETV’ episode #303 of Nebraska Stories. Visit netnebraska.org for additional airings. Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Center - winter hours are 10am to 4pm Monday thru Saturday and 12pm to 4pm on Sunday. Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts - "Privacy and the Plains" Opens Monday, January 9. The exhibit features new work by Lincoln photographer, Kimberly Thomas. The exhibition will consist of a body of recent photographs that examines the artists’ feelings toward her now familiar surroundings and understanding of how one finds a comfortable place within them. Otoe County Museum of Memories is closed for the season. The museum is open by appointment. Call Phyllis Witte at 402-269-2355 or Rose Garey at 402-269-2571. Wildwood Historic Center - closed but tours can be scheduled for the month of April. Official opening is Apr. 23rd for The Barn and House. NOTICE: A search is on for a tour guide for the House each Tues. and 2 weekends a month. Hours are 10-5. To hear about the fun things the guides get to do, such as wear Victorian costumes and meet interesting people please call 402-209-1553. The Old Freighters Museum is updating its public listing of known freighters in Nebraska City. If you have a relative who can be proved to have been a part of a freighting company from the 1850’s to 70’s, application forms are available on the Nebraska City Historical Society’s web site. The National Guard is planning an open house at the Armory during AppleJack Weekend. Currently they are seeking photos of or related to the Armory and those that served there. Contact Rose Ralstin at NCTC for more information, 873-6654.