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SAGE MEMORIAL

Sage Memorial Museum

The Brownville Historical Society welcomes visitors to the Sage Memorial museum which opened April 23, 2016. The museum features Native American history in Nebraska and surrounding states. The Society owns a collection of 58 Frank Rinehart photos taken at the 1898 Indian Congress and Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha.

Rinehart was selected as the exclusive official photographer for the Exposition. He and his assistant, Adolph Muhr, photographed more than 500 delegates to the Indian Congress including the great Chiefs Geronimo, Red Cloud and White Swan.

The museum also features:

  • Displays of Iowa, Sac & Fox tribes

  • Governor Furnas as Indian Agent for Omaha, Winnebago and Ponca tribes

  • Fused glass medicine wheel

  • Wittick photo

  • 1956 Society Planned giving listing

  • Bob and Melva Sage Memorial display

  • Lewis & Clark Exhibit

  • Half Breed Tract display

  • Max Mason and Iowa Tribe

  • Native American artifacts in display case

Our museums are an important part of the BHS mission. We invite you to spend time in each of them and learn about Nebraska, the United States and our shared history. Our museums are always free to the public. Hours of Operation are 1 - 4pm CST Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from early April through October. Small or large group tours and other special accomodations can be arranged by contacting Steve Woerth at scwoert@gmail.com.

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