LUSELAND - The Luseland Museum has spent the winter months doing upgrades and repairs as well as extensive research around plans for the upcoming summer season. The Luseland Museum will be open Saturdays, 1 - 4, from May to October and this year it will be focusing on “Women of the Prairie – All in a Day’s Work.”
Women played an integral part in the early days on the prairie and yet were often in the background – the unsung heroes of the early 1900s. The goal of the museum for 2022 is to highlight the contribution of a number of women from the Luseland area who gave a great deal to the betterment of our community in the early days. These include a midwife, a missionary, a town administrator, an artist and the wife of Sam Luse. Sam may have been the man who was instrumental in bringing settlers to the area, but along with him was his wife who also contributed to our area. Throughout the museum, there will be extensive displays taking you on a tour through the lives and contributions of these women.
On the first Saturday of each month there will be a special event at the museum, beginning May 7 where we will have a gardening event – planting geranium and violet slips just like the pioneer women.
In June we plan to join Hazel Luse (or her substitute) for an afternoon of tea and goodies, with fancy teacups and the silver tea service.
July 1 will be a busy day with activities of all sorts, including making ice cream, trying out a sad iron and other household items.
In August we hope to make pickles if the cucumber crop is successful and in September we will be holding the Fall Fair.
Throughout the summer a quilt, created by the local quilting club, will be in the frame and waiting for anyone to stop in and spend a bit of time quilting and visiting — a quilting bee every Saturday. We hope to see many people stop this summer to learn about these special women and enjoy all the displays at the Luseland Museum.
