This is the new online home of the Thayer County Historical Society and Museum.  We plan to bring you a great cross section of what the Museum has to offer, as well as details of all upcoming events.

If you’re interested in Thayer County and its history – this will be the place to be.

If you have any suggestions on what you would like to see, please feel free to email me (Art Whitton) and I’ll see what I can do about implementing them.

Please check back often and don’t forget to bookmark this site.

A Car & Pickup Show has been added to this year’s Thayer County Historical Society’s Annual Fall Arts & Crafts Day on Sunday, October 3, set for the museum complex grounds at Belvidere, NE.

There will be a $5.00 entry fee w/one free noon meal.  This event is open to Pre-2000 Vehicles and trophies will be awarded.

Those interested can obtain an entry form from Mike Thieme, 310 South 6th. Street, Hebron, NE 68370 (phone after 9:00 p.m. at (402) 806-5246) or from Dixie Wharton, P. O. Box 562, Deshler, NE 68340, phone (402) 365-7700.

The Thayer County Historical Society will present its annual Fall Festival (Antiques, Quilts, Arts, Crafts and Pioneer Craft Demonstrations) on Sunday, October 3, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Thayer County Museum Complex in Belvidere, NE.

Space will be available in the Agricultural buildings, Museum Annex, Belvidre Community Center or outside, where you are welcome to bring your own tent.

Booth space rental is $10.00 for an approximate 8′ x 5′ space.  If we furnish a table the charge will be an additional $10.00.  All reservations should be made as soon as possible to reserve a space and after September 19, 2010 no refunds will be given.

Our Festival is noted for selling the best in hand crafted articles.  If you wish to just demonstrate a pioneer craft, there will be no fee.  A dinner will be served at noon.

If interested in renting booth space please contact Dixie Wharton at P. O. Box 562, Deshler, NE 68340 or call (402) 365-7700.

If you sending in a reservation make all checks payable to the Thayer County Historical Society.  You need to include your name, address, phone number, type of antique, art or crafts you are selling, number of booth spaces needed, number of tables needed to rent and if you need electricity at your booth.

Remember it is the burden of each vendor to collect the necessary taxes for the State of Nebraska.  We claim no responsibility for unpaid taxes.

File Drawer 3: Ca-Cz

File Drawer 3 contains files named below:

Ca (A file with miscellaneous names starting with Ca.)

Cabrera                      Cafferty                     Cagg               Cain                Calahan

Caldwell                     Callison                      Camp              Campbell        Cane

Canfield                     Cannon                      Caples             Capron           Carbaugh

Carbonneau               Carden                       Carey              Carhart          Carlson (more…)

File Drawer 2: Bo – Bu

File Drawer 2 contains files named below:

Boatman                     Bock                           Bodtke

Bofenkamp                Boggs                          Bohling

Boitnott                      Bokenkamp               Boman

Bonin                          Boomer                       Boothby

Boroicka                     Boss                            Bostelman  (more…)

In our archives, we have some information that might be helpful to genealogists.
Each File Drawer contains files named below:

Drawer A-BL

A (A file with miscellaneous names starting with A)

Abel

Abelbeck

Abbott

Achtemeier

Achterberg

Ackerman

Adams (more…)

The new Agricultural Building on Museum Grounds will be dedicated on October 3rd, 2010, This will coincide with the Annual Fall Fair.

Thayer County Museum Agricultural Building

The building was made possible by generous donations from the Tom and Zola Griffen estate as well as the John A. Murrell Estate.

Construction is still ongoing with a concrete floor to be added soon. This building will house some of the many vehicles and antique machinery that are in the Museum’s collection. Check out this fine building the next time you visit the Museum.

These are a group of postcards that I have acquired from various sources over the years.  It seems like 1907 was a good year for postcards.  For those of you haven’t visited Chester before, you’ll find most of these building still standing.

Title: Fall Festival
Location: Thayer County Museum Grounds
Description: The Annual Fall Festival – details coming soon!
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2010-10-03
End Time: 17:30