Welcome to Cass County Historical Society Museum

To Members and Friends of Cass County Historical Society:

   As chairman of the Cass County Historical Society Fundraising committee, I have some exciting news to share with you.

   As you know we have been fundraising for the Cass County Museum addition for nearly three years. With support from many of you, we have been successful at raising about 2.4 million of our 4 million dollar goal. Thank you to all of you who have helped us thus far. We hope to make some decisions in the next couple of months on what we are able to build with the dollars we have raised thus far.

   But we have just received some exciting news that will help us with our fundraising effort. We have received a $70,000 challenge that will be matched if we can raise $70,000 by April 1st. In other words, every donation that we receive in the next 30 days will be matched dollar for dollar up to the total of $70,000. This is a great opportunity to make an initial donation or add to your current donation that will double the impact on our fundraising efforts.

   As we have been saying all along throughout our fundraising campaign, we will be building something depending on the money we have available. We hope that you consider making a donation to help us reach the $70,000 challenge and thus allow us to increase our fundraising efforts by $140,000.

   Feel free to call me or Margo at the Museum if you have any questions.

Craig Buescher

DONATE TO THIS PROJECT!

Donations for the new building project should be made payable to the Cass County Historical Society Foundation and mailed to 646 Main Street, Plattsmouth, NE 68048.

Cass County Historical Society Museum at 646 Main in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, tells the history of Cass County since 1854, the year the county was opened for settlement. Permanent displays depict various stages in the county's history and are supplemented by temporary exhibits which are changed periodically throughout the year. Visitors learn about the golden age of steamboating on the Missouri River, the pioneer experience, the arrival of the train, and the importance of farm production. A second part of the permanent display covers the age of the automobile, the telephone and radio, churches and religious life, schools, and entertainment. There is a Pioneer room, a Victorian Parlor, and a General Store. The Society also maintains the Joseph and Mary Cook Log Cabin (1868); a Burlington Northern Caboose (1913); a life-size replica of Lewis and Clark's Pirogue which sit at Second and Main in Plattsmouth; and a one-room schoolhouse - Rock Bluffs - which is located southeast of Plattsmouth. 

The Museum is operated by the Cass County Historical Society, founded in 1936. The present museum facility was built in 1960 with additions made to the building in 1972, 1980, and 1986. The Davis Conference Room, added in 1986, is used for research, meetings, exhibits, and storage. 

The museum is open 12 to 4 pm Tuesday through Saturday and is closed Sundays, Mondays, and major holidays. The log cabin, caboose, and Rock Bluffs school are open by special arrangement only.

Funding for this website was provided by the Memorial Fund of Cass County Historical Society.