On Monday, the Jewell County Historical Society began renovation of their museum, along with help from Jewell County Community Development. The project is funded by grants from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and is many years in the making. The focus of this stage in of the renovation is Jewell County’s rich mammoth history. With mammoth remains found across the county throughout the years, they are an interesting piece of Jewell County history and something unique to the region and the state. This will be the first of many newly-renovated exhibits for the museum. The goal is to make continued updates to the remainder of museum exhibits following this project’s completion.
Reed Knitter, Jewell County Community Development intern, will be helping with the new exhibit. He said, “The museum already looks much different than when we started. We’ve done a lot of work mapping out where and how we want the new exhibit to look. I’m excited to finally get started and see how it will look when we are done.”
Kyra Lampe, JCCDA coordinator added, “We’ve been working on this project for several years now, so it’s exciting to see it coming to life. It took considerable coordination efforts, and we are so grateful for Jenny Russell and her work to develop it in the beginning stages, along with Jewell County Historical Society for their continued support.”
This project takes place in conjunction with the new kiosks soon-to-be installed at the lake. The goal is for the kiosks to entice lake visitors to further explore the county by informing them of the museum and other area attractions and events.
Jack Alcorn, Jewell County Historical Society president, said, “All we ask is the public be patient with us as we complete this renovation.”
For more information about the museum and renovation, contact the Jewell County Historical Museum from 8 to noon at (785) 794-2296. Or contact JCCDA at [email protected] or (785) 378-7036.
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