About Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Museum
Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Museum is a things to do venue in Hastings, Victoria.
It is housed in a building funded by the Works Progress Administration and dedicated on June 15, 1939. The museum exhibits include Kool-Aid, natural history dioramas, local history, weapons, life of pioneers on the Plains, rocks, minerals … The Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History displays natural and cultural histories of Hastings, Adams County and the Great Plains of Nebraska.
Founded in 1926 by Albert Brooking, it became home to his collection of Native American artifacts, fossils, and mounted birds. Albert Brookings’s bird collection was one of the largest in the United States.
Other exhibits include natural history dioramas, an extensive armaments collection, and the history of Edwin Perkins, a local merchant famous for inventing Kool-Aid in 1927. The museum hosts an annual Native American festival.
The Hastings Public Library and Adams County Historical Society are both at the museum.
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Where is Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Museum?
Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Museum is located at 7 Marine pde, Hastings, Victoria, Australia.
What type of place is Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Museum?
Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Museum is a things to do venue in Hastings, Victoria.
How can I contact Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Museum?
You can call 490132011, or visit their website (linked on this page).
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Address
7 Marine pde, Hastings, Victoria, Australia
Phone
490132011
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