Garden County Nebraska

Cave site, springs, hiking path.
Rock school house in park area south of museum.
Sod house and Wildlass Hill (original Oregon Trail wagon ruts) about 2 1/2 miles south of park entance on Hwy 26.

2:00-5:00 Spinning Wheel

Spinning wheel, forge, sawmill and other live demonstrations of historical skills.

5:00-6:30 Chuck Wagon supper

Roast beef, fry bread made over the campfire, and baked beans prepared in a cast iron skillet.
Enjoy wood smoke drifting around the camp fire reminiscent of a night on the trail.

6:30 p.m. "Glimpses of the Past - Life on the Trail"

Relive the stories of men, women and children on the trail to Oregon, California and Salt Lake. Humor and tragedy are told through diary readings, drama and music, recreating life on the Oregon & California trail. Outdoor theatre bring your own folding chairs and blankets.

Seating:

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for outdoor seating.

Location:

Ash Hollow State Park is located 28 miles northwest of Ogallala, 3 miles SE of Lewellen, on Highway 26. Take entrance to park and turn left on first gravel road.

Price:

Park Entry - State of Nebraska Park Entry Sticker, $20.00 annual, or $4.00 daily pass per vehicle.
Chuck wagon Supper -
$9.00 adults
$6.00 children 4-11

The Music:

Enjoy guitar and mandolin country band and 30 member choir performing folk songs hymns and popular music from pioneer days.

The Performers:

Actors / singers and band members are an all-volunteer troupe from Nebraska and Colorado.

Historical Exhibits:

Experience technology from the 1850's. Exhibits include spinning wheel, rope making, portable sawmill, and more. Hours from 2 to 5 both days.

Tour:

Historic sites at Ash Hollow, a stopping off place on the Oregon-California Trail.

Pageant History:

Volunteers of America has been staging the Ash Hollow Pageant since 1993.

Proceeds from sales and the Chuck Wagon Supper benefit Volunteers of America Western Nebraska programs.

Preschool
Childcare
Food Pantry
Health promotion
Health fairs
Other services in Garden County and the area

Photos made possible by:
PhotoCat Studios

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Drummers for the Traditional Lakota Dance

Recreating the Pioneers trek to the West

Story line of the pioneers lifes developed from diaries and letters home.

Pioneers cooked and ate their meals by campfire.

Original prints of photos from the 2006 Ash Hollow Pageant available from:
PhotoCat Studios

Sponsored by
Volunteers of America P.O. Box 128 Lewellen, NE 69147 (308) 778-5548	and	Ash Hollow State Historical Park P.O. Box 70 Lewellen, NE 69147 (308) 778-5651

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