SHERMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Here we are into July already! Are you wondering what’s happening at the Sherman County Historical Museum? We have been busy with those never-ending maintenance projects and landscaping projects. A few of the projects are: the windmill will soon be painted; the Hawk one-room schoolhouse has a fresh coat of paint and seen some repair; the Austin schoolhouse has been painted on the south side; the Ohlsen/Jenner house has been painted were necessary; the garage has been painted— and those are just the painting projects! The circular flower garden has seen several tubs of noxious weeds removed and now has cedar mulch in place to help with moisture retention as well as to deter weeds. And the abundant crop of dandelions has been sprayed. Aren’t volunteers wonderful? Without them we wouldn’t have had any of this done.
Did the museum get any damage from the heavy rain and wind recently? The big cottonwood tree is still standing! The black walnut tree beside the 7th Street entrance is also still standing. Yes, there were some branches that came down and some other minor damage, but the museum did not suffer any major damage.
