Oct. 3, 2025 10:30 a.m.
The Douglas County Museum of History and Natural History opened a limited-time exhibit this week in the Museum’s auditorium.
The Historic Firearms and Antique Quilts exhibit features an array of weapons from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and displays the evolution of quilting beginning in the mid-1800s.
The exhibit is highlighted by items such as a .75 caliber Brown Bess British muzzle loader that was widely used by British troops and a unique sewing machine from the 1850s, manufactured by the Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, one of the earliest pioneers in sewing machine production.
The Douglas County Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free for members and children ages 0-4, $2.00 for students (ages 5-17), $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for seniors and veterans.
For more information call the museum at (541) 957-7007.