Western Sugar Cooperative in Scottsbluff, Nebraska in the dead of winter as heat, steam, and fumes from the coal-fired planet rises into the air. Photo courtesy of Hawk Buckman

SEASON 1 EPISODE 3 “VOICES ON THE PRAIRE WIND”

David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, is joined by Vicki Schmitt and Larry Gibbs to talk about the history of sugar beets, the sugar factories and the communities in which they evolved in western Nebraska/Wyobraska area.

Larry Gibbs is a member of the Legacy of the Plains Board of Directors. 
 
 
 
  1. Download: “Voices on the Praire Wind” – Season 1 Episode 2 ( MP3 ), ( OGG )

 

 

HISTORY OF THE PODCAST

After months of preparation, on August 25, 2021, the first “Voices on the Praire Wind Podcast” was dropped, made public, on several global platforms launching the Legacy of the Plain Museum in Gering, Nebraska into a new era of global communication, sharing the stories, people and events of the High Plains with the rest of the world.

LEGACY OF THE PLAINS MUESUM

Located on the Oregon Trail, the Legacy of the Plains Museum features an impressive collection of pioneer and early community artifacts, antique tractors, and farm implements; an 80-acre working farm; historic farmstead structures; and striking views of Scotts Bluff National Monument. Come live the timeless stories of the Nebraska prairie.

 

This coal-fired sugar beat processing plant is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and is operated by Western Sugar. Photo courtesy of Hawk Buckman