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Pioneer Village (Minden, NE)

Pioneer Village (Minden, NE)
Established	1953
Location	138 E US Highway 6, Minden, Nebraska 68959, United States
Type	Pioneer Museum
Website	https://pioneervillage.com/

Pioneer Village is a museum and tourist attraction along U.S. Highway 6 in Minden, Nebraska, United States.

It is made up of a collection of 50,000 historical objects and 28 historical buildings.^[1] its location in Minden, Nebraska has been a boon to the city since its opening in 1953, through to the present day.^[2]

History

The Warp Family

the Pioneer Village, since its inception, has been family operated. opened in 1953 by Harold Warp it has now passed through two generations to the current heads of the Pioneer Village nonprofit organization, and Harold's grandchildren.^[1]

Harold Warp

Pioneer Village was founded in 1953 (71 years ago) by Harold Warp, a Chicago manufacturer of Flex-O-Glass, who was born near Minden.^[3] In 1983, Warp donated the museum to the nonprofit Harold Warp Pioneer Village Foundation.^[2]

Harold (Skip) Warp JR

After Harold Warp's death, Skip took over, but lived his entire life in Chicago, and often wasn't involved with the museum's upkeep^[2]

Chris and Becky Warp

Since the death of Skip, Harold senior's grandchildren have taken over. they are working on restoring the main and outer buildings, and beginning to sell excess objects as a form of fundraising income.^[4]

Collections

The museum comprises a complex of 28 buildings on 20 acres (81,000 m²) with a total collection of over 50,000 items.^[5] The museum has a large collections of items from 1830 to the present.

Artifacts

The over 50,000 items comprise a distinctly eclectic collection sensibility. anything representing daily use American technology. including, but not limited to early cars (more than 350 are on display) and airplanes; a Wurlitzer Caliola; tractors and other farm implements; and an art collection.^[5]

Buildings

The buildings are similarly heterogeneous, including, a pony express station, a one room school house, a church, a sod house, and 24 others.^[3] Their collection also includes a steam powered carousel, which Becky and Chris Warp are currently in the process of renovating.^[1]

references

^ ^a ^b ^c "Watch American Pickers Season 24 Episode 4 | HISTORY Channel". The HISTORY Channel. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c writer, Joe Duggan / World-Herald staff (2013-12-08). "Time takes toll on Pioneer Village history museum". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
^ ^a ^b "Home". Pioneer Village - Minden, NE. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
^ {{cite web}}: Empty citation (help)
^ ^a ^b Warp, Harold. A History of Man's Progress, From 1830 to the Present; a Complete and Historical Description in Chronological Order of Items on Display at the Harold Warp Pioneer Village. ISBN 978-1013734656.

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original article

Pioneer Village is a museum and tourist attraction along U.S. Highway 6 in Minden, Nebraska, United States.

Overview[edit]

Pioneer Village was founded in 1953 (71 years ago) by Harold Warp, a Chicago manufacturer of Flex-O-Glass, who was born near Minden. In 1983, Warp donated the museum to the nonprofit Harold Warp Pioneer Village Foundation.

The Pioneer Village also manages a motel and a campground as part of the complex.

[:0-1] "Watch American Pickers Season 24 Episode 4 | HISTORY Channel". The HISTORY Channel. Retrieved 2024-03-30.

[:1-2] writer, Joe Duggan / World-Herald staff (2013-12-08). "Time takes toll on Pioneer Village history museum". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-30.

[:2-3] "Home". Pioneer Village - Minden, NE. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

[4] {{cite web}}: Empty citation (help)

[:3-5] Warp, Harold. A History of Man's Progress, From 1830 to the Present; a Complete and Historical Description in Chronological Order of Items on Display at the Harold Warp Pioneer Village. ISBN 978-1013734656.

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+'''Pioneer Village''' is a [[museum]] and [[tourist attraction]] along [[U.S. Highway 6]] in [[Minden, Nebraska]], United States.
-the pioneer village is a village for pioneers, in their village<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://pioneervillage.com/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Pioneer Village - Minden, NE |language=en-US}}</ref> they are pioneers in the field of being in a village, it is in [[Minden, Nebraska|Minden, Nebraska.]]
+It is made up of a collection of 50,000 historical objects and 28 historical buildings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Watch American Pickers Season 24 Episode 4 {{!}} HISTORY Channel |url=https://www.history.com/shows/american-pickers/season-24/episode-4 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The HISTORY Channel |language=en}}</ref> its location in [[Minden, Nebraska]] has been a boon to the city since its opening in 1953, through to the present day.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=writer |first=Joe Duggan / World-Herald staff |date=2013-12-08 |title=Time takes toll on Pioneer Village history museum |url=https://omaha.com/news/time-takes-toll-on-pioneer-village-history-museum/article_81bd2002-3672-595e-ae15-d5241d29ac4c.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Omaha World-Herald |language=en}}</ref>
 == History ==
-=== The warp Family ===
+=== The Warp Family ===
-the pioneer village, since its inception has been a family run business. opened in 1953 by [[Harold Warp]] it has now passed through two generations to the current heads of the Pioneer Village nonprofit organization, and Harold's grandchildren
+the Pioneer Village, since its inception, has been family operated. opened in 1953 by [[Harold Warp]] it has now passed through two generations to the current heads of the Pioneer Village nonprofit organization, and Harold's grandchildren.<ref name=":0" />
 ==== Harold Warp ====
-Pioneer Village was founded in 1953 (71 years ago) by [[Harold Warp]], a [[Chicago]] manufacturer of Flex-O-Glass, who was born near [[Minden, Nebraska|Minden]]. In 1983, Warp donated the museum to the nonprofit Harold Warp Pioneer Village Foundation.
+Pioneer Village was founded in 1953 (71 years ago) by [[Harold Warp]], a [[Chicago]] manufacturer of Flex-O-Glass, who was born near [[Minden, Nebraska|Minden]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://pioneervillage.com/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Pioneer Village - Minden, NE |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1983, Warp donated the museum to the nonprofit Harold Warp Pioneer Village Foundation.<ref name=":1" />
-==== Harold (Skip) warp JR ====
+==== Harold (Skip) Warp JR ====
-After Harold Warp's death, Skip took over, but lived his entire life in [[Chicago]], and was often hesitant to invest money and effort to modernize the museum.
+After Harold Warp's death, Skip took over, but lived his entire life in [[Chicago]], and often wasn't involved with the museum's upkeep<ref name=":1" />
-==== Current Kids (names needed) ====
+==== Chris and Becky Warp ====
+Since the death of Skip, Harold senior's grandchildren have taken over. they are working on restoring the main and outer buildings, and beginning to sell excess objects as a form of fundraising income.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url= |access-date= |website= |language=}}</ref>
-they're really trying their best, selling things, reallocating money, doing some reorganization
 == Collections ==
-The museum comprises a complex of 28 buildings on 20 acres (81,000 m<sup>2</sup>) with a total collection of over 50,000 items. The museum has a large collections of items from 1830 to the present, including frontier buildings; early cars (more than 350 are on display) and airplanes; a [[Wurlitzer]] Caliola; [[Tractor|tractors]] and other farm implements; and an art collection.
+The museum comprises a complex of 28 buildings on 20 acres (81,000 m<sup>2</sup>) with a total collection of over 50,000 items.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Warp |first=Harold |title=A History of Man's Progress, From 1830 to the Present; a Complete and Historical Description in Chronological Order of Items on Display at the Harold Warp Pioneer Village |isbn=978-1013734656}}</ref> The museum has a large collections of items from 1830 to the present.
 === Artifacts ===
-of the over 50,000 items there is a distinctly eclectic collection sensibility. anything representing daily use [[United States|American]] technology. from the above mentioned farming implements, telephones, anything you could think of.
+The over 50,000 items comprise a distinctly eclectic collection sensibility. anything representing daily use [[United States|American]] technology. including, but not limited to early cars (more than 350 are on display) and airplanes; a [[Wurlitzer]] Caliola; [[Tractor|tractors]] and other farm implements; and an art collection.<ref name=":3" />
 === Buildings ===
+The buildings are similarly heterogeneous, including, a [[Pony Express|pony express]] station, a [[One-room school|one room school house]], a [[church]], a [[sod house]], and 24 others.<ref name=":2" /> Their collection also includes a steam powered [[carousel]], which Becky and Chris Warp are currently in the process of renovating.<ref name=":0" />
 == references ==