Butte Historical Museum

Butte Historical Museum Former parochial school built in 1909. These schools were, and are, a symbol of community permanence and progressive interest in parochial education.

Renovated 1990 into a historical center. 2-1/2 story Renaissance Revival Bldg designed by William L Steel, student of famed Frank Lloyd Wright. Built in 1909, the SS Peter and Paul Catholic School is a typical example of the multi-story, brick, "fireproof" parochial school buildings that were constructed in virtually every Catholic community in Nebraska during the first quarter of the twentieth ce

ntury. The building features all the characteristics of a period school: chapel, boarding rooms for the students, and nuns' quarters. The school is significantly associated with parochial education in Boyd County, as it was the only Catholic elementary school built in the county. The school was closed in 1968-69. It was used for a time as a CCD center for religious instruction classes. It is listed on the Nebraska State Historical Society, the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, DC., and Who's Who of our Nation's museums. The museum is a landmark in the region located on Lewis & Clark BiWay (Hwy. 12) in Northeastern Nebraska, Butte, Boyd County, Nebraska.

Come and join us Sunday!
08/29/2023

Come and join us Sunday!

Not many people know that the day I was asked if I would help with running the museum I called my dad and I told him my ...
08/24/2023

Not many people know that the day I was asked if I would help with running the museum I called my dad and I told him my goal is to get it on Pure Nebraska. He responded with “dream big sweetheart.” I had always planned on waiting until I had it perfect and all the needed repairs completed. I realized as I spent my summer working up there the Museum will never be perfect nor completed. It will always need repairs, it will always need something done and I may never have the funds to fix it.
I thought what the heck and took a leap of faith and messaged Pure Nebraska when they responded they would love to see the Museum I nearly fell out of my chair. It gave me a time
frame of a little under a month to rework the entire Museum, before it was to be filmed. I will be honest when I say I could not have done it with out the amazing people who helped me. They washed wall, sorted papers, hung shelves, moved displays, framed pictures, and all of them kept me going towards something bigger than me. There were several moments when I thought I was nuts and that there was absolutely no way the Museum would be ready. As I finished mopping the floor just hours before filming was set to begin it hit me,my “big dream” finally happened.
The Museum turned out greater than I could have ever imagined! Please take the time to watch it here on Pure Nebraska, stop in and see it first hand. We are accepting donations to help with repairs and upkeep.

The Museum will be open
Saturday September 2nd from 11-1
Wednesday September 6th from 4:30-6
Wednesday September 13th from 4:30-6

The Butte Historical Museum is a unique place to visit, because of the artifacts inside, and also because it’s inside a former parochial school built in the early 1900s.

08/21/2023

Update: The Museum will be on Pure Nebraska Thursday August 24, 2023 at 9:00am and again Sunday August 27, 2023 at 7:30am.
I will share the online link via facebook on August 24th

The Museum will be on Pure Nebraska Thursday August 24, 2023 at 9:00am and again Sunday August 27, 2023 at 7:30am.I wil...
08/10/2023

The Museum will be on Pure Nebraska Thursday August 24, 2023 at 9:00am and again Sunday August 27, 2023 at 7:30am.
I will share the online link via facebook on August 24th

On 08-28-21, a new Board of Directors was formed. Those present were Luann Reiser, Britanie Brewster, Jane Brewster, Sha...
08/09/2023

On 08-28-21, a new Board of Directors was formed. Those present were Luann Reiser, Britanie Brewster, Jane Brewster, Sharon Reiser, Laura Reiser, Karen Reiser and Karen Knepper. Britanie was appointed Chairperson. Mardell Schroeder is staying on as Honorary Board Member, having retired her position. Sharon Williams-Disharoon assisted Mardell in writing grants, helping with museum Pancake Days activities and creating the Butte Museum page.

The museum has a new look. We have reworked all of the rooms.
08/07/2023

The museum has a new look. We have reworked all of the rooms.

07/05/2023

Next year in 2024, Butte Pancake Days will be June 28th, 29th, and 30th. This will be a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! Mark your calendars.

06/19/2023

Hi Friends 👋

Butte Pancake Days is coming up at the end of June - the 29th, 30th and July 1st. It will be the 75th year of Pancake Days 🤗

The Butte Anoka Alumni Association will again be sponsoring an Alumni Float Category in the Butte Pancake Days Parade, which is Friday the 30th at 7pm.

Get your classmates together and come up with a Float or other type of display for the Parade! Cash prizes will be awarded for the best 3 entries!!

The Parade theme is "Blast From The Past". The only stipulation to be eligible for a prize is that your entry has to include your Class year in some fashion!!

So put on your thinking caps and celebrate Pancake Days and Butte High School with your classmates 👌

Copied and pasted from Karen Reiser's post.

05/31/2023

Here is the 2023 Butte Pancake Days poster letting you know all of the exciting things we have planned. Please share and can't wait to see you in Butte!

05/31/2023

Online ordering for Butte Pancake Days 2023 ends on Thu, Jun 15, 2023 (11:59 PM CDT)

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731 1st Street
Butte, NE
68722

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