On Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. car enthusiasts can enjoy automobiles from the 1900’s through the 1980s; original/restored and modified cars and pickups will be on display at the Homestead National Monument of America Education Center. You are invited to come and view these vehicles, and if you have one you would like to show off, bring it along! Registration is FREE! You be the judge! There will be people’s choice awards by the decade.
Inside the Homestead Education Center during the car show will be displays of collectible items such as quilts, baskets, and more! There will be live music onsite, door prizes awarded throughout the day, and Julies Hotdogs will be selling food on site. Author and National Park enthusiast David Kroese will give a presentation that same day on his experience travelling to every site in the National Park Service system.
“One of the many effects of the Homestead Act of 1862 was that it hastened industrial advancements and quickened innovation in machinery, including the development of all kinds of motor vehicles which Homesteaders depended on. Linking the automotive era and the homestead era through this car show is a fun way to illustrate that effect," said Superintendent Mark Engler.
Funding for the Homestead Era Car Show is provided by the Friends of Homestead.
Visit Homestead National Monument of America and enjoy the National Homesteading Museum, the Farm Implements Exhibit, the historic Palmer-Epard Cabin, the 1872 one room school house (Freeman School), and over 3 miles of hiking trails across the oldest restored tallgrass prairie on the National Park Service.
Homestead National Monument of America has an exciting schedule of events planned for 2019. Keep up with the latest information by following us on Twitter (HomesteadNM), Facebook (Homestead National Monument of America), and Instagram (HomesteadNPS). For more information on programs or activities, please call 402-223-3514 or visit www.nps.gov/home.
Homestead National Monument of America is a unit of the National Park Service located four miles west of Beatrice, Nebraska and 45 miles south of Lincoln. Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Saturday. Admission is free of charge. For additional information, please call 402-223- 3514 or visit http://www.nps.gov/home.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
