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HENAGER "Memories and Nostalgia" MUSEUM
Located in Buckskin, Indiana (North of Evansville on State Highway 57, just
off I-64 in Gibson County in far Southwestern Indiana)
Telephone: 812-795-2230
8837 South State Road 57 
Elberfeld Indiana 47613

 
Museum Hours Admission    

National Veterans Memorial Raising Funds For Expansion

 Hand Made Wood working items available for purchase Click Here
The Henager Family Museum was officially opened in December of 1996 by Mr. James Henager. The museum began as a repository for family memorabilia. Items included equipment and other items from the family's long line of woodworking history. The family also had a collection of items of local historical interest, including photos, printed materials, automotive equipment and vehicles and military items. These items were available for public viewing at the family's historical wood shop. As time passed, the local community became interested in the museum and begin donating additional items for display in the museum. When the family made the collection available for community contributions, an overwhelming response of additional items for display was received by the museum. Currently the museum receives items for display from all across the nation. 


A restored 1930 Model A Ford is among the museum displays.



 




Museum Hours

June  - July - Aug
Mon. thru Thru. 8:00 - 8:00
Fri. 8:00 - 5:00
Sat. 8:00 - 4:00

The rest of the year

Mon. thru Fri. 8:00 - 5:00
Sat. 8:00 - 4:00
Veteran's Exhibit: The Museum has been working to guarantee that our veterans are not forgotten! We are asking for help in this national project. In order to insure that veterans are not forgotten, we are seeking exhibit items for display. These items will be shown in conjunction with our current World War I and II, Korea and Vietnam items. If you have items or wish to help establish a display honoring our veterans, contact the Museum. We would like to make this the largest veterans display in Southern Indiana.
 


Exhibits include items from the Roy Rogers Collection

In 1998, the museum incorporated and applied for recognition under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). On July 3, 1998, the Internal Revenue Service granted the exemption to the museum.


A wide variety of collections are on display in the museum including exhibits on Roy Rodgers, the Beatles, 
Smokey Bear, and our Automotive Heritage.
 

The museum currently has displays and exhibits from the following sources: 

The museum currently has displays and exhibits from the following sources:
I.Whirlpool Corporation
2.Hadi Shrine and National Shriners
3.U.S. Postal Service
4.Veterans of Foreign Wars
5.American Legion
6.Smoky Bear and National Forestry Service Cambridge Consulting Corp. (Damiel Alvarez-Contact) Smoky Bear Licensing Companies (List on Museum Exhibits) Lis Boa, Inc. (Max Sarrow-contact)
7.Boy Scouts of America (Richard Jordan-contact)
8.Girl Scouts of America (Karen Selvy-Contact)
9.City of Huntingburg-Items from Movies Filmed There: "League of Their Own" "Hard Rain" "Soul of The Game"
10.Hopalong Cassidy Fan Club (Laura Bates-Contact)
11.Wells Fargo Company
12.City of Evansville
13.Warrick, Vanderburgh and Gibson County Sheriff's Departments
14.Country Store-Newburg, IN
15.Tom Armstrong's Marvin Comic Strip
16.Porter-Cable Company
17.Georgia-Pacific Company
18.Casino Aztar
19.Wal-Mart Company
20.United States Marines
21.United States Navy
22.United States Army
23.United States Air Force
24.Radio Station WIKY
25.Radio Station WJPS
26.Roy Rogers, Jr. (Dusty) & The Roy Rogers, Dale Evans Museum in Branson, Missouri
27.Daviess County Chamber of Commerce
28.Gene Autry Entertainment & Mrs. Gene Autry (Maxine-Contact)
29.Gene Autry Museum, Gene Autry,
Oklahoma (Elvin Sweeten-Contact)
30.Gene Autry Friend's Fan Club (Rose Marie Addison-Contact)
31.Indiana Military Museum, Inc. (Jim Osborne, Curator)
 32.Bear Creek Lumber Co., Winthrop, Washington (Joe Hammer-Contact) 
33.Ellis Park Raceway, A Churchill Downs Company (Bob Cunningham-Contact)
34.Ponderosa Ranch, NV (David Geddef-Contact)
35.Rex Allen Museum (Mary Leighton-Contact)
36.Empire Publishing (Rhonda Lemmons-Contact)
37.Mohave Museum (Andy Devine Museum) (Rosanne Rosenberg-Contact)
38.Circus Hall of Fame (Tom Dunwody-Contact)
39.Good Times Entertainment (Contact Sara Dorek)
40.
41.
42.The Book Broker (Contact Chuck Redding )
43.Roy Rogers Restaurants
44.Hatton-Brown Publishers, Inc. (D. K. Knight-Contact)
45.Schylling Toys (T. Medima-Contact)
46.The Lyon Company (Salt Lake City, UT)
47.McFarland Publishing (North Carolina)
48.Buck Jones Fan Club (Dominick Marafioti-Contact)
49.Tom Mix Museum (Peggy Benyhill-Contact, Oklahoma)
50.Desperate Enterprises
51.Tops, Trading Cards (Contact Clay Lurascki)
52.Advanced Graphics (Contact Chris Rudolph)
53.Smokey Mountain Knife Works (Contact Lee Chipley)
54.Classic Media (Contact Sasha Junk)
55.Lone Ranger Fan Club (Contact Joe Southern)
56.VCI Entertainment (Contact Annita Calvert)
57.Bob Hope Family (Contact Ward Grant )
58.U S 0 ( Contact Donna St. John )
59.Presidential Libraries Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon Harry S. Truman
 


Henager's "Memories and Nostalgia" along Indiana 57 is unlike any museum you'll find in a 
big city. It is filled with pop culture and historical keepsakes. Displays include "Superman" and a display honoring our veterans. Items included represent 
World War I and II, Korea and Vietnam.

The Museum has been working to guarantee that our veterans are not forgotten! The museum is seeking exhibit items for display and has plans to make this the largest veterans display in Southern Indiana.

Cost to tour the Museum is $6.00 adults $3.00 children

The Museum is a not-for-profit organization and maintains the following categories of membership:

Student $10 (must be under age 18) 
Individual $25 
Family $50 
All memberships include 50% off admission.

Museum Sponsorships are available in the following categories: 

Red Star Sponsor    $200 
White Star Sponsor $400
 Blue Star Sponsor   $600 
Gold Star Sponsor   $800 

The higher the sponsorship category, the larger the name and star appear on the sponsorship honor wall. In addition to the Red, White, Blue and Gold Star recognition, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum recognition's are also given for consecutive years of museum sponsorship. Consecutive years of sponsorship move the sponsor to the next level of recognition.
Checks should be made payable to the HENAGER "Memories and Nostalgia" MUSEUM. The Museum is a not-for-profit organization and your membership dues may be tax deductible. Please contact your tax consultant. 

HENAGER "Memories and Nostalgia" MUSEUM
8837 South State Road 57 
Elberfeld Indiana 47613

 

 

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