Press Release
The Nebraska City Historical Society, originated in 1937 to preserve and protect the history and stories of Nebraska City’s founding members and early settlement.
Throughout the decades, The Society has helped revive interest in the study of local history, through education and historic preservation while also being the stewards of the Taylor-Wessel-Bickel-Nelson House and the Old Freighters Museum in Nebraska City.
The Society is excited to announce that the Taylor-Wessel-Bickel-Nelson house as been selected as one of 20 statewide Nebraska Tourism 2024 Winter Passport Stops.
More than seventy applications were received statewide to be considered as a potential stop.
This holiday-themed, miniature-sized version of the popular summer Passport will again showcase some of the best shopping, dining, activities and holiday-ing in the state.
The 2024 Passport will again showcase 20 attractions from across the state, each with a holiday emphasis.
Passporters will have from November 15, 2024 through January 7, 2025 to visit the attractions and collect their stamps.
Passports will be available at participating stops beginning in November or can be pre-ordered at NebraskaPassport.com/holiday.
Various holiday events are scheduled at several of the stops as well, and a calendar of events will be available on the website.
“This is a very competitive process, and we are thrilled to have the Taylor-Wessel-Bickel-Nelson House chosen as a Winter Holiday start and are busy getting the property into Holiday celebration mode once our October tourism season concludes. The Society will be featuring a heritage holiday celebration showcasing a traditional wooden Polish Christmas tree, a Pioneer Country Christmas tree, and a German Twig Tree to share just a sampling of what the holiday season celebration will embrace,” Historical Society President Kathy McKillip shared.
Historically, the house has been closed during the holiday season, considered off-season within the tourism industry.
However, the Society took a chance and applied in hopes of generating more visitors to Nebraska City and specifically to one of the properties that the Society is a steward of.
Visit a museum and remember, residents with a 68410-zip code are FREE! We would love to see you!
