Bequests stabilize museum finances; fund needed facility improvements

There was good news to report when the Nuckolls County Historical Society annual meeting was held Sunday afternoon in Pioneer Hall.

Often the annual reports have shown expenses exceeding income but that wasn’t the case for this year.

The society received from trust funds and estate settlements nearly $1.3 million in 2023. These gifts have been used to pay for needed improvements to the museum property, operating expenses and to enlarge the endowment. Total assets at the end of 2023 excluding the value of its buildings and collections was $1,720.984.92. The bulk of this has been invested in inc...