While in Blair he will handle the full scope of family practice, including obstetrics. Simonson is the second physician to set up practice with the Blair Medical Group this summer. He joins Dr. Ruth Villafranca who has moved to Blair and will begin seeing patients the end of this month. He is now certified in taxidermy. The Edith Neale Gallery at the south end of the museum was added in 1968.
Visitors become familiar with the historical happenings in Washington county.
Early farm and home tools and equipment, dishes, glassware, silver and copper items brought to Washington County with its emigrating owners are on display here. Prehistoric and ancient artifacts on display here always excite visitors. The North Gallery, opened for visitors in 1990 and is the largest of the three galleries. Dolls, china, Thomas Edison, artifacts, toys, farm equipment, an early telephone switchboard and telephones and tools used by linemen are among the items on display here. The North Gallery shares the story of Lorenzo Crounse, who became governor of the state of Nebraska in 1893.