Cortland Museum

The mission of the Cortland Museum is to preserve the history of the Village of Cortland, Nebraska and the surrounding area. The museum is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting and maintaining the museum while being a valuable educational resource to our community.

To save the Cortland Museum and contents from auction, a small group of citizens began to raise money and took out a loan to buy the museum in December of 2022. After months of cleaning and repairing the inside and outside of the museum, a grand opening was held in October of 2023. Since then, the Cortland Museum Board has restored the original kitchen for an exhibit room and opened a Research/Library room for the public.

We are raising money to put siding on the building and for new exhibits. We started in 2024 to raise money for the siding, but still need $5,000.00 to make our goal. We are also adding new exhibits for the 2025 Cortland Once in a Blue Moon Fall Festival.

Cortland Museum Board-
Sheila Day- President Lindsey Oelling- Vice-President
Donelle Moormeier- Secretary Susan Young- Treasurer
Pam Wollenburg Tim Young Steve Doolittle

Testimonials

"I remember so well when Emma lived there. So long ago. The work so many of you did to preserve this history is incredible and as someone who grew up in Cortland, it warms my heart. A lot of my history and ancestry is in Cortland. Thank you."

"You have put in alot of hard work.... you Cortlandites did a great job!"

"It has been so inspiring to see your community come together to create this museum and now this research and reading room. It shows first hand what happens when people work together. I'm especially appreciative of your hard work and leadership on this project and all over Cortland."