Future present and Past

One of the interesting stories from the earliest years of Garden City involves an incident in the summer of 1885, when rumors arrived that the famed Bedonkohe Apache leader Geronimo might be leading a gathering of native warriors toward the community.

As we join in reaching the 25th year of the 21st Century, it’s enlightening to look back at some of the previous quarter-century and other milestones that have come and gone for the United States. While it’s not yet clear how 2025 will be best or most remembered in 2050, 2075, or 100 years hence, from our shared perspective today, we may all remember that:

If you’ve attended events, viewed exhibits or sought help at the Finney County Historical Museum over the past year, you’ve probably encountered some images and information from earlier times, and even a character or two from the 20th or 19th Century.If you haven’t, there are still a few opportunities ahead before Auld Lang Syne.We were, for instance, able to bring author Mark Twain “back to life” for an evening in the past, portrayed by veteran reenactor Ken Church; attract nearly 3,200 visitors at the 15th annual Flea Market Festival, with people arriving from 40 towns for art, crafts, food, collectibles, antiques and other items; and provide classroom visits, tours, presentations and museum experiences to over 5,000 children in the Finney County Historical Society’s year-round education program.We were also able to host Doug Adams of New Providence, Penn.