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National Roller Skating Museum
4730 South Street, Lincoln, NE
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM Tour
Dinner Afterward: The Eatery, 2548 South 48th Street
Have every roller skated? Have you ever wondered what kind of skates they used years ago? You know that skating can be fun even when you were a kid, but what about during adulthood? Join us and let's find out just what fun people had before our time.
If planning to attend, please contact Sue at 1-702-524-7199 or sunshine5254824@twc.com
The National Roller Sakting Museum was established in 1980 to provide a high quality historical memborabilla museum. Our Passion for ecellence has driven us from the beginning, and continues to drive us into the future.
The mus
eum contains the largest collection of historical roller skates, dating to 1819 in the world. It alsocontains patents, medals, trophies, photographs, artworks, films and videotapes, constumes, library and archival materials, and roller skating memorabilla. The museum holds approximately 1,500 volumes of roller skating books and periodicals, including over 125 titles (American and oreign) in its periodical collection. The archives also includes over 10,000 photographs; personal papers of individuals prominent in roller skating from 1800 to the present; programs and archival material for local, regional, national, and international roller skating competitions; and miscellaneous articles and images related to roller skating.
Where: 4730 South Street, Lincoln, NE (NW corner of 48th and South Street)
Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM -- Tour with the Director/Curator Rhonda Cann
Parking: on premises
Dinner Afterward: The Eatery at 2548 South 48th Street in Van Dorn Plaza on east side of 48th Street between Normal on the north and Van Dorn on the South.