Get Started at the Homestead Heritage Center

Get Started Inside the Homestead Heritage Center state-of-the-art exhibits present homesteading in an interactive setting. Such topics as the Act's influence on immigration, agriculture, industrialization, native tribes, the tallgrass prairie ecosystem and Federal land policies are presented in an educational and thought-provoking manner. A diverse, detailed and complete picture of homesteading and the Homestead Act are presented at the Homestead Heritage Center. The building is designed to represent the Homestead Act of 1862 with its spectacular views and unique roof line resembling a single bottom plow moving through the sod. Even the parking lot is educational in nature; it is one acre in size. What to do? Research Homestead records and your family history using the available reserach computers in lobby. Learn about the Homestead Act of 1862 in the National Homesteading Museum. Watch “Land of Dreams — Homesteading America” a 23 minute introductory film. Explore the "Living Wall" a physical representation of the percentage of land that was successfully homesteaded in each state. Peek into the musuem collections which contain over 900,000 items such as textiles, farm tools, primary documents and more! Earn your Junior Ranger badge or a Not-So Junior Ranger pin!