Beginning in 1968, Bob and Shirley Trauger hosted "Old Timers' Day" in Trauger's Grove near Exeter every August. Housed in Trauger's Old Timers' Museum, whose motto is " A museum to perpetuate pioneer memories," are steam and gas tractors, an antique auto collection, and, in Shirley's words, " one of the most complete, privately owned, threshing machine collections in the country."
This vivid mural, painted by Greg Holdren in 1998, shows activity in the town of Exeter in the early 1900s.
When Exeter was incorporated in 1879
Exeter, NE ArtsBeginning in 1968, Bob and Shirley Trauger hosted "Old Timers' Day" in Trauger's Grove near Exeter every August. Housed in Trauger's Old Timers' Museum, whose motto is " A museum to perpetuate pioneer memories," are steam and gas tractors, an antique auto collection, and, in Shirley's words, "
Exeter, NE Museums