The Johnson County Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum has been chosen one of eight winners for the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
Gatchell Museum Director Sylvia Bruner explains what the award means to the museum, the staff, and the community.
According to their website, the
According to the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, in the spring of 1900, Pharmacist Theodore James Gatchell opened the first drugstore in Johnson County. The Buffalo Pharmacy became a popular stopping place for cowboys, lawmen, settlers, cattle barons, and famous Army scouts. Gatchell became a trusted