LUBBOCK, Texas (KFDA) – The FiberMax Center for Discovery in Lubbock is sharing the history of agriculture in the region. <\/p>\n
Executive Director Lacee Hoelting says they started as the Lubbock County Historical Collection back in 1969.<\/p>\n
Two county commissioners, Alton Brazel and Arch Lamb, thought it was important to preserve ag history due to the fast changes brought on by technology. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a plan for it to go to an existing museum and they assembled a lot of great things, and then that plan fell through,\u201d said Hoelting. <\/p>\n
This eventually led to several leaders from the South Plains area coming together to form a nonprofit agriculture museum in 2001. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really a generational thing. 50 years ago, 100 years ago, you grew a lot of your own food. Technology has advanced so fast in agriculture that now a lot of people, they\u2019re disconnected from where their food and fiber actually comes from,\u201d said Hoelting. <\/p>\n
She says the museum is trying to fill that gap and educate all age groups about where their food and fiber comes from. <\/p>\n
The museum is also working to educate people about all the opportunities in the ag industry, especially for kids.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of great jobs, and we\u2019re going to need a lot of talented people in our industry if we\u2019re going to continue to feed and clothe a growing population,\u201d said Hoelting. \u201cEspecially here in Texas with a lot of the challenges we\u2019re facing in agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hoelting says her least favorite words to hear are the museum is Lubbock\u2019s best kept secret. The museum doesn\u2019t want to be a secret.<\/p>\n
There are several interactive exhibits for all ages highlighting historical agriculture and the environment. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you like antique tractors and equipment and learning how people use those to make a living on the South Plains, we have that,\u201d said Hoelting. \u201cBut we also have information about the Ogallala Aquifer and all different crops, how they\u2019re grown.\u201d<\/p>\n
The museum\u2019s newest piece is the Agworks Children\u2019s Wing. Hoelting says it\u2019s aimed at young kids to teach them in a hands-on, fun way. <\/p>\n
\u201cThen we also have the Cotton Heritage Center, which is all about cotton production, cotton ginning, which is still such a huge part of our economy here in the Panhandle,\u201d said Hoelting. <\/p>\n
The FiberMax Center for Discovery is located at 1121 Canyon Lake Dr. <\/p>\n
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