BELLEVUE, Neb. (KMTV) – KMTV learned Wimmer Railroad Collection donation was pulled from Sarpy County Museum in January 2025 after donors were told there were no fundraising plans for new building.
- Railroad collection donor pulled donation in January 2025
- Judy Wimmer says communication stopped after new board members
- Donors still waiting for answers about what happened to fundraising money for new building
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Judy Wimmer and her husband had agreed five years ago to donate their renowned railroad collection to the Sarpy County Museum. However, Wimmer said communication with museum leadership broke down after new board members joined, leading her to withdraw the donation in January 2025.
“The first three years there was communication with us all the time, we were included in meetings, asked to take part in the design and location,” Wimmer said…