The Frank H. Woods Telephone Pioneer Museum was located at 2047 "M" Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. Its goal was to educate the general public about the history of the telephone industry. The museum was featured in the 2008 Film Yes Man starring Jim Carrey. The museum opened in October 1996 with grant by the Independent Telephone Pioneers Association and funding and support from Aliant Communications. The museum was named in honor of the founder of The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company., Woods Telephone Museum. Retrieved 1/14/09.
At the beginning of 2016, it was announced that the future of the Telephone Museum was in question. Windstream Communications, the owner of the property the museum sat on, was ending the museum's lease on March 31 since the property was within the footprint of "The Telegraph District" redevelopment. Sometime thereafter during an interview with the Lincoln Journal Star, a co-developer of the redevelopment district, Speedway Properties, expressed an interest to work with the museum. The museum held its last day and permanently closed on July 29, 2018.
Speedway Properties and EADO partner Nelnet acquired the collection following the redevelopment of the Telegraph District, and began efforts to display the collection as the Telegraph Museum. Currently in-progress, the museum is located on the first floors of Telegraph Lofts East and Telegraph Lofts West.
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External links Overlooked Lincoln: The Frank H. Woods Telephone Pioneer Museum - Star City Blog article about the museum