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Upcoming Events
Events
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Vision Maker Media: Everything is Connected Online Film Festival
Virtual ProgramVision Maker Media is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a full year of film programming featuring powerful American Indian and Alaska Native films, both in person at the Mary Riepma […]
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How We Celebrate
Gage County Museum North 2nd Street, Beatrice, NE, United StatesThe Gage County Museum will join the nation in commemorating 250 years of American independence with a special summer exhibition. This exhibit will highlight how our communities have celebrated patriotism, […]
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In Search of the Signers Exhibition
The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesOn July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. Collectors of early United States history long pursued a complete set of signatures of the 56 men […]
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Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train
Christ Lutheran Church - Wisner 517 8th St., Wisner, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by Christ Lutheran Church - Wisner
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Come From Away matinee (students only)
Merryman Performing Arts Center 225 W. 22nd St, Kerarney, NE, United StatesCome From Away tells the incredible true story of 7,000 passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town in the wake of 9/11—and the warm-hearted locals who welcomed them with open arms. […]
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Native American Film Series: Uncovering Boarding Schools: Stories of Resistance and Resilience
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center 313 North 13th Street, Lincoln, NE, United StatesUncovering Boarding Schools: Stories of Resistance and Resilience chronicles present-day efforts by Klamath tribal members to uncover the difficult and often hidden history of Indigenous children forced into government-sanctioned boarding schools—including […]
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The Hills We Share Exhibit
Jetter’s Depot 3031 Upland Parkway, Omaha, NEThe Hills We Share explores the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter’s Depot, and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs, and artifacts. The exhibit features original 1939 architectural drawings of Southside […]
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Come From Away matinee (students only)
Merryman Performing Arts Center 225 W. 22nd St, Kerarney, NE, United StatesCome From Away tells the incredible true story of 7,000 passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town in the wake of 9/11—and the warm-hearted locals who welcomed them with open arms. […]
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Cattle Trails and Songs of the West
The Evergreen Assisted Living Community 1600 N. Harrison St., O'Neill, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by O'Neill Rotary
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The Hills We Share Exhibit
Jetter’s Depot 3031 Upland Parkway, Omaha, NEThe Hills We Share explores the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter’s Depot, and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs, and artifacts. The exhibit features original 1939 architectural drawings of Southside […]
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Come From Away matinee (students only)
Merryman Performing Arts Center 225 W. 22nd St, Kerarney, NE, United StatesCome From Away tells the incredible true story of 7,000 passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town in the wake of 9/11—and the warm-hearted locals who welcomed them with open arms. […]
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The Hills We Share Exhibit
Jetter’s Depot 3031 Upland Parkway, Omaha, NEThe Hills We Share explores the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter’s Depot, and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs, and artifacts. The exhibit features original 1939 architectural drawings of Southside […]
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