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Nebraska Poetry Society Workshop: Javon Rustin

Virtual Program

The Nebraska Poetry Society is offering monthly Saturday morning online poetry workshops. Registration is required, and registration information may be found on the Nebraska Poetry Society webpage. Free with annual membership; […]

Cattle Trails and Songs of the West

Longs Creek Village 418 Q St., Auburn, NE, United States

Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by Longs Creek Village

Monday Nights at the Museum: Terry Lee dolls

Johnson County Museum 289 Clay St, Tecumseh, NE, United States

The Johnson County Nebraska Historical Society’s “Monday Night at the Museum” brings speakers each month to share educational and informative stories about personal and community experiences. Monday, September 9 will […]

When Orphan Trains Went West: North Platte

University of Nebraska West Central Research Extension and Education Center West State Farm Road, North Platte, Nebraska, United States

Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, […]

Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture Exhibition: Husker Harvest Days

Husker Harvest Days, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Building West Husker Highway, Wood River, NE, United States

The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program will celebrate 40 years with a traveling photo gallery exhibition, "Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture." The gallery aims to highlight […]

Free – $25

Cattle Trails and Songs of the West

Brookestone Acres 4715 38th St., Columbus, NE, United States

Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by Brookestone Acres

When Orphan Trains Went West: Alma

Hoesch Memorial Public Library 2nd Street, Alma, NE, United States

Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on […]

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