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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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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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Remember the Ladies: Stitching Together a Revolution
Wayne State College-Conn Library 1111 Main St., Wayne, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Janie York Sponsored by Wayne State College
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Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen
First United Methodist Church - Randolph 110 E Jackson St., Randolph, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Randolph's Women's Christian Fellowship
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Virtual Author Series: Richard Norton Smith
Virtual ProgramRenowned author and historian Richard Norton Smith will speak about Willa Cather, My Mortal Enemy, and Cather's enduring place in American literature. Registration is required to receive an event link. Richard Norton Smith is an author, historian, biographer, and former director of five presidential libraries, including the Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and […]
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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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Harvesting Foods and Medicines in the Dakota Tradition
York Area Senior Center 725 Nebraska Ave, York, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Jerome Kills Small Sponsored by the York Area Senior Center
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George Custer and the Great Plains: History, Landscape, and Legacy
Curtis Community Center 201 Garlick Ave, Curtis, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Frontier County Historical Society
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Cattle Trails and Songs of the West
York General Hearthstone North Lincoln Avenue, York, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by York General Hearthstone
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The Life and Drive of Mari Sandoz
Alliance Public Library 1750 Sweetwater Ave., Alliance, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Peg Gilbert Sponsored by the Alliance Public Library
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