How We Celebrate
The 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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Sorting Out Race exhibit
Every day thrift stores across America receive donations of objects that display racial imagery— antique advertising cards, collectible salt-and-pepper shakers, vintage children’s books, and mugs with sports team mascots. Are […]
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Weaving a Nation
Hastings College 710 Turner Ave, Hastings, United StatesJoin us in Hastings to hear the lesser-known stories of the forging of our nation and our state. Details here.
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Women’s Rights and the Saucy Mrs. Adams
Hastings Public LibrarySpeaker: Jessica Downing-Ford, Chautauqua Scholar Five years after Abigail Smith married John Adams, the American colonies adopted the British law of coverture. This law held that no female person had […]
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Picture Cave: Finding the Divine Within
Hastings Public LibrarySpeaker: Taylor Keen Picture Cave is a 1,300 year old rock art site approximately 60 miles south of present day St. Louis and the former city of Cahokia. Picture Cave […]
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America 250 Homestead Days
Homestead National Historic Park 8523 West State Highway 4, Beatrice, NE, United StatesHomestead National Historical Park is hosting a full weekend of free activities, demonstrations, and performances that allow visitors to explore how the ideals and hopes of the American Revolution continued […]
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The Origins of American Cowboy Culture
Speaker: Angel Vigil, Chautauqua scholar Why are there rodeos? Why are there cowboys? Why are there horses in America? Where did the word cowboy come from? The Stetson cowboy hat? […]
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“Do Good Women Want This Kind of Freedom?” Nebraska and the Fight for Women’s Suffrage
Hastings Public LibrarySpeaker: Dr. Catherine Biba, Associate Professor of History at Hastings College When the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 granting women the right to vote across the country, it marked […]
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Japanese-Americans in Nebraska
Hastings Public LibrarySpeaker: Vickie Schaepler, Coordinator of the Japanese Hall and History Project at Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering, Nebraska Faced by laws targeting only Asians, Japanese Immigrants began to […]
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But, Who Lived Here in 1491? Indigenous Archaeology in Nebraska
Hastings Public LibrarySpeaker: Rob Bozell, Retired State Archeologist Rob Bozell takes viewers back to the 15th Century, when Nebraska was populated only by Indigenous peoples. Learn their stories from their perspectives. (Concurrent session with "Lewis and Clark: What Was Their Value Worth? – Seaman, York, Sacagawea, & Pomp Stories")
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Lewis and Clark: What Was Their Value Worth? – Seaman, York, Sacagawea, & Pomp Stories
Hastings Public LibrarySpeaker: Renae Hunt, scholar/educator The Corps of Discovery was a fascinating group of individuals. But there were four members of the corps that were “valuable” but not paid. Hunt discusses these four members and tells stories of their adventures. She also dispels a few myths about these members. This program is appropriate for all ages. […]
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“We ought to go back to the place we came from in the end”: Nebraska’s Literary History
Hastings Public LibrarySpeaker: Dr. Nathan Tye is the Associate Professor of Nebraska and American West History at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Writers, like sandhill cranes, return to Nebraska for inspiration and sustenance. From the poetry of Don Welch, Nancy Westerfield, and James Emanuel to novels of Willa Cather, Mari Sandoz, and Wright Morris, Nebraskans found […]
