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  • The Origins of American Cowboy Culture

    Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United States

    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? Why were there TV shows […]

  • “Ins” & “Outs” of the Nebraska Hall of Fame

    Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United States

    This session will discuss the various Nebraskans, some well-known and some lesser-known individuals, who have shaped the history and culture of our state. Presented by Dr. Sara Crook, Professor Emeritus, […]

  • Mexican-Americans in Nebraska

    Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United States

    A full 150 years before the first pioneer families entered Nebraska territory, Mexican traders, soldiers and explorers left their imprint on the land and its culture. This presentation takes you […]

  • Ancient People on the Plains

    Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United States

    Speaker: Dr. Steven P. Howard, PhD Dr. Howard, director  of the Archaeology and Anthropology department at Eastern Wyoming College will provide a brief synopsis of what is known about peoples […]

  • Storytelling in the Hispanic Tradtion

    Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United States

    An experienced storyteller, Linda Garcia-Perez draws on her experiences as a young girl in Omaha’s Mexican-American barrio. Her stories convey a universal message of humor, wonder and tradition. This program […]

  • Nebraska: Weaving a State

    Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United States

    This session will discuss the history and politics of Nebraska’s admittance as the 37th state in the Union. As the first state admitted after the Civil War, Nebraska not only […]

  • Unseen Pioneers

    Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United States

    This program takes a look at black American influences in the early west, and at the movement of freed blacks after the civil war as they move into and settle in the west. We will look at black settlements in the plains and the causes for their ultimate demise. This program is not a broad […]

  • An Evening with Abigail Adams

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    Abigail Adams played an important role in the founding of this nation. She and her husband, John Adams, were intellectual equals who discussed the complex issues of founding a nation together. She wrote him many letters that contained her astute advice while he worked with other patriots. Presented by Jessica Downing-Ford

  • An Evening with Chief Big Elk

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    Big Elk was chief of the Omaha Tribe during the 1800s. As the expanding U.S. threatened First Peoples, he sought ways to protect his tribe and their culture from obliteration. […]

  • Bed Turning: An American Quilt Show

    Hastings Museum 1330 N. Burlington Ave., Hastings, NE, United States

    A bed turning is quilt show where multiple quilts are stacked on a bed and removed one by one, with a presenter sharing the history, techniques, and stories behind each piece. Bed Turnings started as a way for women to showcase their finest needlework to neighbors. This Bed Turning is a way for the Hastings […]

  • 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 these objects harmless reminders of historical attitudes or do they continue to perpetuate negative stereotypes about race? Should thrift stores sell these objects? Or should […]

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