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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Col. Thomas Doane: Massachusetts Engineer to Nebraska Civic and Educational Leader

    Hastings Public Library

    Step back to 1872 and experience a Chautauqua portrayal of Thomas Doane, the chief engineer of the B & M Railroad and famous Hoosac Tunnel Project. Doane was responsible for 240 miles of railroad and telegraph from Plattsmouth to Kearney. He was the co-founder of the town of Crete, Nebraska, founder of the first bank […]

  • Germans from Russia in Hastings

    Adams County Historical Society 1330 N Burlington Ave, Hastings, United States

    Speakers: Becky Matticks and Marilee Aufdenkamp

  • *CANCELLED* Family Picnic

    Chautauqua Park, Hastings W 5th St, Hastings, United States

    Sorry, folks. The weather is not cooperating, so this event has been cancelled. 2200 W. 3rd St, Hastings Please join us to enjoy food, fun, and community at a picnic […]

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