Speaker: Linda Garcia Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room A An experienced storyteller, 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. Linda M. Garcia-Perez, a 1971 College of St. Mary graduate and a retired Children’s Librarian, is an artist, instructor, […]

Speaker: Sara Crook Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room B/C 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 faced the politics within the state, but Reconstruction politics as well. Dr. Sara Crook is professor […]

Learn about free form weaving with instructor Peg Timmer-Kathol. Ages 17-Adult. Class size limit 10 Registration required: Call 402-371-3886 or send email.

Speaker: Angel Vigil Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room A Why is there the rodeo? Why are there cowboys? Why are there horses in America? Where did the word cowboy come from? Where did the Stetson cowboy hat come from? Why was there John Wayne, Roy Rodgers, Gene Autry and Hopalong Cassidy? Why were there TV […]

Speaker: Jose Garcia Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room A A full 150 years before the 1st pioneer families entered Nebraska territory, Mexican traders, soldiers and explorers left their imprint on the land and its culture. Jose’s presentation takes you along on a journey of exploration that began in 1720 and continues in Nebraska to this […]

Speaker: Amber Kirkendall with Homestead National Historical Park Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room B/C The call of free land offered Black Americans a welcome reprieve from a cycle of poverty driven by sharecropping and racialized violence in the South. The Homestead Act of 1862 helped at least 3400 Black farmers build homes across the Great […]

Learn about free form weaving with instructor Peg Timmer-Kathol. Ages 17-Adult. Class size limit 10 Registration required: Call 402-371-3886

Speaker: Vickie Schaepler Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room A Faced by laws targeting only Asians, Japanese Immigrants began to settle in Nebraska in the early 1900’s. Many came following the railroads but stayed due to opportunities in business and agriculture. They overcame adversity, brought picture brides, and their families thrived. Learn of Laws impacting their […]

Speaker: Sara Crook Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room B/C 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. Dr. Sara Crook is professor emerita of political science and history at Peru State College, receiving many scholarly and teaching awards during her […]

Speaker: Rob Bozell Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room A Indigenous people have lived in what we call Nebraska for at least 13,000 years and probably longer. Their story is much richer than what history books have taught us about the past several centuries. Over 97 precent of Indigenous history is only revealed through oral traditions […]