Women’s Rights and the Saucy Mrs. Adams
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 a legal identity. Married women […]
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Sacred Seed: Reviving Indigenous Agricultural Lifeways
Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United StatesSeed is sacred to the First Peoples of this land. Taylor Keen shares his 10 year journey to reclaim his Omaha tribal seeds and the teachings afforded by the Plant […]
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The Origins of American Cowboy Culture
Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United StatesWhy 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 […]
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“Ins” & “Outs” of the Nebraska Hall of Fame
Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United StatesThis 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, […]
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Mexican-Americans in Nebraska
Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United StatesA 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 […]
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Ancient People on the Plains
Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United StatesSpeaker: 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 […]
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Storytelling in the Hispanic Tradtion
Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United StatesAn 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 […]
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Nebraska: Weaving a State
Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United StatesThis 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 […]
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Unseen Pioneers
Legacy of the Plains Musuem 2930 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE, United StatesThis 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 […]
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An Evening with Abigail Adams
Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United StatesAbigail 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 […]
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An Evening with Chief Big Elk
Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United StatesBig 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. He created alliances and attempted to prepare for a future that he thought depended on a closer relationship with the U.S. Chief Big Elk will […]
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History on Foot: Germans from Russia
T'Dance 1400 W. A St., Hastings, United StatesJoin us as we take a walking tour of the western settlement of Germans From Russia. We'll visit several homes, churches, and grocery stores as we take a closer look at the families that came to Hastings in the 1880s and 1890s. Sponsored by Hastings Museum. Meet at T'Dance (1400 W. A St.) May 31, […]
