6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Black Jack Pershing: Love and War August 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT Black Jack Pershing: Love and War Speaker: Bernard McCoy Sponsored by the Lincoln County Historical Society
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm No Time on My Hands: The Story of Grace Snyder August 29, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT No Time on My Hands: The Story of Grace Snyder Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Dvoracek Memorial Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory August 30, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Sioux County Public Library
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Andean Folk Music and Cultures of South America August 30, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT Andean Folk Music and Cultures of South America Speaker: Oscar Rios Pohirieth Sponsored by the Norfolk Public Library
10:30 am - 11:30 am Abraham Lincoln: The Personal Side August 31, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am CDT Abraham Lincoln: The Personal Side Speaker: Spencer Davis Sponsored by Aging Partners-Northeast Senior Center
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Nebraska: Crossroads of the Western Fur Trade August 31, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Nebraska: Crossroads of the Western Fur Trade Speaker: Darrel Draper Sponsored by the Lincoln County Historical Society
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Dust Bowl Descent September 2, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Dust Bowl Descent Speaker: Bill Ganzel Sponsored by Hastings Public Library
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Forts of Nebraska September 2, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm CDT The Forts of Nebraska Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by History Nebraska - Fort Robinson
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Meet Buffalo Bill September 2, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT Meet Buffalo Bill Speaker: Terry Lane Sponsored by Niobrara State Park
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Music of the Plains September 5, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Music of the Plains Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Lincoln County Historical Society
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Fight for the Right to Vote: It Still Matters September 6, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Fight for the Right to Vote: It Still Matters Speaker: Dianne Bystrom Sponsored by the Saunders County Historical Society
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Getting to Know Weldon Kees Through His Songs and Lyrics September 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Getting to Know Weldon Kees Through His Songs and Lyrics Speaker: Helen Waring Johnson Sponsored by the Morton James Public Library
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm President U.S. Grant September 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT President U.S. Grant Speaker: Thomas King Sponsored by the Lincoln County Historical Society
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Children’s Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories September 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT Event Series Children’s Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories Speaker: Jerome Kills Small Sponsored by the Willow Tree Festival
2:35 pm - 3:35 pm Harvesting Foods and Medicines in the Dakota Tradition September 9, 2023 @ 2:35 pm - 3:35 pm CDT Harvesting Foods and Medicines in the Dakota Tradition Speaker: Jerome Kills Small Sponsored by the Willow Tree Festival
10:00 am - 11:00 am Songs and Dances of the Lakota September 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT Songs and Dances of the Lakota Speaker: Jerome Kills Small Sponsored by the Willow Tree Festival
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Event Series Children’s Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories September 10, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Event Series Children’s Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories Speaker: Jerome Kills Small Sponsored by the Willow Tree Festival
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory September 10, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Decatur Museum
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Music From Around the World September 11, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT Music From Around the World Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Lied Scottsbluff Public Library
8:00 am - 9:00 am A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason September 12, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am CDT A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by Newman Grove Public Schools
10:00 am - 11:00 am A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason September 14, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by Pierce Public Schools
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Music From Around the World September 14, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm CDT Music From Around the World Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Falls City Library & Arts Center
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Traditional Folk Music September 14, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Traditional Folk Music Speaker: Bill Behmer and Gwen Meister Sponsored by the Jennifer Reinke Public Library Board
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Nebraska’s Mexican-American Legacy September 15, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm CDT Nebraska’s Mexican-American Legacy Speaker: Jose Francisco Garcia Sponsored by the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory September 15, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Brownville Fine Arts Association
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 September 15, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by the City of Wilber
8:00 am - 5:00 pm The Women Who Built Omaha — A Bold and Remarkable History September 16, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT The Women Who Built Omaha — A Bold and Remarkable History Speaker: Eileen Wirth Sponsored by the Sump Memorial Library
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Event Series Music of Ireland September 16, 2023 @ 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm CDT Event Series Music of Ireland Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Greeley Irish Festival
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Music of Ireland September 16, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm CDT Event Series Music of Ireland Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Greeley Irish Festival
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sisters from Outlaw Trail: Riders of the Hoot Owl Trail – Nebraska’s Outlaws September 17, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Sisters from Outlaw Trail: Riders of the Hoot Owl Trail – Nebraska’s Outlaws Speakers: Marci Broyhill and Teresa Kay Orr Sponsored by the Wakefield Heritage Organization
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Latinos: Searching for the Good Life in Nebraska September 17, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Latinos: Searching for the Good Life in Nebraska Speaker: Ben Salazar Sponsored by the Grand Island Public Library Friends
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Postwar Pop: Memorabilia of the Mid-20th Century September 17, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Postwar Pop: Memorabilia of the Mid-20th Century Speaker: Donald-Brian Johnson Sponsored by the Hastings Museum Foundation
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Sisters from Outlaw Trail: Riders of the Hoot Owl Trail – Nebraska’s Outlaws September 18, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT Sisters from Outlaw Trail: Riders of the Hoot Owl Trail – Nebraska’s Outlaws Speakers: Marci Broyhill and Terri Orr Sponsored by the Friends of the Alice M Farr Library
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Echoes of an Era September 18, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Echoes of an Era Speaker: Paul Siebert Sponsored by the Women of the ELCA, Christ Lutheran Church
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Stories from Nebraska’s Agricultural History September 19, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT Stories from Nebraska’s Agricultural History Speaker: Jody Lamp Sponsored by the Legacy of the Plains Museum
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason September 20, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm CDT A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by Mullen Public Schools
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Nebraska’s Outlaw Trail, Highway 12 September 20, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Nebraska’s Outlaw Trail, Highway 12 Speakers: Marci Broyhill and Teresa Kay Orr Sponsored by the Dakota County Historical Society
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Nebraska Cattle Trails and Songs of the West September 21, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm CDT Nebraska Cattle Trails and Songs of the West Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Ainsworth Community Senior Center
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Nebraska Cattle Trails and Songs of the West September 21, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT Nebraska Cattle Trails and Songs of the West Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by Brookestone Acres
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 September 21, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by Rejoice! Lutheran Church
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Music on the Trail: Where American Folk Songs Meet Classical Art Music September 22, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm CDT Music on the Trail: Where American Folk Songs Meet Classical Art Music Speaker: Donna Gunn Sponsored by Trinity Village
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory September 24, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Frontier County Historical Society
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show September 24, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by Destiny Church
8:30 am - 9:30 am Nebraska’s Winding Road to Statehood: In the Footsteps of a Female Settler September 26, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am CDT Nebraska’s Winding Road to Statehood: In the Footsteps of a Female Settler Speaker: Sara Crook Sponsored by the Wachiska Audubon Society
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Nebraska Stories of Humanity: Holocaust Survivors and WWII Veterans September 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Nebraska Stories of Humanity: Holocaust Survivors and WWII Veterans Speaker: Beth Dotan Sponsored by The Landing
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Train Songs and Tales of the Westward Rails September 27, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Train Songs and Tales of the Westward Rails Speaker: David Seay Sponsored by Brain Injury Awareness and Healing Support
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm President U.S. Grant September 30, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm CDT President U.S. Grant Speaker: Tom King Sponsored by the First Nebraska Infantry Volunteers, Inc.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason October 1, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by Raymond Central Public Schools
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm No Time on My Hands: The Story of Grace Snyder October 1, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT No Time on My Hands: The Story of Grace Snyder Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Creighton Public Library
August 30, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory
September 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT Event Series Children’s Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories
September 10, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Event Series Children’s Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories
September 10, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory
September 15, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory
September 17, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Sisters from Outlaw Trail: Riders of the Hoot Owl Trail – Nebraska’s Outlaws
September 18, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT Sisters from Outlaw Trail: Riders of the Hoot Owl Trail – Nebraska’s Outlaws
September 22, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm CDT Music on the Trail: Where American Folk Songs Meet Classical Art Music
September 24, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory
September 26, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am CDT Nebraska’s Winding Road to Statehood: In the Footsteps of a Female Settler
September 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Nebraska Stories of Humanity: Holocaust Survivors and WWII Veterans