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
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Nebraska Cattle Trails and Songs of the West October 5, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Nebraska Cattle Trails and Songs of the West Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Matelyn Retirement Community
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Maria Rodaway: Prairie Pioneer October 5, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm CDT Maria Rodaway: Prairie Pioneer Speaker: Karen Wyatt Drevo Sponsored by the Custer Economic Development Corporation
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Diaries and Letters of Early Nebraska Settlers October 5, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Diaries and Letters of Early Nebraska Settlers Speaker: Marge Saiser and Lucy Adkins Sponsored by the Morton James Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Monster Within – Monster Stories and What They Mean October 8, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Monster Within – Monster Stories and What They Mean Speaker: Christopher Krampe Sponsored by the Grand Island Public Library Friends
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 October 8, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by the Bladen United Methodist Women
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Music of the Germanic Lands October 8, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Music of the Germanic Lands Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Hall County Historical Society
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Growing up Czech in Nebraska October 9, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm CDT Growing up Czech in Nebraska Speaker: Lorrain Duggin Sponsored by Immanuel at Lakeside Village
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Nebraska and the Civil War October 9, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT Nebraska and the Civil War Speaker: David Wells Sponsored by the Eastern Nebraska Genealogical Society
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm It’s Only Rock & Roll October 9, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT It’s Only Rock & Roll Speaker: Randall Snyder Sponsored by the Bellevue Public Library
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Cattle Trails and Songs of the West October 10, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm CDT Cattle Trails and Songs of the West Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by Westview Retirement Community
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Marking Nebraska: Our (Mostly) Hidden Historical Monuments October 10, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm CDT Marking Nebraska: Our (Mostly) Hidden Historical Monuments Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Conn Library at Wayne State College
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Cattle Trails and Songs of the West October 13, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CDT Cattle Trails and Songs of the West Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Lexington Grand Generation Center
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Curiosity Connections: Living Legacy of Chicanos: Linda and José Garcia’s Half Century of History October 13, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Curiosity Connections: Living Legacy of Chicanos: Linda and José Garcia’s Half Century of History Register here! Jose Garcia and Linda Garcia-Perez will join us for a special Curiosity Connections in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. José and Linda Garcia will open the journal of […]
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm All Original, All Nebraska October 14, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT All Original, All Nebraska Speaker: Dan Holtz Sponsored by the Friends of Arbor Lodge Foundation
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Willa Cather’s Life in Letters October 14, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm CDT Willa Cather’s Life in Letters Speaker: Andrew Jewell Sponsored by the Brownville Fine Arts Association
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Nebraska Research: Honestly, It’s Not for Everyone October 14, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Nebraska Research: Honestly, It’s Not for Everyone Speaker: Beth Sparrow Sponsored by the Columbus Public Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History October 16, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History Speaker: Deb Carpenter-Nolting Sponsored by Memorial Health Care Systems
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory October 17, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Friends of the Library Foundation
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm The Role of Church and School in Rural Nebraska October 17, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT The Role of Church and School in Rural Nebraska Speaker: Paul Campbell Sponsored by the Verdigre Public Library
10:00 am - 11:00 am Heroism on the Plains: Story Songs of Courage and Determination from Improbable People and Places October 18, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT Heroism on the Plains: Story Songs of Courage and Determination from Improbable People and Places Speaker: Dan Holtz Sponsored by Arnold Public Schools
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory October 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the City of David City
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm An Artist’s Vision – Gene Roncka October 18, 2023 @ 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm CDT An Artist’s Vision – Gene Roncka Speaker: Jody Lamp Sponsored by Hastings Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Fabulous Feedsack Era October 19, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Fabulous Feedsack Era Speaker: Yvonne Hollebeck Sponsored by the Good Samaritan Community Center of Hastings
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 October 19, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm CDT A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by Trinity Village
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train October 21, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Hebron Secrest Library
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 October 23, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by Eastmont
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory October 25, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by St. Patrick Catholic Church
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Sing Me a Story: The Ballad of Yesterday and Today October 25, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Sing Me a Story: The Ballad of Yesterday and Today Speaker: Pat Boilsen Sponsored by Brain Injury Awareness and Healing Support
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm A Musical Journey Across America: Songs that Helped Shape a Nation October 25, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT A Musical Journey Across America: Songs that Helped Shape a Nation Speaker: Chris Sayre Sponsored by Brain Injury Awareness and Healing Support
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Marking Nebraska: Our (Mostly) Hidden Historical Monuments October 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Marking Nebraska: Our (Mostly) Hidden Historical Monuments Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Lied Winside Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Nebraska Cattle Trails and Songs of the West October 30, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Nebraska Cattle Trails and Songs of the West Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by The Evergreen
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Vietnam: Why We Went There and Why We Couldn’t Leave November 1, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Vietnam: Why We Went There and Why We Couldn’t Leave Speaker: David Wells Sponsored by the Friends of the Stanton Public Library
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm The “Tradition” in Traditional Folk Music November 2, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT The “Tradition” in Traditional Folk Music Speaker: David Seay Sponsored by the Plattsmouth Public Library
10:30 am - 11:30 am A Bad Man in a Better Place: Jesse James in Nebraska November 4, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am CDT A Bad Man in a Better Place: Jesse James in Nebraska Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Blue Hill Public Library
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History November 4, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History Speaker: Deb Carpenter-Nolting Sponsored by the Arapahoe Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Willa Cather’s My Ántonia: The Story Behind Its Writing and Publication November 4, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Willa Cather’s My Ántonia: The Story Behind Its Writing and Publication Speaker: Andrew Jewell Sponsored by Hastings Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Urbanization and Native Americans November 5, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CST Urbanization and Native Americans Speaker: Jerome Kills Small Sponsored by the Hastings Museum Foundation
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
October 13, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Curiosity Connections: Living Legacy of Chicanos: Linda and José Garcia’s Half Century of History
October 17, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory
October 18, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT Heroism on the Plains: Story Songs of Courage and Determination from Improbable People and Places
October 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory
October 25, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CDT Mad Queen of the Prairies: The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory
October 25, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT A Musical Journey Across America: Songs that Helped Shape a Nation
November 4, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Willa Cather’s My Ántonia: The Story Behind Its Writing and Publication