10:30 am - 11:30 am Nebraska Territory Stories July 4, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am CDT Nebraska Territory Stories Speaker: David Seay Sponsored by the Seward 4th of July Committee
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 July 4, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970 Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by the GFWC Seward Women's Club
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Statue of Liberty — The Amazing Rest of the Story July 4, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT The Statue of Liberty — The Amazing Rest of the Story Speaker: Darrel Draper Sponsored by the Friends of the Lyons Public Library
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Custer in Nebraska: The Royal Buffalo Hunt of 1872 July 7, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MDT Custer in Nebraska: The Royal Buffalo Hunt of 1872 Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Dundy County Historical Society
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show July 7, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm CDT History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Pauline Area Historical Society
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Nebraska Archaeology: 10,000 B.C.E. to Circa 1800 C.E. July 7, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT Nebraska Archaeology: 10,000 B.C.E. to Circa 1800 C.E. Speaker: Nolan Johnson Sponsored by the Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen July 9, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the the Boone County Agricultural Society
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains: Nebraska’s Underground Railroad July 9, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains: Nebraska’s Underground Railroad Speaker: Bill Hayes Pre-Chautauqua event
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Dust Bowl Descent July 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm MDT Dust Bowl Descent Speaker: Bill Ganzel Sponsored by the Scotts Bluff National Monument
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Buffalo Bill’s Nebraska July 10, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT Buffalo Bill’s Nebraska Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Lied Senior Center
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Patchwork of the Prairie July 10, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Patchwork of the Prairie Speaker: Yvonne Hollenbeck Sponsored by the Boone County Agricultural Society
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm The History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show July 11, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm CDT The History of Trick Roping and the Wild West Show Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Blue Hill Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm A Bad Man in a Better Place: Jesse James in Nebraska July 11, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT A Bad Man in a Better Place: Jesse James in Nebraska Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by Louisville Care Community
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm The Voice of Native American Women July 11, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT The Voice of Native American Women Speaker: Nancy Gillis Sponsored by Gage County Historical Society
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Cowboy Poetry July 13, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Cowboy Poetry Speaker: Yvonne Hollenbeck Sponsored by the Gage County Historical Society
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Footprints & Handprints: Days on the Farm in the 19th Century July 13, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm CDT Footprints & Handprints: Days on the Farm in the 19th Century Speaker: Renae Hunt Sponsored by the Gage County Historical Society
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Music of the Civil War July 16, 2024 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CDT Music of the Civil War Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Westside Church Care and Share Group
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train July 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the York Area Senior Center
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Children’s Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories July 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT Children’s Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories Speaker: Jerome Kills Small Sponsored by the Central City Public Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm The Plains Tribes and the Homestead Act July 19, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT The Plains Tribes and the Homestead Act Speaker: Nancy Gillis Sponsored by the Brownville Fine Arts Association
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Heart’s Compass: Women on the Trails July 20, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Heart’s Compass: Women on the Trails Speaker: Deb Carpenter-Nolting Sponsored by the Hastings Public Library
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Cycles of Voter Suppression July 21, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm CDT Cycles of Voter Suppression Speaker: Preston Love Jr. Sponsored by the City of Hastings
10:30 am - 11:30 am Cattle Trails and Songs of the West July 22, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am CDT Cattle Trails and Songs of the West Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Grand Island Public Library Foundation
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Playing Around with Words: Reading, Writing and the Creative Process July 22, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT Playing Around with Words: Reading, Writing and the Creative Process Speaker: Twyla Hansen Sponsored by Ogallala Library Endowment Committee
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train July 23, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by Sunset View Assisted Living
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm The Plains Tribes and the Homestead Act July 23, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT The Plains Tribes and the Homestead Act Speaker: Nancy Gillis Pre-Chautauqua event
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Born to Rein July 23, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Born to Rein Speaker: Jody Lamp Sponsored by the St. Edward Public Library
10:30 am - 11:30 am The Tradition in Traditional Folk Music July 25, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am CDT The Tradition in Traditional Folk Music Speaker: David Seay Sponsored by Lincoln City Libraries-Bennett Martin Public Library
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Cattle Trails and Songs of the West July 25, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Cattle Trails and Songs of the West Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Lexington Grand Generation Center
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Bess Streeter Aldrich: In Her Own Words July 25, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT Bess Streeter Aldrich: In Her Own Words Speaker: Jolene McLaughlin Sponsored by the Valley Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Buffalo Bill’s Nebraska July 27, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Buffalo Bill’s Nebraska Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Tilden Public Library
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason July 27, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by the Table Rock Historical Society
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm All Original, All Nebraska August 1, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT All Original, All Nebraska Speaker: Dan Holtz Sponsored by Immanuel Village
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Dust Bowl Descent August 1, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Dust Bowl Descent Speaker: Bill Ganzel Sponsored by the Morton-James Public Library
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series CANCELLED George Shannon: Youngest Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition August 3, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Event Series CANCELLED George Shannon: Youngest Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Event cancelled due to storm damage at event site. Speaker: Bill Hayes Sponsored by the Fort Atkinson Foundation
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Buffalo Bill’s Nebraska August 3, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT Buffalo Bill’s Nebraska Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Wayne Public Library
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series CANCELLED George Shannon: Youngest Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition August 4, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Event Series CANCELLED George Shannon: Youngest Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Event cancelled due to storm damage at event site. Speaker: Bill Hayes Sponsored by the Fort Atkinson Foundation
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason August 4, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason Speaker: Matt Mason Sponsored by the John G. Neihardt Foundation
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Footprints & Handprints: Days on the Farm in the 19th Century August 4, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Footprints & Handprints: Days on the Farm in the 19th Century Speaker: Renae Hunt Sponsored by the Sherman County Historical Society
July 9, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains: Nebraska’s Underground Railroad
July 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT Children’s Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories
July 22, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT Playing Around with Words: Reading, Writing and the Creative Process
August 3, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Event Series CANCELLED George Shannon: Youngest Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
August 4, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Event Series CANCELLED George Shannon: Youngest Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition