Speakers

Name: Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen
Start: 2026-07-13T12:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-07-13T13:30:00-05:00
Location: St. Michael’s Lutheran Church – Omaha

July 2026
Music of the Plains

July 4 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT

Olde Glory Theater Jackson Avenue, Seward, NE, United States

Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Seward Optimist Club
All Original, All Nebraska

July 4 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT

Rock School Museum 315 West Ave. G, Oshkosh, NE, United States

Speaker: Dan Holtz Sponsored by the Garden County Historical Society
No Time on My Hands: The Story of Grace Snyder

July 4 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT

Seward Civic Center 616 Bradford St., Seward, NE, United States

Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Seward Literacy Council
Remember the Ladies: Stitching Together a Revolution

July 6 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT

Keene Memorial Library 1030 N. Broad St., Fremont, NE, United States

Speaker: Janie York Sponsored by the Keene Memorial Library
The Role of Music During the Holocaust

July 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Lied Winside Public Library 417 Main St., Winside, NE, United States

Speaker: Christine Erlander Beard Sponsored by the Lied Winside Public Library
Urbanization and Native Americans

July 7 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT

Norfolk Public Library 308 W. Prospect Ave., Norfolk, NE, United States

Speaker: Jerome Kills Small Sponsored by the Norfolk Public Library
Cattle Trails and Songs of the West

July 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT Cattle Trails and Songs of the West

Lexington Grand Generation Center 407 East 6th St., Lexington, NE, United States

Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by the Lexington Grand Generation Center
I am a Man: Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice

July 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Dr., Nebraska City, NE, United States

Speaker: Joe Starita Sponsored by the Friends of Arbor Lodge Foundation
I Am a Man: Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice

July 11 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Dr., Nebraska City, NE, United States

Award-winning author Joe Starita will be the keynote speaker of events on Saturday, July 11. Starita's presentation will discuss the legal, social, and political importance of the landmark 1879 Supreme […]
George Custer and the Great Plains: History, Landscape, and Legacy

July 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT

Hastings Public Library

Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Hastings Public Library
Dreams & Goals: Pioneers Striving for Success

July 12 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT

Gere Branch Library 2400 S. 56th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska

Speaker: Marci Broyhill Sponsored by the Lincoln City Libraries
Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen

July 13 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm CDT

St. Michael's Lutheran Church - Omaha 13232 Blondo St., Omaha, NE, United States

Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by St. Michael's Lutheran Church

July 2026