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  • Illustration of a movie camera and text: film screening and panel discussion Imagining the Indian

    “Imagining the Indian” film screening and panel discussion: Lincoln

    Sheldon Museum of Art Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

    A documentary screening of "Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting" will be followed by a panel discussion featuring filmmakers Ben West and Yancey Burns that will explore […]

  • Old photo of dozens of children in their best clothes arranged near the back of a passenger rail car.

    They Rode the Orphan Trains: Sutherland

    Maxine White / Sutherland Public Library 900 2nd St., Sutherland, NE, United States

    Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on […]

  • Evetn text: The Hills We Share 9.10.26 5:30-7:30 pm overlaid on a drawing of an aerial view of many buildings, which is labeled South Side Terrace Homes

    The Hills We Share Exhibit

    The Hills We Share Exhibit
    Jetter’s Depot 3031 Upland Parkway, Omaha, NE

    The Hills We Share explores the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter’s Depot, and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs, and artifacts. The exhibit features original 1939 architectural drawings of Southside Terrace on trace paper, correspondence from the Housing Authority, newspaper clippings from the 1930s and 1940s, and historic photos courtesy of The Durham Museum. Together, […]

  • Bess Streeter Aldrich: In Her Own Words

    Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church 123 N 13th St., Fort Calhoun, NE, United States

    Speaker: Jolene McLaughlin Sponsored by the Fort Calhoun Women's Club

  • Cattle Trails and Songs of the West

    Blue Valle Lutheran Home 220 Park Ave., Hebron, NE, United States

    Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by Blue River Lutheran Home

  • Old photo of dozens of children in their best clothes arranged near the back of a passenger rail car.

    They Rode the Orphan Trains: McCook

    Museum of the High Plains 498-400 Norris Ave, McCook, NE, United States

    Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on […]

  • Evetn text: The Hills We Share 9.10.26 5:30-7:30 pm overlaid on a drawing of an aerial view of many buildings, which is labeled South Side Terrace Homes

    The Hills We Share Exhibit

    The Hills We Share Exhibit
    Jetter’s Depot 3031 Upland Parkway, Omaha, NE

    The Hills We Share explores the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter’s Depot, and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs, and artifacts. The exhibit features original 1939 architectural drawings of Southside Terrace on trace paper, correspondence from the Housing Authority, newspaper clippings from the 1930s and 1940s, and historic photos courtesy of The Durham Museum. Together, […]

  • Illustration of people walking with linked arms. Some people in the background hold banners or flags.

    Exhibit: Walk Through Memory Lane with African American Activists

    Exhibit: Walk Through Memory Lane with African American Activists
    Saratoga History- Arts-Humanities Multicultural Center 4401 North 21st Street, Omaha, NE

    The "Walk Through Memory Lane with African American Activists" exhibit includes photos of people who made local contributions in the fields of civil rights, education, sports, media, and business. The exhibit is now open to the public on Saturdays by appointment from 1-4 p.m. To book a tour, please email ewclibrary4402@gmail.com.

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