Marking Nebraska: Our (Mostly) Hidden Historical Monuments
Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Plattsmouth Public Library
Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Plattsmouth Public Library
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, […]
Speaker: Dianne Bystrom Sponsored by the Friends of the David City Library
Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by Pemberly Place Assisted Living
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 Native representation, the impact of harmful stereotypes, and the movement to end Native American mascots. This event is part of a series of three screenings […]
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 […]
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, […]
Speaker: Jerome Kills Small Sponsored by the Baright Public Library
Speaker: Jolene McLaughlin Sponsored by the Fort Calhoun Women's Club
Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by Blue River Lutheran Home
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 […]
Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the Lewis and Clark Natural Resource District