Bess Streeter Aldrich: In Her Own Words
Speaker: Jolene McLaughlin Sponsored by the Ponca Carnegie Library
Speaker: Jolene McLaughlin Sponsored by the Ponca Carnegie Library
Speaker: Chris Sayre Sponsored by the Morton James Public Library
Speaker: Fred Nielsen Sposnored by the Legacy of the Plains Museum
Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation
Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by Brookestone Acres
Speaker: Jeff Barnes Sponsored by the North Platte Public Library
Speaker: Janie York Sponsored by the Valley Public Library
Speaker: Charlotte Endorf Sponsored by the Wahoo Krazy Quilters
Spark! Places of Innovation will be on display at Custer County Museum in Broken Bow June 12-July 25, 2026. Spark! Places of Innovation is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. It is based on an exhibition by the National Museum of American History. Support […]
TIME TBD Step back to 1872 and experience a Chautauqua portrayal of Thomas Doane, the chief engineer of the B & M Railroad and famous Hoosac Tunnel Project. Doane was responsible for 240 miles of railroad and telegraph from Plattsmouth to Kearney. He was the co-founder of the town of Crete, Nebraska, founder of the […]