• Threads of Freedom: Quilting America’s Story, Featuring a Sneak Peek of “The American Revolution”

    Stuhr Museum 3133 W. Hwy 34, Grand Island, NE, United States

    Kick off America’s 250th birthday celebrations at Stuhr Museum with a special event previewing "The American Revolution", the highly anticipated new documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt. This open-house-style event will explore the vital role that women and quilting play in stitching our national story from the Revolutionary War through Nebraska’s history […]

  • America at 250: A Musical Journey

    All Saints Episcopal Church 9302 Blondo, Omaha, NE

    Omaha's premier handbell ensemble performs a wide range of music celebrating 250 years of American music history. Concert is free to the public. Freewill donations appreciated. Family friendly.

  • America at 250: A Musical Journey

    St. Timothy's Lutheran Church 510 N 93rd St, Omaha, NE

    Omaha's premier handbell ensemble performs a wide range of music celebrating 250 years of American music history. Concert is free to the public. Freewill donations appreciated. Family friendly.

  • America at 250: A Musical Journey

    Trinity Lutheran Church - Omaha 6340 N 30th St, Omaha, NE

    Omaha's premier handbell ensemble performs a wide range of music celebrating 250 years of American music history. Concert is free to the public. Freewill donations appreciated. Family friendly.

  • Bed Turning: An American Quilt Show

    Hastings Museum 1330 N. Burlington Ave., Hastings, NE, United States

    A bed turning is quilt show where multiple quilts are stacked on a bed and removed one by one, with a presenter sharing the history, techniques, and stories behind each piece. Bed Turnings started as a way for women to showcase their finest needlework to neighbors. This Bed Turning is a way for the Hastings […]

  • Gage County Historical Society and Museum 250th Event

    Gage County Museum North 2nd Street, Beatrice, NE, United States

    A full day of history, community, and celebration. Please RSVP your attendance to the afternoon 2pm- 4pm sessions and evening programs at 402-228-1679. 9:00 AM “How We Celebrate: Honoring the 250th Anniversary of the US” Exhibit open exclusively for neurodivergent guests 10:00 AM Community Welcome on the Lawn “How We Celebrate: Honoring the 250th Anniversary […]

  • Col. Thomas Doane: Massachusetts Engineer to Nebraska Civic and Educational Leader

    Hastings Public Library

    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 first bank […]

  • America 250 Homestead Days

    America 250 Homestead Days
    Homestead National Historic Park 8523 West State Highway 4, Beatrice, NE, United States

    Homestead National Historical Park is hosting a full weekend of free activities, demonstrations, and performances that allow visitors to explore how the ideals and hopes of the American Revolution continued through the era of the Homestead Act, extending into the 1980s and beyond. Homestead National Historical Park will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday with expanding […]

  • America 250 Homestead Days

    America 250 Homestead Days
    Homestead National Historic Park 8523 West State Highway 4, Beatrice, NE, United States

    Homestead National Historical Park is hosting a full weekend of free activities, demonstrations, and performances that allow visitors to explore how the ideals and hopes of the American Revolution continued through the era of the Homestead Act, extending into the 1980s and beyond. Homestead National Historical Park will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday with expanding […]

  • “O Pioneers” screening and discussion

    Midwest Theater 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE, United States

    The Gering Civic Plaza Sculpture Project Committee - Crystal Sandberg, Rita Stinner and Gretchen Peters, - installed a Littleton Alston sculpture of Nebraska author Willa Cather in Gering to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of American Independence and 50th Anniversary of Nebraska’s Interstate-80 sculptures. This free event helps celebrate the statue's installation. The movie “O Pioneers” […]

  • Really Big Willa Cather Book Club Event

    Gering Civic Center 1050 M St, Gering, NE, United States

    The Gering Civic Plaza Sculpture Project Committee - Crystal Sandberg, Rita Stinner and Gretchen Peters, - installed a Littleton Alston sculpture of Nebraska author Willa Cather in Gering to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of American Independence and 50th Anniversary of Nebraska’s Interstate-80 sculptures. This free event helps celebrate the statue's installation. Read Cather’s My Antonia […]

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