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SUMMARY:Oregon-California Trails Association Convention in Gering
DESCRIPTION:The Oregon-California Trails Association and the Nebraska Chapter of OCTA present “We Do Old In A New Way”. The Gering Civic Center at 1050 M Street in Gering is Convention HQ\, with additional events occurring at the Legacy of the Plains Museum\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Midwest Theater. \nThe theme of this year’s convention\, We Do Old In A New Way\, is a nod to the fact that since OCTA’s last Gering convention\, three new museum facilities were built at Chimney Rock\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Legacy of the Plains Museum. \nThe convention will focus on the Oregon\, California\, Mormon Pioneer\, and Pony Express National Historic Trails across Nebraska’s panhandle and eastern Wyoming (including the corridor’s usage by American Indians for thousands of years prior to usage by emigrants). The convention will explore each of these different eras via tours throughout the region\, a premiere list of authoritative speakers\, and events at other local sites. \nRegistration and fees are required. Visit the convention website to register\, and for up-to-date schedules. \nSpeakers and locations include: \nTuesday\, July 25\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n1:00 pm Erick Wadsworth – The Mormon Pioneer Trail Across Nebraska\n2:00 pm Phyllis Stone – Lakota Customs\n3:00 pm Angela Bates – Nicodemus and Black Emigrants of Kansas\n4:00 pm François-Marie Patorni – The Robidoux Family\n\nWednesday\, July 26\, Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff \n\n7 – 8:30 pm “On the California Trail: Preserving Gravelly Ford” (25 min) and “Educational Trail Shorts” including:\n\n“The Trial of Standing Bear” – 8 mins\n“Louise Clappe” – 8 mins\n“William Bent” – 11 mins\n“Jim Bridger (and Rendezvous)” – 9 mins\n“Nat Love – African American Cowboy and Cattle Trails” – 10 mins\n\n\n\nFriday\, July 28\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n9:00 am Brian and Colin Croft – Map Presentation\n10:00 am Broc Anderson – Trails & Rails\n11:00 am Kylie McCormick – Marking the Trail Along the Nebraska/Wyoming Border\n1:00 pm Cindy Pierce and Gina Rhoads – The Captive Lucinda Eubanks\n2:00 pm Cody Assmann – Oshkosh Fur Trade\n3:00 pm Scott Alumbaugh – Bikepacking the Pony Express Trail\n4:00 pm Jeff Broome – The Fletcher Sisters 1865 Indian Captivity near Rock Creek Station
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/oregon-california-trails-association-convention-in-gering/2023-07-23/
LOCATION:Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
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SUMMARY:Oregon-California Trails Association Convention in Gering
DESCRIPTION:The Oregon-California Trails Association and the Nebraska Chapter of OCTA present “We Do Old In A New Way”. The Gering Civic Center at 1050 M Street in Gering is Convention HQ\, with additional events occurring at the Legacy of the Plains Museum\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Midwest Theater. \nThe theme of this year’s convention\, We Do Old In A New Way\, is a nod to the fact that since OCTA’s last Gering convention\, three new museum facilities were built at Chimney Rock\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Legacy of the Plains Museum. \nThe convention will focus on the Oregon\, California\, Mormon Pioneer\, and Pony Express National Historic Trails across Nebraska’s panhandle and eastern Wyoming (including the corridor’s usage by American Indians for thousands of years prior to usage by emigrants). The convention will explore each of these different eras via tours throughout the region\, a premiere list of authoritative speakers\, and events at other local sites. \nRegistration and fees are required. Visit the convention website to register\, and for up-to-date schedules. \nSpeakers and locations include: \nTuesday\, July 25\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n1:00 pm Erick Wadsworth – The Mormon Pioneer Trail Across Nebraska\n2:00 pm Phyllis Stone – Lakota Customs\n3:00 pm Angela Bates – Nicodemus and Black Emigrants of Kansas\n4:00 pm François-Marie Patorni – The Robidoux Family\n\nWednesday\, July 26\, Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff \n\n7 – 8:30 pm “On the California Trail: Preserving Gravelly Ford” (25 min) and “Educational Trail Shorts” including:\n\n“The Trial of Standing Bear” – 8 mins\n“Louise Clappe” – 8 mins\n“William Bent” – 11 mins\n“Jim Bridger (and Rendezvous)” – 9 mins\n“Nat Love – African American Cowboy and Cattle Trails” – 10 mins\n\n\n\nFriday\, July 28\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n9:00 am Brian and Colin Croft – Map Presentation\n10:00 am Broc Anderson – Trails & Rails\n11:00 am Kylie McCormick – Marking the Trail Along the Nebraska/Wyoming Border\n1:00 pm Cindy Pierce and Gina Rhoads – The Captive Lucinda Eubanks\n2:00 pm Cody Assmann – Oshkosh Fur Trade\n3:00 pm Scott Alumbaugh – Bikepacking the Pony Express Trail\n4:00 pm Jeff Broome – The Fletcher Sisters 1865 Indian Captivity near Rock Creek Station
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/oregon-california-trails-association-convention-in-gering/2023-07-24/
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SUMMARY:Oregon-California Trails Association Convention in Gering
DESCRIPTION:The Oregon-California Trails Association and the Nebraska Chapter of OCTA present “We Do Old In A New Way”. The Gering Civic Center at 1050 M Street in Gering is Convention HQ\, with additional events occurring at the Legacy of the Plains Museum\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Midwest Theater. \nThe theme of this year’s convention\, We Do Old In A New Way\, is a nod to the fact that since OCTA’s last Gering convention\, three new museum facilities were built at Chimney Rock\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Legacy of the Plains Museum. \nThe convention will focus on the Oregon\, California\, Mormon Pioneer\, and Pony Express National Historic Trails across Nebraska’s panhandle and eastern Wyoming (including the corridor’s usage by American Indians for thousands of years prior to usage by emigrants). The convention will explore each of these different eras via tours throughout the region\, a premiere list of authoritative speakers\, and events at other local sites. \nRegistration and fees are required. Visit the convention website to register\, and for up-to-date schedules. \nSpeakers and locations include: \nTuesday\, July 25\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n1:00 pm Erick Wadsworth – The Mormon Pioneer Trail Across Nebraska\n2:00 pm Phyllis Stone – Lakota Customs\n3:00 pm Angela Bates – Nicodemus and Black Emigrants of Kansas\n4:00 pm François-Marie Patorni – The Robidoux Family\n\nWednesday\, July 26\, Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff \n\n7 – 8:30 pm “On the California Trail: Preserving Gravelly Ford” (25 min) and “Educational Trail Shorts” including:\n\n“The Trial of Standing Bear” – 8 mins\n“Louise Clappe” – 8 mins\n“William Bent” – 11 mins\n“Jim Bridger (and Rendezvous)” – 9 mins\n“Nat Love – African American Cowboy and Cattle Trails” – 10 mins\n\n\n\nFriday\, July 28\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n9:00 am Brian and Colin Croft – Map Presentation\n10:00 am Broc Anderson – Trails & Rails\n11:00 am Kylie McCormick – Marking the Trail Along the Nebraska/Wyoming Border\n1:00 pm Cindy Pierce and Gina Rhoads – The Captive Lucinda Eubanks\n2:00 pm Cody Assmann – Oshkosh Fur Trade\n3:00 pm Scott Alumbaugh – Bikepacking the Pony Express Trail\n4:00 pm Jeff Broome – The Fletcher Sisters 1865 Indian Captivity near Rock Creek Station
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/oregon-california-trails-association-convention-in-gering/2023-07-25/
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SUMMARY:Oregon-California Trails Association Convention in Gering
DESCRIPTION:The Oregon-California Trails Association and the Nebraska Chapter of OCTA present “We Do Old In A New Way”. The Gering Civic Center at 1050 M Street in Gering is Convention HQ\, with additional events occurring at the Legacy of the Plains Museum\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Midwest Theater. \nThe theme of this year’s convention\, We Do Old In A New Way\, is a nod to the fact that since OCTA’s last Gering convention\, three new museum facilities were built at Chimney Rock\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Legacy of the Plains Museum. \nThe convention will focus on the Oregon\, California\, Mormon Pioneer\, and Pony Express National Historic Trails across Nebraska’s panhandle and eastern Wyoming (including the corridor’s usage by American Indians for thousands of years prior to usage by emigrants). The convention will explore each of these different eras via tours throughout the region\, a premiere list of authoritative speakers\, and events at other local sites. \nRegistration and fees are required. Visit the convention website to register\, and for up-to-date schedules. \nSpeakers and locations include: \nTuesday\, July 25\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n1:00 pm Erick Wadsworth – The Mormon Pioneer Trail Across Nebraska\n2:00 pm Phyllis Stone – Lakota Customs\n3:00 pm Angela Bates – Nicodemus and Black Emigrants of Kansas\n4:00 pm François-Marie Patorni – The Robidoux Family\n\nWednesday\, July 26\, Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff \n\n7 – 8:30 pm “On the California Trail: Preserving Gravelly Ford” (25 min) and “Educational Trail Shorts” including:\n\n“The Trial of Standing Bear” – 8 mins\n“Louise Clappe” – 8 mins\n“William Bent” – 11 mins\n“Jim Bridger (and Rendezvous)” – 9 mins\n“Nat Love – African American Cowboy and Cattle Trails” – 10 mins\n\n\n\nFriday\, July 28\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n9:00 am Brian and Colin Croft – Map Presentation\n10:00 am Broc Anderson – Trails & Rails\n11:00 am Kylie McCormick – Marking the Trail Along the Nebraska/Wyoming Border\n1:00 pm Cindy Pierce and Gina Rhoads – The Captive Lucinda Eubanks\n2:00 pm Cody Assmann – Oshkosh Fur Trade\n3:00 pm Scott Alumbaugh – Bikepacking the Pony Express Trail\n4:00 pm Jeff Broome – The Fletcher Sisters 1865 Indian Captivity near Rock Creek Station
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/oregon-california-trails-association-convention-in-gering/2023-07-26/
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SUMMARY:Oregon-California Trails Association Convention in Gering
DESCRIPTION:The Oregon-California Trails Association and the Nebraska Chapter of OCTA present “We Do Old In A New Way”. The Gering Civic Center at 1050 M Street in Gering is Convention HQ\, with additional events occurring at the Legacy of the Plains Museum\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Midwest Theater. \nThe theme of this year’s convention\, We Do Old In A New Way\, is a nod to the fact that since OCTA’s last Gering convention\, three new museum facilities were built at Chimney Rock\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Legacy of the Plains Museum. \nThe convention will focus on the Oregon\, California\, Mormon Pioneer\, and Pony Express National Historic Trails across Nebraska’s panhandle and eastern Wyoming (including the corridor’s usage by American Indians for thousands of years prior to usage by emigrants). The convention will explore each of these different eras via tours throughout the region\, a premiere list of authoritative speakers\, and events at other local sites. \nRegistration and fees are required. Visit the convention website to register\, and for up-to-date schedules. \nSpeakers and locations include: \nTuesday\, July 25\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n1:00 pm Erick Wadsworth – The Mormon Pioneer Trail Across Nebraska\n2:00 pm Phyllis Stone – Lakota Customs\n3:00 pm Angela Bates – Nicodemus and Black Emigrants of Kansas\n4:00 pm François-Marie Patorni – The Robidoux Family\n\nWednesday\, July 26\, Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff \n\n7 – 8:30 pm “On the California Trail: Preserving Gravelly Ford” (25 min) and “Educational Trail Shorts” including:\n\n“The Trial of Standing Bear” – 8 mins\n“Louise Clappe” – 8 mins\n“William Bent” – 11 mins\n“Jim Bridger (and Rendezvous)” – 9 mins\n“Nat Love – African American Cowboy and Cattle Trails” – 10 mins\n\n\n\nFriday\, July 28\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n9:00 am Brian and Colin Croft – Map Presentation\n10:00 am Broc Anderson – Trails & Rails\n11:00 am Kylie McCormick – Marking the Trail Along the Nebraska/Wyoming Border\n1:00 pm Cindy Pierce and Gina Rhoads – The Captive Lucinda Eubanks\n2:00 pm Cody Assmann – Oshkosh Fur Trade\n3:00 pm Scott Alumbaugh – Bikepacking the Pony Express Trail\n4:00 pm Jeff Broome – The Fletcher Sisters 1865 Indian Captivity near Rock Creek Station
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/oregon-california-trails-association-convention-in-gering/2023-07-27/
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SUMMARY:Oregon-California Trails Association Convention in Gering
DESCRIPTION:The Oregon-California Trails Association and the Nebraska Chapter of OCTA present “We Do Old In A New Way”. The Gering Civic Center at 1050 M Street in Gering is Convention HQ\, with additional events occurring at the Legacy of the Plains Museum\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Midwest Theater. \nThe theme of this year’s convention\, We Do Old In A New Way\, is a nod to the fact that since OCTA’s last Gering convention\, three new museum facilities were built at Chimney Rock\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Legacy of the Plains Museum. \nThe convention will focus on the Oregon\, California\, Mormon Pioneer\, and Pony Express National Historic Trails across Nebraska’s panhandle and eastern Wyoming (including the corridor’s usage by American Indians for thousands of years prior to usage by emigrants). The convention will explore each of these different eras via tours throughout the region\, a premiere list of authoritative speakers\, and events at other local sites. \nRegistration and fees are required. Visit the convention website to register\, and for up-to-date schedules. \nSpeakers and locations include: \nTuesday\, July 25\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n1:00 pm Erick Wadsworth – The Mormon Pioneer Trail Across Nebraska\n2:00 pm Phyllis Stone – Lakota Customs\n3:00 pm Angela Bates – Nicodemus and Black Emigrants of Kansas\n4:00 pm François-Marie Patorni – The Robidoux Family\n\nWednesday\, July 26\, Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff \n\n7 – 8:30 pm “On the California Trail: Preserving Gravelly Ford” (25 min) and “Educational Trail Shorts” including:\n\n“The Trial of Standing Bear” – 8 mins\n“Louise Clappe” – 8 mins\n“William Bent” – 11 mins\n“Jim Bridger (and Rendezvous)” – 9 mins\n“Nat Love – African American Cowboy and Cattle Trails” – 10 mins\n\n\n\nFriday\, July 28\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n9:00 am Brian and Colin Croft – Map Presentation\n10:00 am Broc Anderson – Trails & Rails\n11:00 am Kylie McCormick – Marking the Trail Along the Nebraska/Wyoming Border\n1:00 pm Cindy Pierce and Gina Rhoads – The Captive Lucinda Eubanks\n2:00 pm Cody Assmann – Oshkosh Fur Trade\n3:00 pm Scott Alumbaugh – Bikepacking the Pony Express Trail\n4:00 pm Jeff Broome – The Fletcher Sisters 1865 Indian Captivity near Rock Creek Station
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/oregon-california-trails-association-convention-in-gering/2023-07-28/
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SUMMARY:Oregon-California Trails Association Convention in Gering
DESCRIPTION:The Oregon-California Trails Association and the Nebraska Chapter of OCTA present “We Do Old In A New Way”. The Gering Civic Center at 1050 M Street in Gering is Convention HQ\, with additional events occurring at the Legacy of the Plains Museum\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Midwest Theater. \nThe theme of this year’s convention\, We Do Old In A New Way\, is a nod to the fact that since OCTA’s last Gering convention\, three new museum facilities were built at Chimney Rock\, Scotts Bluff National Monument\, and the Legacy of the Plains Museum. \nThe convention will focus on the Oregon\, California\, Mormon Pioneer\, and Pony Express National Historic Trails across Nebraska’s panhandle and eastern Wyoming (including the corridor’s usage by American Indians for thousands of years prior to usage by emigrants). The convention will explore each of these different eras via tours throughout the region\, a premiere list of authoritative speakers\, and events at other local sites. \nRegistration and fees are required. Visit the convention website to register\, and for up-to-date schedules. \nSpeakers and locations include: \nTuesday\, July 25\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n1:00 pm Erick Wadsworth – The Mormon Pioneer Trail Across Nebraska\n2:00 pm Phyllis Stone – Lakota Customs\n3:00 pm Angela Bates – Nicodemus and Black Emigrants of Kansas\n4:00 pm François-Marie Patorni – The Robidoux Family\n\nWednesday\, July 26\, Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff \n\n7 – 8:30 pm “On the California Trail: Preserving Gravelly Ford” (25 min) and “Educational Trail Shorts” including:\n\n“The Trial of Standing Bear” – 8 mins\n“Louise Clappe” – 8 mins\n“William Bent” – 11 mins\n“Jim Bridger (and Rendezvous)” – 9 mins\n“Nat Love – African American Cowboy and Cattle Trails” – 10 mins\n\n\n\nFriday\, July 28\, Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering \n\n9:00 am Brian and Colin Croft – Map Presentation\n10:00 am Broc Anderson – Trails & Rails\n11:00 am Kylie McCormick – Marking the Trail Along the Nebraska/Wyoming Border\n1:00 pm Cindy Pierce and Gina Rhoads – The Captive Lucinda Eubanks\n2:00 pm Cody Assmann – Oshkosh Fur Trade\n3:00 pm Scott Alumbaugh – Bikepacking the Pony Express Trail\n4:00 pm Jeff Broome – The Fletcher Sisters 1865 Indian Captivity near Rock Creek Station
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/oregon-california-trails-association-convention-in-gering/2023-07-29/
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SUMMARY:Really Big Willa Cather Book Club Event
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis free event helps celebrate the statue’s installation. \nRead Cather’s My Antonia and meet for interactive discussion with fellow readers. Ashley Olson will present her talk “My Antonia: The Story of an American Novel”. She will lead discussion and field questions. Scottsbluff and Gering Libraries have copies of My Antonia on hand for check out.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/really-big-willa-cather-book-club-event/
LOCATION:Gering Civic Center\, 1050 M St\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Grants
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