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SUMMARY:Lewis & Clark: What Was Their Value Worth? Seaman\, York\, Sacagawea & Pomp Stories
DESCRIPTION:The Corps of Discovery was a fascinating group of individuals. But there were four members of the corps that were “valuable” but not paid. Hunt discusses these four members and tells stories of their adventures. She also dispels a few myths about these members. This program is appropriate for all ages. \nPresented by Renae Hunt
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/lewis-clark-what-was-their-value-worth-seaman-york-sacagawea-pomp-stories-2/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua,Speakers
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SUMMARY:Early Japanese Settlers in Nebraska
DESCRIPTION:Although the majority of Japanese immigrants settled in Hawaii\, California\, and the West Coast\, some pushed further inland\, to work on the railroad and coal mines\, ending up in Nebraska. A few died from illness\, the Spanish Flu\, train accidents\, their gravestones written in Japanese characters. Others returned to Japan or moved to larger cities. But some stayed\, put down roots\, raised families\, farmed\, published newspapers\, opened businesses\, worked in meat packing plants\, laundries\, pool halls\, and restaurants. This talk will illustrate their journey from Japan\, and some of the various paths that brought them here\, as well as the transitions they made along the way. \nSpeaker: Julie Ushio\, a member of the Advisory Board at Japanese Hall\, Legacy of the Plains Museum\, in Gering. She grew up in Alliance\, Nebraska\, where her Japanese grandparents settled.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/early-japanese-settlers-in-nebraska/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250808T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250808T190000
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SUMMARY:Guadalupe Dancers
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy traditional music while the Guadalupe Dancers perform! The Los Guadalupanos is a Traditional Mexican Folklore dance group out of Western Nebraska.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/guadalupe-dancers/
LOCATION:Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff\, NE\, 69361\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Women's Rights and the Saucy Mrs. Adams
DESCRIPTION:Five years after Abigail Smith married John Adams\, the American colonies adopted the British law of coverture. This law held that no female person had a legal identity. Married women owned nothing—not even the clothes on their backs. More importantly\, they had no rights over their own bodies\, or custody of the children they bore. \nAbigail’s marriage was based on mutual respect\, and she understood how lucky she was. She witnessed families torn apart by a husband’s drunkenness\, lack of employment\, temper\, and/or money mismanagement. Abigail’s famous ‘remember the ladies’ letter to her husband in which she implores him to “not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands\,” speaks directly to the law of coverture. This was the women’s rights issue of her time—remnants of which still exist in the year 2024. \nPresented by Chautauqua Scholar Jessica Downing-Ford
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/womens-rights-and-the-saucy-mrs-adams/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Sacred Seed: Reviving Indigenous Agricultural Lifeways
DESCRIPTION:Seed is sacred to the First Peoples of this land. Taylor Keen shares his 10 year journey to reclaim his Omaha tribal seeds and the teachings afforded by the Plant Nations. \nPresented by Taylor Keen\, who is of Omaha and Cherokee heritage and is a full-time instructor at Creighton University. Keen is the author of ‘Rediscovering Turtle Island: A First Peoples’ Account of the Sacred Geography of America” and the founder of Sacred Seed.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/sacred-seed-reviving-indigenous-agricultural-lifeways/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T110000
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UID:10004859-1754737200-1754740800@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:The Origins of American Cowboy Culture
DESCRIPTION:Why are there rodeos? Why are there cowboys? Why are there horses in\nAmerica? Where did the word cowboy come from? The Stetson cowboy hat? Why were there TV shows like Gunsmoke\, The Lone Ranger\, and The Cisco Kid? \nThis fascinating presentation traces cowboy culture’s roots from the open plains of Spain to the establishment of ranching culture in the New World. Angel Vigil describes the role of the Spanish/Mexican vaquero in the establishment of\ntraditional cowboy and ranching practices in the west\, placing the historical and fictional lore of the origins of the American cowboy in the historical context of the vaquero\, the true first cowboy. \nPresented by Chautauqua scholar Angel Vigil.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/the-origins-of-american-cowboy-culture/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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UID:10004860-1754744400-1754748000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:"Ins" & "Outs" of the Nebraska Hall of Fame
DESCRIPTION:This session will discuss the various Nebraskans\, some well-known and some lesser-known individuals\, who have shaped the history and culture of our state. \nPresented by Dr. Sara Crook\, Professor Emeritus\, Peru State College \nThis talk will be given in the East Room.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/ins-outs-of-the-nebraska-hall-of-fame/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T150000
DTSTAMP:20250626T202158Z
CREATED:20250626T202158Z
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UID:10004863-1754748000-1754751600@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Storytelling in the Hispanic Tradtion
DESCRIPTION:An experienced storyteller\, Linda Garcia-Perez draws on her experiences as a young girl in Omaha’s Mexican-American barrio. Her stories convey a universal message of humor\, wonder and tradition. This program is appropriate for all ages. \nThis presentation will be given in the East Room.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/storytelling-in-the-hispanic-tradtion/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T150000
DTSTAMP:20250807T232221Z
CREATED:20250626T201513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T232221Z
UID:10004862-1754748000-1754751600@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Ancient People on the Plains
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Steven P. Howard\, PhD \nDr. Howard\, director  of the Archaeology and Anthropology department at Eastern Wyoming College will provide a brief synopsis of what is known about peoples that lived in this region prior to contact\, and a discussion of developments during and after the Contact Period.\n  \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/but-who-lived-here-in-1491-indigenous-archaeology-in-nebraska/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T160000
DTSTAMP:20250714T150242Z
CREATED:20250714T150242Z
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UID:10004895-1754751600-1754755200@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Unseen Pioneers
DESCRIPTION:This program takes a look at black American influences in the early west\, and at the movement of freed blacks after the civil war as they move into and settle in the west. We will look at black settlements in the plains and the causes for their ultimate demise. This program is not a broad history of black settlers and settlements\, rather\, a quick sketch of who was here\, where they came from and what happened to them. \nPresented by Jerry Lucas
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/unseen-pioneers/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T160000
DTSTAMP:20250626T202836Z
CREATED:20250626T202836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T202836Z
UID:10004865-1754751600-1754755200@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Nebraska: Weaving a State
DESCRIPTION:This session will discuss the history and politics of Nebraska’s admittance as the 37th state in the Union. As the first state admitted after the Civil War\, Nebraska not only faced the politics within the state\, but Reconstruction politics as well.\n \nPresented by Dr. Sara Crook\, Professor Emeritus\, Peru State College \nThis talk will be given in the West Room.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-weaving-a-state-2/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T193000
DTSTAMP:20250626T203539Z
CREATED:20250626T203539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T203539Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Abigail Adams
DESCRIPTION:Abigail Adams played an important role in the founding of this nation. She and her husband\, John Adams\, were intellectual equals who discussed the complex issues of founding a nation together. She wrote him many letters that contained her astute advice while he worked with other patriots. \nPresented by Jessica Downing-Ford
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/an-evening-with-abigail-adams-2/
LOCATION:Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff\, NE\, 69361\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T203000
DTSTAMP:20250626T204423Z
CREATED:20250626T204055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T204423Z
UID:10004867-1754767800-1754771400@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:An Evening with Chief Big Elk
DESCRIPTION:Big Elk was chief of the Omaha Tribe during the 1800s. As the expanding U.S. threatened First Peoples\, he sought ways to protect his tribe and their culture from obliteration. He created alliances and attempted to prepare for a future that he thought depended on a closer relationship with the U.S. \nChief Big Elk will be presented by his great-great-great-great-great-grandson\, Taylor Keen. \nAudience members will be able to ask questions first of Chief Big Elk and then of Taylor Keen.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/an-evening-with-chief-big-elk/
LOCATION:Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff\, NE\, 69361\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua
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