Nebraska history

Germans from Russia in Hastings (Read More)

Speakers: Becky Matticks and Marilee Aufdenkamp

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An Evening with Chief Big Elk (Read More)

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. Chief Big Elk will be presented by his great-great-great-great-great-grandson, Taylor Keen. Audience members will be able to ask questions first of Chief Big Elk and then of Taylor Keen.

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Nebraska: Weaving a State (Read More)

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. Presented by Dr. Sara Crook, Professor Emeritus, Peru State College This talk will be given in the West Room.

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Ancient People on the Plains (Read More)

Speaker: Dr. Steven P. Howard, PhD Dr. 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.    

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The Pawnee People of Butler County Nebraska (Read More)

This event is the first of a series of four "History Comes Alive in 2025" events sponsored by the Butler County Historical Society in partnership with people across the county. The original occupants of what would become Butler County were the Pawnee People. To truly understand their culture, the BCHS is bringing in experts. We will be honored to have Matt Reed of Pawnee, Oklahoma, the historic preservation officer for the Pawnee People; Broc Anderson, the Director of Historic Sites for the Nebraska State Historical Society; Nancy Carlson is an archeologists and works with the Genoa Indian School. These three people will discuss the history and culture of the Pawnee. Artifacts donated to the Depot Museum in the early ‘70s by Alfred Tichacek will be on display. This is a free event and a free bottle of water and a kolache will be available for attendees. This evening program will be filmed and put on the BCHS YouTube Channel. The Event Center is offering an open bar for after the program, and people are welcome to stay and visit with each other and the speakers. Matt Reed is currently the Trical HIstorical Preservation Officer for the Pawnee Nation in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Matt attended Oklahoma State University where the graduated in 1996 with a B.A. in History and in 1998 with an M.A. in Applied History. Nancy Carlson has a master's degree in anthropology/archaeology. She was a charter member of the Genoa US Indian Boarding School Foundation and has worked with the Pawnee on various projects. Broc Anderson is the Director of Historic Sites for the Nebraska State Historical Society and will speak about the Pawnee Scouts. Future events in the series include: June 16 - History of the Butler County Fair October 6 - Cemeteries of Butler County December 1 - Roads, Rails, and Sod Houses

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Pershing Mural Curriculum Available Online (Read More)

The Pershing Mural Curriculum Committee has created an academic curriculum in the areas of art, art history, language arts, history, and historic preservation using the Pershing Mural mosaic as a focus. The lesson plans and accompanying teaching materials contain Nebraska Standards, Learning Objectives, Direct Learning, Guided and Independent Practice, and Evaluation Standards that are written for the sixth-grade level but could be adapted for higher or lower grade levels. The curriculum is freely available for download on the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation website at https://www.nshsf.org/projects/pershing-mural-curriculum/. While this HN calendar listing is applicable to the fall semester 2024, the materials will remain available indefinitely.

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