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SUMMARY:Archaeology Fair
DESCRIPTION:Meadowlark Hearth Living Environment Foundation is hosting an Archaeology Fair at Legacy of the Plains Museum. The event is free and open to the public. Activities include:\n•  Friction Fire-Making\n•  Flintknapping\n•  Arrow Making\n•  Atlatl Throwing\n• Cordage and Basketry\n• Ochre Hand-Spray Art\n• Seed Processing
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/archaeology-fair-2/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Abraham Lincoln\, America’s Greatest Political Orator
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Fred Nielsen \nSponsored by the Legacy of the Plains Museum
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/abraham-lincoln-americas-greatest-political-orator-3/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
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SUMMARY:Momotaro at Legacy of the Plains Museum
DESCRIPTION:Circle Theatre invites the Gering and Scottsbluff community to a full day of creativity and cultural exploration with Momotaro at Legacy of the Plains Museum\, a hands-on workshop celebrating Japanese arts\, folklore\, and performance. This engaging event\, inspired by the beloved Japanese folktale of Momotaro and led by artists of all abilities\, will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday\, November 8\, and is free to the public. \nThe daylong series of workshops will immerse participants in traditional and contemporary Japanese art forms. Visitors can fold origami characters\, learn Odori (traditional Japanese dance)\, craft Bunraku-style puppets and Noh theatre masks\, sing folk songs such as Teru Bozu and Oni no Pantsu\, and conclude with haiku poetry and reflection. The day will culminate in a short performance demonstration of Momotaro: The Peach Boy of Japan by members of Circle Theatre’s ensemble. \n“This workshop is about connecting culture\, creativity\, and community\,” says Circle Theatre Co-Artistic Director Courtney Stein Cairncross. “It’s a chance for families to explore Japanese art traditions while discovering the joy of storytelling through movement\, music\, and puppetry.” \nCircle Theatre’s Momotaro programming is part of a year-long celebration of global folklore and inclusive performance.  All activities are designed to be accessible for participants of all ages and abilities.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/momotaro-at-legacy-of-the-plains-museum/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:The Legacy of the Orphan Trains: Gering
DESCRIPTION:Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements\, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement\, a largely-unknown chapter in American history\, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250\,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on trains in New York between 1854 and 1929 and sent all over the United States to be given away. After the presentation\, there is an informal discussion about the origin and demise of the largest child migration in history and the part it played in the formation of the American Dream. The human struggle to belong\, to define one’s self in the place we call home is exemplified in the stories of these children that have shaped all of our lives. The presenters will take questions from the audience and will invite relatives and acquaintances of Orphan Train Riders to share their stories. \nAlison Moore\, MFA\, is a former Assistant Professor of English/Creative Writing in the MFA Creative Writing Program at the University of Arizona and a current Humanities Scholar. She lives in Austin and has been touring nationally since 1998 with the multi-media program “Riders on the Orphan Train” that is currently the official outreach program for the National Orphan Train Complex Museum and Research Center. She has also developed public outreach programs for the Orphan Train Heritage Society of America\, Inc. and for ArtsReach\, a Native American literacy project in Southern Arizona. She is the author of four books. She received two National Endowment for the Arts Fiction Fellowships in 1993 and 2010 and the Katherine Ann Porter Prize for Fiction in 2004. In 2007/2008 she received the J. Frank Dobie Paisano fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Institute of Letters. In 2012 she received the Charles Loring Brace Award for helping to preserve the stories of the Orphan Trains. \nPhil Lancaster was born in Texarkana\, Arkansas and studied art and music at L’Ecole De Beaux Arts in Angers\, France. He became a member of a bluegrass band that toured throughout France and produced an album entitled “Bluegrass Oldies Ltd./Traveling Show.” After returning to the U.S. he met three Arkansas musicians and the acoustic quartet “Still on the Hill” was formed in Fayetteville. They released their first CD in 1997\, the second in 2000. The group performed at national and international folk festivals. In 2007 he received an Arkansas Arts Council Fellowship in Music Composition. He is co-producer of the documentary film “Gospel\, Biscuits and Gravy” about Ozark gospel singer Ernestine Shepherd and presenter of “Riders on the Orphan Train\,” the official outreach program for the National Orphan Train Complex.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/the-legacy-of-the-orphan-trains-gering/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Water: Lakota Spirituality and Science
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jerome Kills Small \nSponsored by the Meadowlark Hearth Living Environment Foundation
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/water-lakota-spirituality-and-science-7/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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SUMMARY:Children Stories\, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jerome Kills Small \nSponsored by the Meadowlark Hearth Living Environment Foundation
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/children-stories-animal-stories-and-traditional-lakota-stories-5/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
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SUMMARY:Archaeology Fair
DESCRIPTION:Meadowlark Hearth Living Environment Foundation is partnering with Legacy of the Plains Museum to bring an archaeology fair to Gering. \nThis free\, family-friendly educational event will run from 11 am to 3 p.m.\, with guided tours being offered at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. \nActivities will include: friction fire making\, flintknapping\, arrow making\, atlatl throwing\, cordage\, ochre hand-spray art\, seed processing.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/archaeology-fair/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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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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CREATED:20250626T202836Z
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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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DTSTAMP: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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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:20250809T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T140000
DTSTAMP:20250626T201221Z
CREATED:20250626T201221Z
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UID:10004861-1754744400-1754748000@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Mexican-Americans in Nebraska
DESCRIPTION:A full 150 years before the first pioneer families entered Nebraska territory\, Mexican traders\, soldiers and explorers left their imprint on the land and its culture. This presentation takes you along on a journey of exploration that began in 1720 and continues in Nebraska to this very day. \nPresented by José Garcia \nThis presentation will be given in the West Room.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/mexican-americans-in-nebraska-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:20250809T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T140000
DTSTAMP:20250626T200909Z
CREATED:20250626T200909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T200909Z
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:20250809T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T120000
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CREATED:20250626T200525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T200525Z
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:10004858-1754733600-1754737200@humanitiesnebraska.org
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:20250809T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250809T100000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T200158Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250808T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250808T163000
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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/Chicago:20250808T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250808T153000
DTSTAMP:20250714T151458Z
CREATED:20250714T151458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T151458Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250506T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250506T163000
DTSTAMP:20250502T193232Z
CREATED:20250417T201059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T193232Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Hall events at Legacy of the Plains Museum
DESCRIPTION:Alongside a special “Japanese Hall” episode for season 16 of Nebraska Public Media’s cultural series “Nebraska Stories”\, several in-person events surrounding the story of the Japanese Hall and History Project on the Legacy of the Plains Museum campus will take place in Gering and Scottsbluff. The Japanese Hall exhibit will be open without charge for anyone attending events throughout the day. Below is the schedule for events at Legacy of the Plains Museum. \n10:30 Julie Ushio presents Graves of Early Immigrants in the LPM Great Hall; afterwards she will lead a walking tour of Fairview Cemetery. (Transportation on your own to the cemetery.) Meet at the parking lot nearest the cemetery office. \n1:30 p.m. Vickie Sakurada Schaepler will give a presentation “The Legacy of Japanese Immigrants in Nebraska including stories of WWII.” \n2:45 p.m. Sharon Ishii-Jordan and Kim Hachiya will present on Japanese and Japanese American Incarceration Camps of WWII \n4 p.m. Dedication of a Nebraska State Historical Society Historical Marker at Japanese Hall
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/japanese-hall-events-at-legacy/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Public Media":MAILTO:customerservice@nebraskapublicmedia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250407T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250407T120000
DTSTAMP:20250326T145400Z
CREATED:20250326T145400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T145400Z
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SUMMARY:Humanities Grant Information Traveling Office Hour - Gering
DESCRIPTION:A member of Humanities Nebraska’s grants team will be making stops in the western portion of the state to share information about the program grants Humanities Nebraska offers to nonprofit organizations\, museums\, libraries\, schools\, and local governments. Anyone who would like information or advice about submitting a grant application or would like to talk about previously-funded grants or their upcoming projects is invited to stop by to talk to Humanities Nebraska’s Grants Management and Outreach Specialist Katie Bradshaw. \nThe Gering Traveling Office Hour will be at Legacy of the Plains Museum\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, at 11 a.m. MDT. \nKatie will also be attending the Nebraska Museums Association Conference in Alliance on Tues.\, April 8\, and can speak to people at the conference as well. \nFor more information about humanities program grants\, call or email Humanities Nebraska at 402-474-2131 or info@humanitiesnebraska.org\, or visit humanitiesnebraska.org/grants.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/humanities-grant-information-traveling-office-hour-gering/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Humanities Nebraska":MAILTO:info@humanitiesnebraska.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231016T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231120T170000
DTSTAMP:20230209T224212Z
CREATED:20230209T224212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T224212Z
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SUMMARY:Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
DESCRIPTION:October 16 – November 20\, 2023 \nLegacy of the Plains Museum \nMonday-Saturday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM\nSunday 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM \nLearn more here.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/voices-and-votes-democracy-in-america-4/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museum on Main Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231016T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231016T170000
DTSTAMP:20230815T165736Z
CREATED:20230815T165736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T165736Z
UID:10002018-1697446800-1697475600@humanitiesnebraska.org
SUMMARY:Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
DESCRIPTION:Opening Day: October 16 \nLegacy of the Plains Museum \n9:00 AM – 5:00 PM \nLearn more here.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/voices-and-votes-democracy-in-america-7/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230919T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230919T190000
DTSTAMP:20230120T185414Z
CREATED:20230120T185414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T185414Z
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SUMMARY:Stories from Nebraska's Agricultural History
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jody Lamp \nSponsored by the Legacy of the Plains Museum
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/stories-from-nebraskas-agricultural-history/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230523T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230523T190000
DTSTAMP:20230501T181047Z
CREATED:20230501T180748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T181047Z
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SUMMARY:Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Charlotte Endorf \nSponsored by the Legacy of the Plains Museum
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/excess-baggage-riding-the-orphan-train-15/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230124T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230124T190000
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CREATED:20230104T195736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T164839Z
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SUMMARY:Nebraska Archaeology: 10\,000 B.C.E. to Circa 1800 C.E.
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Nolan Johnson \nSponsored by the Legacy of the Plains Museum
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-archaeology-10000-b-c-e-to-circa-1800-c-e/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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