Get your copy of "Rediscovering Turtle Island: A First People's Account of the Sacred Geography" by Chautauqua scholar Taylor Keen, and discuss it with other readers. "While Western accounts of […]
*Please note change of venue.* Bring a bag chair or blanket/pillow to watch this inspiring movie based on a book! Meet at the Norfolk Public Library to watch the film. […]
5th-6th graders have the opportunity to learn paper weaving with instructor Sue Burns. Class size limit: 20 (Second class for 7th & 8th graders at 1:30 p.m) Registration required: https://norfolk-ne.libcal.com/event/12626632
Speaker: Taylor Keen Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room C While Western accounts of North American history traditionally start with European colonization, Indigenous histories of North America—or Turtle Island—stretch back millennia. […]
7th-8th graders have the opportunity to learn paper weaving with instructor Sue Burns. Class size limit: 20 (Earlier class for 5th & 6th graders.) Registration required: https://norfolk-ne.libcal.com/event/12626632
Speaker: Jessica Downing-Ford Norfolk Public Library Room A Abigail Adams Five years after Abigail Smith married John Adams, the American colonies adopted the British law of coverture. This law held that […]
Speaker: Linda Garcia Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room A An experienced storyteller, Garcia-Perez draws on her experiences as a young girl in Omaha’s Mexican-American barrio. Her stories convey a universal […]
Speaker: Sara Crook Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room B/C This session will discuss the history and politics of Nebraska's admittance as the 37th state in the Union. As the first […]
Speaker: Angel Vigil Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room A Why is there the rodeo? Why are there cowboys? Why are there horses in America? Where did the word cowboy come […]
Speaker: Jose Garcia Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room A A full 150 years before the 1st pioneer families entered Nebraska territory, Mexican traders, soldiers and explorers left their imprint on […]
Speaker: Vickie Schaepler Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room A Faced by laws targeting only Asians, Japanese Immigrants began to settle in Nebraska in the early 1900’s. Many came following the […]
Speaker: Sara Crook Location: Norfolk Public Library, Room B/C 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. Dr. Sara Crook is professor emerita of political science and history at Peru State College, receiving many scholarly and teaching awards during her […]
