Happy Birthday Nebraska!
Call 402-471-4764
Public Opening, The Legacy of Nebraska—Paintings by Todd A. William, depicting historic, geographic, and figurative elements from each of the state’s 93 counties
Coming Along Behind Our Wagon: Dogs on the Western Trails, Loren Pospisil 308-586-2589
"Boy Scout Canoe" presented by Richard Spencer, former Troop 4 Boy Scout and canoe builder. Enjoy meaningful Nebraska history stories for 15 minutes over the noon hour! Bring Lunch and join us afterwards for more discussion in the Gilmore Room.
The featured book will be The Storm Book by Charlotte Zolotow.
Hear Joe Starita relate the remarkable story of the young Omaha woman who became the first Native American doctor in the U.S.
Presentation by Todd A. Williams, professional fine artist and formaer Master Artist at Hallmark and Day Springs Cards. The artist will explain the history within the frames of many of the paintings he has made for all 93 Nebraska counties. See his Legacy of Nebraska exhibit on the museum's 3rd floor during your visit.
See recorded lectures on YouTube or government access channel, courtesy of the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation.
Enjoy Welsh Folktales, Arts and Crafts, Tea & Cakes, and music by Ozark Soul. Presented by Nebraska History Museum and St. David's Welsh Society of Nebraska.
Questions? Contact Sharon Kennedy, sharon.kennedy@nebraska.gov, 402-471-4445
The featured book will be Sharpie: the Life of Evelyn Sharp, Nebraska's Aviatrix by Diane Bartels.
Steampunk Food & Beverages. Prizes for Best Dressed. Live Music, film clips, & other amusements. V.I.P. viewing of Oddities from our Collections. $25 in advance or $30 at the door (includes 1 drink). For tickets contact sharon.kennedy@nebraska.gov or 402-471-4445.
*Tickets inclued one drink compliments of NSHS Foundation. Must be +21.
Eight-time Paralympic medalist Cheri Becerra-Madsen of the Omaha tribe will speak about her life and achievements in competitive wheelchair racing including her participation in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games.
Rebecca Cashman, Objects Conservator with the Gerald Ford Conservation Center will present: “Saving Face: The Conservation Treatment of the Doane Powell Mask Collection.”
Nebraska's National Guard has existed since territorial days. Hear about the service of these citizen soldiers over the last 163 years!
The featured book will be Hector’s Bliss by Dennis Vossberg.
Please note, this is the 3rd Friday because the Museum is closed for Arbor Day which is on the 4th Friday of April.
Join us as we celebrate the 47th year of Earth Day. Art making activities, scavenger hunts and ecological fun facts are in store.
Rosie McGuire will speak about her father Robert Stander and his experience working as a blind man at the Mead Ordinance Plant. The plant produced more than 2.8 million bombs during World War II.
Celebrate Asian & Pacific Islander American Heritage Month featuring Untold Migrant Stories: student produced multimedia journalism, a project of Fly Over Media and Asian Community and Cultural Center. Also enjoy cultural performances, crafts and ethnic food. FREE
Raise a glass to Historic Preservation Month and the history of Nebraska brewing in this exclusive tour of beer magnate Gottlieb Storz's 27-room 1905 home. Special talk on brewing in the Cornhusker state by Bill Baburek, owner of Omaha's Crescent Moon and Benson's Infusion Brewing Company. Beverages courtesy Infusion Brewing Company. Nebraska State HIstoric Preservation Office of the Nebraska State Historical Society is your host. Registration: $25 bit.ly/aletalesstorz
Join the Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office at Ploughshare on Thursday May 18th for a sampling of Ploughshare's own brewery offerings, a history of the brewing industry in Nebraska given by Tyler Thomas, co-founder and manager of NebraskaFoodie.com, and a Nebraska Beer Pub Quiz! Tickets $20 at http://bit.ly/2pyu8VM
Celebrate National Train Day with the Nebraska State Historical Society and Lincoln Area Railway Historical Society. Enjoy trains in the museum lobby, go on a train scavenger hunt and make a train craft to take home.
Tour the Legacy of Nebraska exhibit of paintings by artist Todd Williams of scenes from all 93 Nebraska counties. Then create a painting of the area where you live.
The featured book will be Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. Join the discussion!
Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
Native American Art
It’s Not Your Grandma’s [or Grandpa’s] Apron
Join the Nebraska History Museum, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Malone Center and the Great Plains Trails Network on a bike tour with city Historic Preservation Planner Ed Zimmer. We will explore Lincoln's African American neighborhoods and the gravesites of African American men and women who have contributed to our state and nation.
Cost is $15, $10 for NSHS members. Refreshments included. Limited to 30 people. Must be 16 or older to participate. Helmets required.
Meet at the Nebraska History Museum and take a mini tour of African American objects in the Nebraska Unwrapped exhibit, then bicycle through Malone, Hartley and Clinton neighborhoods to Wyuka Cemetery for a guided tour.
Contact sharon.kennedy@nebraska.gov or 402-471-4445 to register
Jim Atkins, member of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War will speak about Victor Vifquain, the first Nebraskan to receive a Medal of Honor for his service in the Civil War.
This is the Bird by George Shannon
A Day in the Life of an 1867 Child
Celebrate Nebraska Wildflowers with a Free Family Fun Day at the Nebraska History Museum.
Questions? Contact judy.keetle@nebraska.gov or 402-471-4782
The Mud Pony: Traditional Skidi Pawnee Tale retold by Caron Cohen
Join genealogist and family historian Gail Shaffer Blankenau in an exploration of the peoples who undertook a great migration into the heart of America, from Nebraska's opening of settlement in 1854 into the 20th century. These migration stories from a diverse group of families will bring new perspectives to our understanding of Nebraska Life.
Cowboys by Marie and Douglas Gorsline
Take All to Nebraska by Sophus Keith Winther, part of a trilogy about immigrants to our state, published by University of Nebraska Press.
A Prairie Boy’s Summer by William Kurelik
See photos of sod houses in Nebraska and learn why homes were built of sod. See a grasshopper plow in the exhibit "Nebraska Unwrapped". Create a model of an 1867 soddy.
For: Grades K-8
Cost $15/$12 for NSHS members
Student videos tell the story of the blizzard of 1949, Halsey Forest, Crazy Horse, and more stories of how people lived in the Sandhills many years ago.
Examine historic quilts. Tour the quilt exhibit on view. Create a quilt block using an 1867 pattern. Tie quilts to be donated to Nebraska children in crisis.
For Grades K-8
Cost $15/$12 for NSHS members
Meet at and tour the Thomas P. Kennard House and Nebraska Statehood Memorial. Try on Victorian era clothing and practice 1867 manners.
Held at 1627 H Street, Lincoln, NE
For Grades K-8
Cost: $15/$12 for NSHS members
Meet at and tour the Thomas P. Kennard House and Nebraska Statehood Memorial. Try on Victorian era clothing and practice 1867 manners.
Held at 1627 H Street, Lincoln NE
For: Grades K-8
Cost: $15/$12 for NSHS Members
The horse revolutionized the lifestyle of many tribes of the Plains. Join Nolan Johnson, NSHS Highway Archeologist, to hear about the horse skull (c. 1770-1844) on view in Nebraska Unwrapped and the site where it originated.
Tour the George Churley Puppets exhibit for inspiration. Use your imagination to create your own puppet using recycled materials. Have conversations with your classmates and their puppets.
For: Grades K-8
Cost: $15/$12 NSHS Members
Nebraska's PBS & NPR Stations invite you to attend a preview screening of The Vietnam War, a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Following the one-hour preview screening a Vietnam War veteran will be on hand for discussion.
Sharon Kennedy, 402-271-4545 or sharon.kennedy@nebraska.gov
Many Nebraskans have shown how creative they are in a myriad of ways. Come learn about musicians, photographers, dancers, artists and cooks who have helped create the Good Life! Presented by Carolyn Dow, Karen Keehr, Sharon Kennedy and Amanda Pinkelman.
We will all witness history August 21 as a total solar eclipse will cross over the United States and the state of Nebraska. But before it arrives, join the Nebraska History Museum for a Free Family Fun Day all about solar eclipses! All ages welcome between 2:00 pm-4:00 pm on Saturday, August 19th, to learn more about the solar eclipse, how to prepare for one, and how to protect your eyes during the eclipse. Make a solar eclipse model, do fun eclipse experiments, and more!
For more details, Judy Keetle, 402-471-4757 or judy.keetle@nebraska.gov
Chief Pat Leading Fox of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma shares Skidi Pawnee creation stories and cosmology. In advance of the solar eclipse, learn more about the people who called Nebraska home for centuries and their view of the world. Reception to follow presentation. Free admission. Funded in part by Humanities Nebraska. 402-471-4782
Nebraska's PBS & NPR Stations invite you to attend a preview screening of The Vietnam War, a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Following the one-hour preview screening a Vietnam War veteran will be on hand for discussion.
Sharon Kennedy, 402-271-4545 or sharon.kennedy@nebraska.gov
Nebraska's PBS & NPR Stations invite you to attend a preview screening of The Vietnam War, a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Following the one-hour preview screening a Vietnam War veteran will be on hand for discussion.
Sharon Kennedy, 402-271-4545 or sharon.kennedy@nebraska.gov
Nebraska's PBS & NPR Stations invite you to attend a preview screening of The Vietnam War, a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Following the one-hour preview screening a Vietnam War veteran will be on hand for discussion.
Sharon Kennedy, 402-271-4545 or sharon.kennedy@nebraska.gov
Meet an Archeologist from the Nebraska State Historical Society
Participate in a live archeological dig at the Kennard House
See artifacts excavated from the Kennard House
Take a tour of the Nebraska Statehood Memorial and learn about the first Secretary of State
Enjoy Victorian Games
Famous Nebraskans You've Never Heard Of
Learn about the many Nebraskans who have contributed to our State's legacy, some who are famous outside our state but less known to Nebraskans.
Celebrate Nebraska Archeology Month at the Custer County Historical Society and Museum! Nebraska State Historical Society Archeologist Rob Bozell will present an illustrated talk on the "Archeology of the Sand Hills and High Plains" on Saturday, September 23 at 1:00 p.m.
Have an artifact you would more information about? The public is encouraged to bring in arrowheads or other archeological objects for identification.
This event is sponsored by the Nebraska State Historical Society.
Nebraska Archeology Month is organized by the Nebraska Association of Professional Archeologists.
Join us for a bike ride tour of Lincoln's 19th Century Homes. Meet at the Kennard House at 1627 H Street. Cost is $15, $10 for NSHS members. Refreshments included. Must be 16 or older to participate. To register: ne.gov/go/historybiketour
Celebrate Nebraska Archeology Month at the Knight Museum in Alliance! Nebraska State Historical Society Archeologist Rob Bozell will present an illustrated talk on the "Archeology of the Sand Hills and High Plains" on Sunday, September 24 at 1:30 p.m.
Have an artifact you would more information about? The public is encouraged to bring in arrowheads or other archeological objects for identification.
This event is sponsored by the Nebraska State Historical Society.
Nebraska Archeology Month is organized by the Nebraska Association of Professional Archeologists.
