History Nebraska
Past Events
Votes For Women: Nebraska’s Suffrage Story Exhibit Opening
100 years ago, Nebraska was one of the first states to ratify the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote in the United States. However, the struggle for ...
Grace Crandall Richardson: Nebraska’s Persistent Suffragist
Dr. Amy Forss, chair of the History Department and Social Science co-representative at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, will unpack Grace Crandall Richardson's ...
Brown Bag Lecture: When We Went to the Moon
"The Eagle Has Landed" With those words, humankind had set foot on another astronomical body, forever free of the boundaries of our terrestrial world.
On that July ...
History Nebraska Goes to the Moon
Join us July 20 from 1 to 4 pm at the Nebraska History Museum to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission!
There will be a moon rock scavenger hunt, ...
Nebraska Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Join us June 25 at the Nebraska State Capitol to celebrate the induction of Thomas Rogers Kimball into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place ...
Take Our Picture: Sod House Portraits by Solomon Butcher
Join us at the Nebraska History Museum for a free event celebrating the opening of Take Our Picture: Sod House Portraits by Solomon Butcher, our new exhibit ...
Brown Bag Lecture: Ho for Lincoln! The Promises and Perils of Black Mobility in the Great Plains
African American migration to the Great Plains during the nineteenth century transformed the social, political, economic, and cultural landscape of the American West. ...
Brown Bag Lecture – Louise Vinciquerra: Nebraska’s Bootlegger Queen
If you like strong, independent women, booze, fast cars, and gunfights, this talk is for you. If you don't, you'll probably be bored.
Join Kylie Kinley for an in-depth ...
Pan Asian History and Heritage Celebration
Join us at the Nebraska History Museum for our third annual Pan Asian History and Heritage Celebration!
This is a free event and will feature a performance by The ...
School’s Out!
The Nebraska History Museum invites Lincoln families to join us for a day of families, photography, and more while Lincoln Public Schools are not in session April ...
Historic Bike Tour of John Johnson’s Lincoln
Join us for our first History Bike Tour of the year! We're celebrating our exhibit featuring John Johnson's historic photographs of Lincoln with a tour of the city his ...
Brown Bag Lecture — John Johnson: Artist of Black & White
Lincoln native John Johnson (1879-1953) was a prolific and talented photographer who created a beautiful and unique pictorial record of his hometown. He especially ...
