History Nebraska
Past Events
Fur Trade History of the North Platte River Valley
Join us at Chimney Rock for another installment in our 2019 Sunday Afternoons at The Rock series.
While the North Platte River valley was used as a travel corridor for ...
Sundays at The Rock: The Forts of Nebraska
Join us at Chimney Rock for another installment in our 2019 Sunday Afternoons at The Rock series.
Nebraska’s forts were among the first, last and most important on the ...
Sunday at the Rock: Our Plains Indian Heritage
Join us at Chimney Rock for another installment in our 2019 Sunday Afternoons at The Rock series.
Phyllis R. Stone, a descendant of Chief Iron Shell, an elder of ...
Nebraska: Crossroads of the Western Fur Trade
Join us at Chimney Rock for the first in our 2019 Sunday Afternoons at The Rock series.
Darrel Draper will be presenting an entertaining and amusing history of the fur ...
Sessions with the Senator: Tom Vickers on his “political hero” George Norris
Join us at 2:00pm on Saturday January 19th at the Norris home for a talk from Tom Vickers, a former Nebraska State Senator from Farnam, who proclaims George Norris ...
NU@150: 12 Events that Shaped the University of Nebraska
Kay Logan-Peters, architectural librarian and author of the book, “The University of Nebraska-Lincoln” will identify twelve key events that formed Nebraska’s largest ...
Film Screening: Greased Lightning
Join us at the Nebraska History Museum for a special screening of Greased Lightning and a lecture exploring a history of Black American men breaking through ...
Free Family Fun Day: Celebrating Black History Month
Join us at the Nebraska History Museum for an afternoon celebrating and recognizing the history of Black Americans in Nebraska and Lincoln. Featuring kid-friendly ...
Brown Bag Lecture – Black Americans in Nebraska and Lincoln
Spend the lunch hour with us at the Nebraska History Museum for a Brown Bag Lecture with Dr. Jeannette Jones, Associate Professor of History and Ethnic Studies at UNL. ...
Old Fashioned Nebraska Holiday Open House
The Thomas P. Kennard house has lived many lives in its 149-year history. On December 9, it'll be the venue for History Nebraska's FREE Holiday Open House!
Step back in ...
Noon Bites: Learn All About Cattle Brands
Learn about cattle branding with actual cowboy Marlen Luff! Join us at noon at the Nebraska History Museum for short, fun stories about the history of cattle branding.
Serendipities and a Coat: Why Museums Matter
This special Brown Bag lecture is the story of a coat belonging to a Holocaust victim that made its way to Lincoln after WWII and later to History Nebraska's ...
