Horner, Charles F.
Charles F. Horner came to Nebraska from Wisconsin in 1886 at the age of eight. He graduated from high school in Lexington in 1894 and later bought and sold land and ...
Chautauqua
What We Found
A Learning Vacation: Crete Chautauqua in 1886
Nebraska was a leader in the Chautauqua movement which brought culture and entertainment to rural America. Thousands of Nebraskans spent as many as ten days each summer ...
Chautauqua in Scottsbluff
As a recreational and learning experience, Chautauqua had much to offer: operas, plays, famous speakers, and classes on art, religion, and music, to name just a few. The ...
A Learning Vacation: Crete Chautauqua in 1886
Nebraska was a leader in the Chautauqua movement, which brought culture and entertainment to rural America. Thousands of Nebraskans spent as many as ten ...
Beatrice Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
Before automobiles and radios made the world a smaller place, it could be challenging for adults in rural areas to gain access to the kinds of cultural and educational ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Camping in Style
Today’s Throwback Thursday photograph features a group camping in style. The family is enjoying their lunch around a wooden table covered with an oil cloth. The two ...
Gaining and Losing: James C. Dahlman and William Howard Taft
James C. Dahlman, the colorful "perpetual mayor of Omaha," made a jovial offer to President William Howard Taft just prior to Taft's brief visit to Omaha in September of ...
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