The Legacy of the Plains is hosting a monthly speakers series, which will feature the amazing stories and histories of not only the region, but also the State of Nebraska. If there is a topic you would like to hear about, please let us know. You can call us at 308-436-1989 or email us at info@legacyoftheplains.org. The schedule is below.
Lecture 3 – 3/22/22 (Tues.) at 6 pm – Jack Preston and Jordan Diedrich: Topics: Incentives offered Settlers in the past and current economic development incentives.
Lecture 4 – April 26, 2022 (Tues.) at 6 pm – Vickie Schaepler Topic: Japanese migration
Lecture 5 – 5/31/22 (Tues.) at 6 pm – Nancy Gillis – Topic: The changes to Native lives created by the Homestead Act and other legislation of 1862.
Lecture 6 -6/14/22 (Tues.) at 6 pm – Dan Holtz– Topic: All Original, All Nebraska,” a collection of songs he wrote about people, places, and events in Nebraska.
Lecture 7 –July at 6 pm – TBD
Lecture 8 – 8/23/22 – TBD
Lecture 9 – 9/6/22 (Tues.) – Melissa Amateis: – Topic: How WWII and the POW camps changed Nebraska’s Panhandle.
Lecture 10 – 10/25/22 (Tues.) at 6 pm – David Wolf – Topic: history of death masks, portraits and other mementos of our passed loved ones
Lecture 11 – 11/15/22 (Tues.) at 6 pm – TBD
Lecture 12 – 12/6/22 (Tues) at 6 pm – Lisa Marquez – History of the Gering Family