2010

HUNGRY FOR HISTORY?
Bring your lunch and fill your stomach and brain at the same time!
Third Thursday, 12 Noon, Nebraska History Museum, 15th. and P Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Free admission and now on TV!

 

September 16

"Presenting Frightmares Since 1958 - A History of Nebraska's Creature Feature Hosts"
From Madam Cadaver to the Son of San Guinary, taking a quick peek at some of the television personalities who introduced those (usually awful) late night monster movies.

Presenter: Dale Bacon (NSHS Photographs, collector of ghost stories)

October 21

"Memory Quilts"
Throughout history, quilters have been recording their personal memories and stories in quilts. Signature quilts from the 1830's to today's computer generated photo-transfer quilts will be shown in this PowerPoint presentation. Sheila Green and Shirley Chaffin will share their research of quilts that evoke memories.

Presenters:
      Shirley Chaffin is a Charter member of the Nebraska State Quilt Guild and the Lincoln Quilters Guild, former VP. She is a Discover Nebraska volunteer in the fourth grade classrooms. Shirley has been quilting for 34 years and created the 2002 Nebraska State Quilt Guild raffle quilt.
      Sheila Green is Past President of the Lincoln Quilters Guild, Education Chair for the Nebraska State Quilt Guild, and presenter for Discover Nebraska in the fourth grade classrooms. She is a docent at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum. She has been quilting since 1998.

November 18

"50 Years of history from the Archives of NET"
"In this presentation I introduce video excerpts featuring Mari Sandoz, John Neihardt, Terry Carpenter, Bob Kerrey, Knobby Tiemann, Sandy Dennis, and others. I introduce each excerpt with an account of how we happened to produce the program and recount anecdotes relative to knowing and working with these people."

Presenter: Ron Hull (Senior Advisor to NET and Professor Emeritus of Broadcasting, UNL)

December 16

"Background and dedication of Abraham Lincoln Statue"
Gayla Koerting, Curator of Government Records for NSHS, will discuss the background and dedication of the standing Lincoln statue located at the west entrance of the Nebraska State Capitol. This bronze memorial statue with the words of the Gettysburg Address carved into the granite background was authorized by the legislature. The legislature created the Lincoln Centennial Memorial Association in 1903 and held a contest for candidates to submit entries. Daniel Chester French, who later designed the Washington Memorial in Washington, D.C., received the commission in 1909. The statue was dedicated three years later, and the famous Nebraska orator and politician, William Jennings Bryan, spoke to the crowd.

Presenter: Gayla Koerting (NSHS Curator of Government Records)

Held every third Thursday of the month at 12 noon in the Blackman Auditorium, Nebraska History Museum, 15th & P Streets (131 Centennial Mall North), Lincoln, NE. 402-471-4754.

Free Admission

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Brown Bag Lecture Series on TV!

Time Warner Cable, Channel 5 in Lincoln

Check the Broadcast Schedule for the most current air times.

• Mondays, 5:30 p.m.
• Thursdays, 12 noon and 11:30 p.m.
• Fridays, 9:30 p.m.
• Sundays, 6 p.m.

Watch the Brown Bag lecture series each month on Time Warner Cable, government access channel 5 in the Lincoln area.

Funding for filming of the Brown Bag Lecture Series is provided by the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation.

VHS tapes of previously presented Brown Bag Lectures may be borrowed from the Museum of Nebraska History Education office.