2008

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

September 18

Deployment to Iraq
Presenter: Father Brian Kane

Father Brian Cane of Morse Bluff who was deployed with the 67th Area Support Group to the Al Asad Air Base in from September 2005 until September 2006 will discuss his experiences as the Senior Catholic Chaplain. Father Kane is one of thirteen Nebraskans featured in the museum's special exhibit, "Nebraska's Citizen Soldiers in the 21st Century." The exhibit closes on September 28.

October 16

1968 presidential campaigns in Nebraska
Presenter: Bill Kelly

Bill Kelly, Senior Producer, NET Television, will discuss his documentary on "how the presidential campaign and events of 1968 shaped a generation of political leadership in Nebraska."

November 20
Memory in Cloth
Presenter: Jonathan Gregory

Jonathan Gregory, a doctoral student in textile history at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, will discuss his research paper which examines American textiles and quilts, particularly signature album quilts, from 1800 - 1865, as material objects into which the makers deposited their important memories and by which they were stimulated to remember an important past. Economic, social, and cultural factors that influenced the desire and ability to remember the past through textiles are also considered.

December 18

Treasures from the Collections
Presenter: Tom Mooney

Tom Mooney, Nebraska State Historical Society Curator of Manuscripts, will talk about some of the "treasures" in the NSHS Library/Archives.

Held every third Thursday of the month at 12 noon in the Blackman Auditorium, Museum of Nebraska History, 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.