JUNE 20 | 10:00am
LAKOTA CULTURE & CARE OF MOTHER EARTH | Mary M. Hines
This presentation explores why more understanding of Lakota culture and spiritual beliefs might help us all open ourselves to new thinking about how to become better stewards of our beautiful planet Earth.
(Humanities Nebraska)

JULY 18 | 10:00am
GEORGE CUSTER & THE GREAT PLAINS | Jeff Barnes
Using Custer’s trail as his route, Barnes has collected imagery and stories to show how the energy, danger and beauty of the Plains may have influenced Custer and helped shape his complex legacy.
(Humanities Nebraska)

AUGUST 8 | 10:00am
LIFE & DRIVE OF MARI SANDOZ | Peg Gilbert
A first-person program about Mari’s life from infancy and the experiences that shaped her life into a nationally-known author.
(Humanities Nebraska)

SEPTEMBER 12 | 10:00am
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE WOMAN FARMER | Kelli Kennedy
Kelli’s program will focus on women farmers who have made significant impacts in sustainable agricultural history. Through perseverance and contributions, they have made a difference in their communities and in our world in the agriculture industry.

OCTOBER 10 | 1:00pm
A YOUNG GENERAL & THE FALL OF RICHMOND: THE LIFE & CAREER OF GODFREY WEITZEL | G. William Quatman
Bill Quatman, a member of the Civil War Round Table of Kansas City, will discuss his book, “A Young General and the Fall of Richmond,” that profiles the 29-year-old Union general who captured Richmond.

OCTOBER 11 | Noon
THUNDER ON BAYS MOUNTAIN | Dale Gilbert
Dale Gilbert, author of “Thunder on Bays Mountain,” will present the stirring real-life tale of Rev. Green Berry Gilbert, a man who lived through the Civil War, raised a family and founded a church under the guidance of God on Bays Mountain.