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2017 Events
2017
Past and Current Events in Historic Florence:
- January 2017
- Sunday, Jan. 8th, 2017 at 2-3 P.M. CST:
- 2 P.M. CST at (information was not provided)
- The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
- Reservations are required. Please e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 ext 102 to reserve your spot.
February 2017
- Wednesday, Feb. 1st, 2017 (First Wednesday of month):
- Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
- "Son of the Gamblin’ Man"
- by Mari Sandoz
This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.
The story tells of the gambler and townsite promoter who founded Cozad, Nebraska, and of his family, particularly his younger son, [who] became a world-famous artist and teacher known as ‘Robert Henri.’ This tale is essentially Robert’s story, the story of a sensitive talented boy growing up in the midst of frontier violence. But it is also the story of the ambitious promoter and of frontier people fighting hunger, cold, blizzards, drouths, grasshoppers, prairie fires, and ruthless cattlemen. . .
“Excellent historical fiction. . . . Deeply interesting and decidedly worthwhile. Moreover, it adds another cubit to our understanding of the flowering of America’s heartland, a story of never-ending fascination.” —Victor P. Haas, New York Times Book Review
- Time: 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. CST at Douglas County Historical Society
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B (
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- If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
- The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Bring your own lunch or pre-order a sack lunch through DCHS for $7.50.
- Seating is limited to 20 participants
- Reservations Required
- Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 x101
- Website: Douglas County Historical Society
- Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
- Saturday, Feb. 4th, 2017:
- Florentine Players 5th Annual Battle of the Improv All-Stars
- BOTTOMLESS Cup of Beer for $5
- 402BBQ Truck will be on site before the show
- Tickets: $10
- Time: Doors open at 6:00, show starts at 7 P.M. CST
- Due to potential language and themes, this is an 18+ only show
- Reservations: 402-455-6341
- Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
- Sunday, Feb. 12th, 2017 at 2-3 P.M. CST:
- Douglas County Historical Society
Second Sunday Talk:
- “Charles Manson in Omaha”
- “Before He Became a Monster A Story Charles Manson's Time at Father Flannigan's Boystown”*
- Presented by Lawson McDowell
- 2 P.M. CST at (information was not provided)
- The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
- No pre-registration is required.
- Sunday, Feb. 12th, 2017:
- Florentine Players audition for May Melodrama If You're Happy and you know it, Say “Hooray!” or “The Untimely Sinking of the Bertrand”
- Time: 7 P.M.
Auditions: 402-312-3785
Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
- Monday, Feb. 13th, 2017:
- Florentine Players audition for May Melodrama If You're Happy and you know it, Say “Hooray!” or “The Untimely Sinking of the Bertrand”
- Time: 7 P.M.
Auditions: 402-312-3785
Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
- Wednesday, Feb. 22nd, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
- Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
- Hector's Bliss: Black Homesteaders at Goose Lake, NE
- Time: 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. CST at Douglas County Historical Society
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
- If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
- The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members.
- Seating is limited to 20 participants
- Reservations Required
- Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 x101
- Website: Douglas County Historical Society
- Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
March 2017
- Sunday, Mar. 12th, 2017 at 2 P.M.-3 P.M.:
- Douglas County Historical Society Second Sunday Talk:
- History of Burlington Station
- 2 P.M. at Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 10, Room 110
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
- The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
- Reservations are required. Please e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 to reserve your spot.
- Wednesday, Mar. 29th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
- Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
- A Warrior of the People
- Time: 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. CDT at Douglas County Historical Society
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
- If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
- The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members.
- Seating is limited to 20 participants
- Reservations Required
- Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 x101
- Website: Douglas County Historical Society
- Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
April 2017
- Sunday, Apr. 9th, 2017 (Palm Sunday):
- St. Philip Neri Church Annual Roast Beef Dinner
- Location: St Philip Neri Blessed Sacrament Parish at 8200 N 30th St (In Omaha's Historic Florence Area)
- Event Start Time: 11 A.M. CDT
- Event End Time: 6 P.M. CDT
- Event Cost: Adults: $10.00; Seniors(65+): $8; Kids (6-12): $5.00; Under 5: Free
- Contact Phone: Rim Kiuntke / 402-571-8600
Invites you to their Annual Roast Beef Dinner on Palm Sunday, April 9th from 11:30 - 6 P.M. CDT, downstairs in the Parish Center.
Featuring tender sliced roast beef with all the fixings, and delicious homemade salads & desserts. Takeouts available too!
Elevator also available for handicap access.
Located at St Philip Neri Blessed Sacrament Parish, 8200 N 30th Street ()
- Sunday, Apr. 9th, 2017 at 2-3 P.M. CDT:
- Douglas County Historical Society
Second Sunday Talk:
- ““Two Gun’ Hart – Law Man, Cowboy, and Long Lost Brother of Al Capone”
- Presented by Lincoln native and California transplant, Jeff McArthur
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Douglas County Historical Society's monthly program, Second Sunday Series, is proud to present the April installment entitled “Two Gun’ Hart: Law Man, Cowboy, and Long Lost Brother of Al Capone to be given by Lincoln native and California transplant, Jeff McArthur. The presentation will take place on Sunday, April 9 at 2 p.m. on Historic Fort Omaha in Metropolitan Community College's Building 10, located on the north end of campus.
Few know that Al Capone, the most famous gangster in the world, had a long-lost brother on the opposite side of the law. Born Vincenzo Capone in 1892, he ran away from home as a teenager, joined the circus, then the army, and returned from the Great War a hero. When Prohibition began in 1920, he became a Federal officer, and fought crime dressed as a cowboy with two six-shooters on his side while riding a horse.
Based in the small town of Homer, Nebraska, Hart covered territory throughout eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Working closely with such tribes as the Omaha, Winnebago, and Sioux; he became one of the most successful law men in the country. The entire time, neither his friends nor even his family knew of his connection to the infamous mob boss in Chicago.
- 2 P.M. CDT at (information was not provided)
- The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
- No pre-registration is required.
Sunday, Apr. 23rd, 2017
- Notre Dame Sisters Annual Pork Dinner. (See details)
- Location: at St. Phillip Neri Activities Center
- 8200 N 30th St (30th & Mormon Street) (()).
- Time: 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. CDT
- Enjoy great Czech food, music, baked goods, and prize giveaways, all to benefit the Notre Dame Sisters' Retirement Fund! Carryout is available!
- Contact: Sr. Rosalee Burke, ND 402-455-2994* ext 103
Wednesday, Apr. 26th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
- Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
- O Pioneers!
- by Willa Cather
This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.
Set on the Nebraska prairie where Willa Cather (1873-1947) grew up, this powerful early novel tells the story of the young Alexandra Bergson, whose dying father leaves her in charge of the family and of the lands they have struggled to farm. In Alexandra's long flight to survive and succeed, O Pioneers! relates an important chapter in the history of the American frontier.
Evoking the harsh grandeur of the prairie, this landmark of American fiction unfurls a saga of love, greed, murder, failed dreams, and hard-won triumph. In the fateful interaction of her characters, Willa Cather compares with keen insight the experiences of Swedish, French, and Bohemian immigrants in the United States. And in her absorbing narrative, she displays the virtuoso storytelling skills that have made her one of the most admired masters of the American novel.
- Time: 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. CDT at Douglas County Historical Society
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
- If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
- The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members.
- Seating is limited to 20 participants
- Reservations Required
- Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 x101
- Website: Douglas County Historical Society
- Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
Saturday, Apr. 29th, 2017 at 12 P.M.-3 P.M. CDT:
- Douglas County Historical Society 7th Annual Women Defining History Luncheon:
- Honoring Dian Moore Warren
This year's honoree is DCHS member Dian Moore Warren who is being recognized for her impact of her philanthropic work in our community. The Douglas County community is richer because of her work with arts and culture, the humanities, and human services.
Combined with the honoring of the award is the themed runway show, focusing on a certain time in fashion. This year's theme will be Grit and Glamour: Fashions of the 1940s. The intrigue of fashions during this time is best attributed to the context of global events. In the early half of the decade, the world was once again at war and the rationing of fabrics would alter the women's' silhouette.
- 12 P.M. CDT at Swanson Conference Center
- 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
- Tickets are available online for this event at Douglas County Historical Society.
- Tickets range from $50 for DCHS members to $60 for non-members
- Please call 402-455-9990 to reserve your spot.
- Questions: Outreach@DouglasCoHistory.org
May 2017 • Back
- Thursday, May 11th – Saturday, 13th, 2017 (Thu-Fri-Sat):
- Florentine Players • 54th Annual Melodrama,
If You're Happy and you know it, Say “Hooray!” or “The Untimely Sinking of the Bertrand”
- Ticket Prices: $10, Seniors & Groups of 8 or more: $8; available by mail, or at the door.
Doors open 6 P.M. CDT (one hour before curtain).
Show starts at 7 P.M. CDT Thu-Fri-Sat
Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
Information: 402-455-6341
- Auditions for this show: February 12th & 13th (Sunday-Monday) – 7 P.M.
- Friday, May 12th, 2017:
- Douglas County Historical Society – Standing Bear Commemoration Annual Standing Bear Commemoration:
- The theme for this year's commemoration is The First Nebraskans and seeks to educate event goers by providing take-away brochures depicting brief histories of the tribes that have, at one time or another, called Nebraska home.
- This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required as seating is limited. Please contact Douglas County Historical Society at 402.455.9990, or e-mail at members@douglascohistory.org.
- 5 P.M. – 7 P.M. CDT – General Crook House Museum
- Features a performance by the Many Moccasins Dance Troupe, a Native American prayer ceremony, along with Native American inspired food and refreshments.
- Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, General Crook House Museum, Lower Level
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
- Saturday, May 13th – Sunday, 14th, 2017 (2nd full weekend of May), 10 A.M. – ?:
- Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
- Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
- A Lantern in Her Hand
- Time: 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. CDT at Douglas County Historical Society
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
- If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
- The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
- Seating is limited to 20 participants
- Reservations Required
- Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 x101
- Website: Douglas County Historical Society
- Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
June 2017 • Back
- Saturday, Jun. 3rd, 2017:
- Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department: Annual Dance
- Featuring the T.B.D.
- Location: The Fire Barn
(12919 Ponca RD ()).
Time: June (1st Sat) 8 P.M. to 1 A.M.
402-453-6656
- Friday, Jun. 2nd – Saturday, 3rd, 2017 (1st of 3 weekends):
- Circle Theatre Production of Phil Contemplates Putting a Jukebox in the Diner
- Tickets: $25 include a cup of coffee and a piece of pie
- Time: 7 P.M. to 9 P.M.
Located at Harold's Coffee Shop, 2864 State Street ()
- Friday, Jun. 9th – Saturday, 10th, 2017 (2nd of 3 weekends):
- Circle Theatre Production of Phil Contemplates Putting a Jukebox in the Diner
- Tickets: $25 include a cup of coffee and a piece of pie
- Time: 7 P.M. to 9 P.M.
Located at Harold's Coffee Shop, 2864 State Street ()
- Sunday, Jun. 11th, 2017:
- Florentine Players audition for August Farce “The Cupcake Conspiracy”
- Time: 7 P.M.*
Auditions: 402-312-3785
Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
- Monday, Jun. 12th, 2017:
- Florentine Players audition for August Farce “The Cupcake Conspiracy”
- Time: 7 P.M.
Auditions: 402-312-3785
Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
- Sunday, Jun. 11, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Friday, Jun. 16th – Saturday, 17th, 2017 (3rd of 3 weekends):
- Circle Theatre Production of Phil Contemplates Putting a Jukebox in the Diner
- Tickets: $25 include a cup of coffee and a piece of pie
- Time: 7 P.M. to 9 P.M.
Located at Harold's Coffee Shop, 2864 State Street ()
- Sunday, Jun. 18, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Sunday, Jun. 25, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Wednesday, Jun. 28th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
- Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
- A Perfect Evil by Author: Alex Kava
This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.
The brutal murders of three young boys paralyze the citizens of Platte City, Nebraska. What's worse is the grim realization that the man recently executed for the crimes was a copycat. When Sheriff Nick Morrelli is called to the scene of another grisly murder, it becomes clear that the real predator is still at large, waiting to kill again. Morrelli understands the urgency of the case terrorizing his community, but it's the experienced eye of FBI criminal profiler Maggie O'Dell that pinpoints the true nature of the evil behind the killings–a revelation made all the more horrific when Morrelli's own nephew goes missing. Maggie understands something else: the killer is enjoying himself, relishing his ability to stay one step ahead of her, making this case more personal by the hour. Because out there, watching, is a killer with a heart of pure and perfect evil.
- Time: 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. CDT at Douglas County Historical Society
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
- If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
- The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
- Seating is limited to 20 participants
- Reservations Required
- Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 x101
- Website: Douglas County Historical Society
- Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
July 2017 • Back
- Sunday, Jul. 2, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Sunday, Jul. 9, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Sunday, Jul. 9th, 2017 at 2-3 P.M. CDT:
- Douglas County Historical Society
Second Sunday Talk:
- “History of the Gold Coast”
- Presented by Joni Fogarty
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Within the first few decades of its founding, Omaha transformed from a financially insecure, dirty, wide-open western town to a city struggling to advance by adopting the accouterments of a civilized society. One of the signs of this advancement was the creation of a neighborhood so grand that it spoke for itself – the homeowners were in no need of announcing their success. Today, that early neighborhood has been designation as the Gold Coast National Historic District. The beautiful architecture speaks to the success of many of Omaha's early business entrepreneurs and tells a story of early Omaha history that needs to be preserved and shared.
- 2 P.M. CDT at (information was not provided)
- The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
- No pre-registration is required.
Sunday, Jul. 16, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
Sunday, Jul. 23, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
Wednesday, Jul. 26th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
- Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
- The Ordinary Spaceman by Author: Clayton Anderson
This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.
What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts “take out the trash” on a spacewalk, tightly encapsulated in a space suit with just a few layers of fabric and Kevlar between them and the unforgiving vacuum of outer space?
The Ordinary Spaceman puts you in the flight suit of U.S. astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and takes you on the journey of this small-town boy from Nebraska who spent 167 days living and working on the International Space Station, including more than forty hours of space walks. Having applied to NASA fifteen times over fifteen years to become an astronaut before his ultimate selection, Anderson offers a unique perspective on his life as a veteran space flier, one characterized by humility and perseverance.
- Time: 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. CDT at Douglas County Historical Society
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
- If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
- The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
- Seating is limited to 20 participants
- Reservations Required
- Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 x101
- Website: Douglas County Historical Society
- Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
August 2017 • Back
- Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Thursday, Aug. 17th – Saturday, 19th, 2017 (Thu-Fri-Sat):
- Florentine Players – Annual Comedy Farce – “The Cupcake Conspiracy”
Information 402-871-8791
Reservations: 402-455-6341
Time: Doors open at 6 P.M.; show starts at 7 P.M. CDT Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
- Auditions for this show: June 11th & 12th (Sunday 7 P.M. CDT*) and (Monday 7 P.M. CDT)
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Sunday, Aug. 20th, 2017:
- Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department: Annual Summer Barbecue
- Location: The Fire Barn
(12919 Ponca RD ()).
Time: 12 P.M. to 6 P.M.
402-453-5545 or 402-453-6656
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
Sunday, Aug. 27th, 2017:
Monday, Aug. 28th, 2017:
- Florentine Players audition for October Horror Trapped a night of one-acts
- Time: 7 P.M.
Auditions: 402-312-3785
Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
Wednesday, Aug. 30th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
- Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
- Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community by Author: Mary Pipher
This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.
By sharing stories of families and individuals from Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, Vietnam, and many others, Mary Pipher, an anthropologist, psychologist, and bestselling author, offers insight into the challenges and hardships faced by survivors who land in the middle of nowhere. Pipher describes how refugees are placed in American, specifically in her hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska where her interviewees now reside. In these stories of refugees, Pipher reveals that evolving demographics of Lincoln and how quickly this middle-American city, once a land of diversity of European descent, is becoming home to those fleeing the fires in other lands.
- Time: 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. CDT at Douglas County Historical Society
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
- If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
- The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
- Seating is limited to 20 participants
- Reservations Required
- Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 x101
- Website: Douglas County Historical Society
- Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
September 2017 • Back
- Sunday, Sep. 10th, 2017 (Sunday):
- Sunday, Sep. 10, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Sunday, Sep. 17, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Sunday, Sep. 24, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Sunday, Sep. 17th, 2017:
- St. Philip Neri Blessed Sacrament Parish Annual Fall Festival. Details
- Time: 12 (Noon)-6 P.M. CDT
Location of event: (30th & Mormon Street) (8200 North 30th St ()).
Cost: Free
Contact Phone: Rectory Office: 402-455-1289 Tim Kiuntke/Publicity Chair: 402-571-8600.
- Wednesday, Sep. 27th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
- Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
- Last Night in the OR by Author: Bud Shaw
The 1980s marked a revolution in the field of organ transplants, and Bud Shaw, M.D., who studied under Tom Starzl in Pittsburgh, was on the front lines. Now retired from active practice, Dr. Shaw relays gripping moments of anguish and elation, frustration and reward, despair and hope in his struggle to save patients. He reveals harshly intimate moments of his medical career: telling a patient's husband that his wife has died during surgery; struggling to complete a twenty-hour operation as mental and physical exhaustion inch closer and closer; and flying to retrieve a donor organ while the patient waits in the operating room. Within these more emotionally charged vignettes are quieter ones, too, like growing up in rural Ohio, and being awakened late at night by footsteps in the hall as his father, also a surgeon, slipped out of the house to attend to a patient in the ER.
- Time: 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. CDT at Douglas County Historical Society
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
- If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
- The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members.
- Seating is limited to 20 participants
- Reservations Required
- Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 x101
- Website: Douglas County Historical Society
- Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
October 2017 • Back
- Sunday, Oct. 1st, 2017:
- Tombstone Tour – 2017.
- Tour:
- Our only tour, on October 1, will take us to cemeteries in Omaha, including Potters Field, Prospect Hill, and Westlawn Cemeteries.
- With refreshments provided at each cemetery stop, we will toast to the memory of those who have gone before us. Your tour guide will regale you with cryptic commentary, plus you will receive a souvenir booklet on cemetery history.
- The tour begins and ends at the Crook House, Historic Fort Omaha (arrive at 1 P.M.; bus departs at 2 P.M.) and returns at 5 P.M. CDT
- Ticket Prices: $50 for members; $55 for non-members.
- Time: 1 P.M. to 5 P.M.
- Located at Douglas County Historical Society, 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
- Information: 402-455-9990
- Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 (Each Sunday of the summer months):
- Saturday, Oct. 7th – Sunday, 8th, 2017:
- Dates not decided or provided yet but could be around Sunday, Oct. 8th, 2017
- Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department: Annual Pancake Fundraiser
- Location: The Fire Barn
(12919 Ponca RD ()).
Time: 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. CDT
402-453-6656
- Thursday, Oct. 19th – Saturday, 21st, 2017 (Thu-Fri-Sat) :
- Florentine Players – 2017 October – Florence Horror Show –
A Variety Show
- Ticket Prices: $15 (Reservations required).
- In past years:
- $15 gets a cup and unlimited beer. Snacks available.
- Dress for the occasion! (Hint: The Audience is part of the melodrama).
- Reservations: 402-871-8791
- Time: Doors open at 6 P.M.; show starts at 7 P.M. CDT
- Sunday Matinee Time: Doors open at 1 P.M.; show starts at 2 P.M.
- Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
- Auditions for this show: August 27th & 28th (Sunday 7 P.M. CDT*) and (Monday 7 P.M. CDT)
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Wednesday, Oct. 25th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
- Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
- The Kid by Author: Creighton graduate, Robert Hansen
Born Henry McCarty, Billy the Kid was a diminutive, charming, blond-haired young man who, growing up in New York, Kansas, and later New Mexico, demonstrated a precocious dexterity at firing six-shooters with either hand-a skill that both got him into and out of trouble and that turned him into an American legend of the old West. He was smart, well-spoken, attractive to both white and Mexican women, a good dancer, and a man with a nose for money, horses, and trouble. His spree of crimes and murders has been immortalized in dime westerns, novels, and movies. But the whole story of his short, epically violent life has never been told as it has been here.
In The Kid, Ron Hansen showcases his masterful research and inimitable style as he breathes life into history, bringing readers back into the late 1800s and into Billy's boyhood as a ranch hand just trying to wrest a fortune from an unforgiving landscape.
- Time: 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. CDT at Douglas County Historical Society
- General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
- If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
- The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
- Seating is limited to 20 participants
- Reservations Required
- Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call: 402-455-9990 x101
- Website: Douglas County Historical Society
- Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
November 2017 • Back
- Friday, Nov. 17th, 2017:
- Douglas County Historical Society - Gerald Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities
- Gerald Charles Dickens performs
- 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society General Crook House Museum
- Address: 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
- Reservations Required
- Cost: $75 per person, ticket includes cocktails and hors d'oeuvres
- Reservations and Information: Phone: 402-455-9990 to purchase tickets to this performance.
- Saturday, Nov. 18th, 2017:
- Breakfast with Santa
Location: Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
- Photos with Santa (bring your own camera)
- Pancakes
- Time from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M.
- Admission: Free
- Saturday, Nov. 18th – Sunday, Dec. 31st, 2017:
- Mormon Trail Center Gingerbread House Display
- Theme: Pioneer's Christmas
- 8283 N. 34th Street ()
View times: 10 A.M. to 8 P.M. 402-453-9372.
Gingerbread House Display is open to the public. See Mormon Trail Center page for more details.
December 2017 • Back
- Sunday, Dec. 10th, 2017 at 2-3 P.M. CST:
- 2 P.M. CST at (information was not provided)
- The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
- No pre-registration is required.
Monday, Nov. 20th – Sunday, Dec. 31st, 2017:
- Mormon Trail Center Gingerbread House Display
- Theme: Pioneer's Christmas
- 8283 N. 34th Street ()
View times: 10 A.M. to 8 P.M. 402-453-9372.
Gingerbread House Display is open to the public. See Mormon Trail Center page for more details.
Others
We rest and prepare for another year from January to early May, although there will be Florentine Players performances starting in January or February, and the Douglas County Historical Society may have some events near Florence that are listed as well.
The Florence Days Newspaper (online version)