Voices on the Prairie Wind

Oct 17 2022

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Voices on the Prairie Wind is produced by The Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering, Nebraska, and dives into the history of the panhandle of Nebraska, eastern Wyoming, and branches out into the High Plains Region. We will have stories and historical discussions about early settlement, Oregon/Mormon/California Trails, Native American history, Agricultural, local industries, daily life, and many more topics.

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Legacy of the Plains Japanese Hall and History Project

Oct 17 2022 69 mins

In the final episode of this Series, David Wolf talks with Vickie Schaepler, Coordinator for the Legacy of the Plains Japanese Hall and History Project. Built 1928-29, the Japanese Hall has served as a community center, theater, reception hall, church, school, dormitory, cultural center, and much more. Vickie also expands out to talk about Nebraska's rich Japanese American his

Nick Sakarada - Japanese Americans in the North Platte Valley

Aug 31 2022 46 mins

In this episode, David Wolf talks with Nick Sakarada about his family's history here in the North Platte Valley. Nick is a second-generation, Nisei, Japanese American. His father came over to work the railroads, and the family eventually settled in Colorado. They moved up to the Scottsbluff, Nebraska area to farm. He has been here ever since and shares his stories about farmin

Dan Holtz joins our hosts Dave Wolf and Vicki Schmitt

Jun 17 2022 61 mins

Dan Holtz joins our hosts Dave Wolf and Vicki Schmitt to talk about his use of original songs to tell the stories of people, places, and things in Nebraska.

The Homestead Acts Effects On Native Americans

Jun 14 2022 76 mins

Nancy Gillis joins the Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum David Wolf, and Vicky Schmitt, to discuss the effects of the Homestead Act and its impact on Native Americans during the great migration across the United States.

Barb Netherland On The Overland Trail and the Paul and Helen Henderson Collection

May 03 2022 57 mins

Barb Netherland joins David Wolf and Vicki Schmitt to talk about the Overland Trails, the Paul and Helen Henderson Collection, and the importance of diaries in depicting everyday life on the trail. The Henderson Collection features thousands of documents, maps, diaries, and other pieces of information on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails. Several volunteers have spent thous

Nebraska Maps

Mar 22 2022 68 mins

Brian Croft talks with David and Vickie about the history of maps in Nebraska. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but has spent the last 16 years teaching Composition, Literature, and Nebraska History at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff. He lives with his wife, Erica, and their two children, enjoying the wide spaces and abundant wildlife afforded by the Panhandle. An

Voices on the Prairie Wind S1E6 Pete Cawiezel

Feb 11 2022 52 mins

Pete Cawiezel, a Morrill, Nebraska, and rural Sioux County native. Pete has been a very active community member since 1998. He serves as the Director of the Morrill Museum located in the Morrill Public Library. He is currently serving his second term as President of the Morrill Public Library Board. Not stopping with Morrill, Henry, Lyman, Lingle, Southeast, and Torrington, Pete al

SEASON 1 EPISODE 5 "VOICES ON THE PRAIRE WIND"

Dec 02 2021 81 mins

David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, is joined by Jerry Lucas. It was not long after the Lewis and Clark Expedition when American, British, and French trappers and traders started to use the North Platte River as a highway to the Rockies. Jerry Lucas, local historian, and trapper interpreter joins us to talk about the early fur trappers and traders, some of the

Voices on the Prairie Wind - Scotts Bluff National Monument

Nov 03 2021 42 mins

David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, is joined by Eric Grunwald, Lead Interpreter at Scotts Bluff National Monument in Gering, Nebraska, to talk about the history and relevance of the Scotts Bluff National Monument.Scotts Bluff National Monument has been a landmark for humans from native Americans to emigrants on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails, and is

VOICES ON THE PRAIRE WIND S1E3

Oct 01 2021 37 mins

SEASON 1 EPISODE 3 "VOICES ON THE PRAIRE WIND"David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, is joined by Vicki Schmitt and Larry Gibbs to talk about the history of sugar beets, the sugar factories, and the communities in which they evolved in the western Nebraska/Wyobraska areas. Larry Gibbs is a member of the Legacy of the Plains Board.