Nebraska Before Statehood: Before the Louisiana Purchase
| Dates: | April 23, 2025 |
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| Meets: | W from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
| Location: | MCC North Express 306 |
| Cost: | $49.00 |
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Nebraska wasn't always Nebraska, for over a century it was the middle of a vast territory known as French and Spanish Louisiana. This class is a primer on the Indigenous history of Nebraska, early European exploration, and the events leading up to 1803. This is the first in a three part series on Nebraska's history before statehood.
| Fee: | $49.00 |
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| Hours: | 2.00 |
| CEUs: | 0.20 |
MCC North Express 306
Quintin Slovek
Quintin Slovek is a fourth-generation Omahan and a graduate of Loyola University Chicago and the University of Alabama American Studies Master's Program where he focused on early 20th century popular culture. Quintin worked as a teacher's assistant and later guest-lecturer for Omaha Public Schools award-winning Making Invisible Histories Visible Program from 2013 to 2019. He also served as an assistant artist and historical researcher for the South Omaha Mural Project, a public art series dedicated to the area's immigrant communities. He has also worked as a tour guide for the last three years, primarily focused on the Old Market area. His interests include labor and immigration history, Prohibition and organized crime, and collecting the merch of old-school Omaha restaurants, breweries, and other institutions.powered by ACEweb from ACEware Systems