Nebraska Before Statehood: The Nebraska Territory
| Dates: | May 7, 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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Seven years before the Civil War Nebraska Territory entered direct U.S. control in a storm of controversy. At the same time more than a dozen eastern Nebraska's towns and future cities were founded, more or lest simultaneously, and did their best to profit from the final decade of the pioneer wagon train era. In the conclusion of Nebraska Before Statehood we will touch on topics such as the founding of Omaha and Nebraska City, the displacement of the eastern Nebraska tribes, the Omaha Claim Club and territorial politics, the impact of the Colorado Gold Rush, Nebraskan contribution to the Civil War, and the eventual arrival of the transcontinental railroad.
| 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