2008

HUNGRY FOR HISTORY?
Bring your lunch and fill your stomach and brain at the same time!
Third Thursday, 12 Noon, Museum of Nebraska History, 15th. and P Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Free admission and now on TV!

April 17

"Wallace Cadet Taylor and the Last U.S. Volunteers"   (slide show)
Presenter: Tom Thiessen

Tom Thiessen, a retired National Park Service archeologist with an interest in military history, will talk about Wallace Cadet Taylor from Omaha who was an officer in two volunteer regiments, the 1st Nebraska Volunteer Infantry and the 39th U.S. Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish - American and Philippine - American wars,1898-1901.

May 15

"Robert Ramsay Livingston: Nebraska Pioneer Physician"
Presenter: John Schleicher

John Schleicher, Head of Special Collections/Assistant Professor, McGoogan Library of Medicine, UNMC, Omaha will talk about Dr. Livingston, who came to Plattsmouth in 1859 to practice medicine. He had a long distinguished medical career, organized the Cass County Medical Society, was Chief Surgeon of the Burlington Railroad, helped organize the Cass County Medical Society and the Nebraska State Medical Society, and was Dean of the Omaha Medical College, forerunner of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He also had a distinguished career in the army during the Civil War.

June 19

"The Politics of Disloyalty: The 1918 State University Professors' Trial"
Presenter: Frank Edler

Dr. Frank Edler is a full-time instructor of philosophy at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha. Dr. Edler tells the story of trial of professors and instructors at the University of Nebraska charged with "lukewarm" or "halting" patriotism during World War I.

July 17

"Running for President in 1908: Bryan vs Taft"
Presenter: Jim Potter

Jim Potter, Nebraska State Historical Society Senior Historian, compares the present election with the 1908 campaign which pitted Nebraskan William Jennings Bryant, the Democrat, against Republican William Howard Taft.

August 21

"Nebraska's Home Movies"
Presenter: Paul Eisloeffel, NSHS Audiovisual Curator

In much the same way snapshot cameras changed still photography decades before, the introduction of "home movie" motion picture formats and equipment in the 1920s put the power of filmmaking in the hands of common people. NSHS Audiovisual Curator Paul Eisloeffel explores the home movie phenomenon, and shares how Nebraskans captured their lives on celluloid.

September 18

Deployment to Iraq
Presenter: Father Brian Kane

Father Brian Cane of Morse Bluff who was deployed with the 67th Area Support Group to the Al Asad Air Base in from September 2005 until September 2006 will discuss his experiences as the Senior Catholic Chaplain.

October 16

1968 presidential campaigns in Nebraska
Presenter: Bill Kelly

Bill Kelly, Senior Producer, NET Television, will discuss his documentary on "how the presidential campaign and events of 1968 shaped a generation of political leadership in Nebraska."

November 20
Memory in Cloth
Presenter: Jonathan Gregory

Jonathan Gregory, a doctoral student in textile history at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, will discuss his research paper which examines American textiles and quilts, particularly signature album quilts, from 1800 - 1865, as material objects into which the makers deposited their important memories and by which they were stimulated to remember an important past. Economic, social, and cultural factors that influenced the desire and ability to remember the past through textiles are also considered.

December 18

Treasures from the Collections
Presenter: Tom Mooney

Tom Mooney, Nebraska State Historical Society Curator of Manuscripts, will talk about some of the "treasures" in the NSHS Library/Archives.

Held every third Thursday of the month at 12 noon in the Blackman Auditorium, Museum of Nebraska History, 15th & P Streets (131 Centennial Mall North), Lincoln, NE. 402-471-4754.

Free Admission

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Brown Bag Lecture Series on TV!

Time Warner Cable, Channel 5 in Lincoln

Check the Broadcast Schedule for the most current air times.

• Mondays, 5:30 p.m.
• Thursdays, 12 noon and 11:30 p.m.
• Fridays, 9:30 p.m.
• Sundays, 6 p.m.

Watch the Brown Bag lecture series each month on Time Warner Cable, government access channel 5 in the Lincoln area.

Funding for filming of the Brown Bag Lecture Series is provided by the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation.

VHS tapes of previously presented Brown Bag Lectures may be borrowed from the Museum of Nebraska History Education office.