In 1898, over 2 million people trekked to Omaha for the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition. This was the first such event west of the Missouri River, and visitors saw the very latest in innovation, invention, and artistic expression

The Mystery of Black Bess

Nov 1st, 2019 26m 36s

Museums exist to preserve the cultural identity of people and places. The objects in their possession all have stories and sometimes those stories have many twists and turns. In this episode, Durham Collection Facilitator, Haiden Nelson will ex

Omaha’s Secretive Collector

Nov 1st, 2019 17m 28s

Byron Reed was a man of many professions – land surveyor, real estate agent, and coin collector. He was at the forefront of Omaha’s founding and played a significant role in its history. However, outside the circles of coin collecting, very few

A Step Forward for Omaha

Nov 1st, 2019 12m 40s

Union Pacific’s gleaming art deco building was state-of-the-art and on the cutting edge of design and fabrication when it opened for passenger service on January 15, 1931. Over 10,000 passengers hustled and bustled their way through Union Stati

Omaha’s Family Album

Sep 6th, 2019 31m 39s

Did you know that The Durham Museum houses 1.1 million images of Omaha’s photographic history dating all the way back to the late 1800s? It is the job of Bill Gonzalez to make that history available to the public. Join Bill as he reminiscences

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