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

Legacy of the Plains Japanese Hall and History Project

Oct 18th, 2022 1h 9m

Nick Sakarada - Japanese Americans in the North Platte Valley

Sep 1st, 2022 46m 13s

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 sett

Dan Holtz joins our hosts Dave Wolf and Vicki Schmitt

Jun 18th, 2022 1h 1m

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 14th, 2022 1h 16m

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 4th, 2022 57m 48s

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 o

Nebraska Maps

Mar 22nd, 2022 1h 8m

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 Scott

Voices on the Prairie Wind S1E6 Pete Cawiezel

Feb 11th, 2022 52m 5s

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 se

SEASON 1 EPISODE 5 "VOICES ON THE PRAIRE WIND"

Dec 2nd, 2021 1h 21m

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 t

Voices on the Prairie Wind - Scotts Bluff National Monument

Nov 3rd, 2021 42m 46s

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 Bl

VOICES ON THE PRAIRE WIND S1E3

Oct 1st, 2021 37m 46s

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 e

Jack Preston - The Impact of the Homestead Act in Western Nebraska

Sep 9th, 2021 55m 27s

David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, is joined by Vicki Schmitt and Jack Preston to talk about the impact of the Homestead Act and its impact in the western Nebraska/Wyobraska area. The Homestead Act was one of the major con

Voices on the Prairie Wind - Gary Warrner

Aug 25th, 2021 56m 18s

David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, speaks with Gary Warrner. Gary’s family moved to the area in the early 1880’s and settled in south-central Scotts Bluff County. Gary’s chronicles both sides of his grandparent’s journey

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