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The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben was established in 1895 by the Omaha Commercial Club, the predecessor to the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. [1] The Commercial Club sought to demonstrate Omaha's economic viability in the face of the depression following the Panic of 1893. There were also concerns that the city might lose its five-year contract to ...
George W. Lininger, 1854-1904 Nebraskans. George W. Lininger (1834-1907), was an implement dealer, art collector, private gallery owner, and civic leader in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Many of the art works Lininger collected became the foundation of the permanent collection at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha. [1]
"Omaha Black Heritage Sites" on NorthOmahaHistory.com includes 165 locations, addresses and references in Omaha. Nebraska Black Oral History Project finding aid and digital collection, digitized by Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries; original held by History Nebraska.
Omaha Children's Museum. Holland Performing Arts Center. The atrium of the Joslyn Art Museum. Dale Chihuly 's Chihuly: Inside and Out can be seen at the far end. Great Plains Black History Museum. General Crook House Museum. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. Joslyn Castle. Rose Theatre.
Douglas County Historical Society. The Douglas County Historical Society, or DCHS, is located at 5730 North 30th Street in the General Crook House at Fort Omaha in north Omaha, Nebraska. Douglas County Historical Society collects, preserves, and make accessible the history of Douglas County, Nebraska through exhibits, programs, and research.
Freedom Park overview from parking lot. Freedom Park is an outdoor park and museum at the Greater Omaha Marina on the bank of the Missouri River at 2497 Freedom Park Road in the East Omaha section of Omaha, Nebraska. It displays numerous military aircraft and artillery pieces along with its two major exhibits, the World War II minesweeper USS ...
Website. durhammuseum.org. The Durham Museum (formerly known as the Durham Western Heritage Museum) is located at 801 South 10th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of the United States' western region. The museum is housed in Omaha's former Union Station.
Engineering design by. Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company. Opened. 1888. Closed. 1966. Location. The Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge was a Whipple through truss bridge that was the first road bridge to cross the Missouri River connecting Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was replaced in 1966 by the Interstate 480 girder bridge.