Events

Drawing on Andrew Jewell’s experience co-editing the first book of Cather’s letters, this talk explores the way Cather used letters to communicate her ideas, maintain her relationships, and think through her life and experiences.…

Those photo negatives and slides aren’t useless! Learn how new types of scanners and software can bring these forgotten photo collections back to life! Program resources include software suggestions, books, and online resources. 

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December is the month for family food and sharing! Omaha Public Library’s Genealogy & Local History Room is holding an open house to share and swap your own family recipes and the stories behind them. Recipes can be submitted in advance…

Omaha Public Library will host professor, literary historian and biographer Melissa Homestead, author of “The Only Wonderful Things: the Creative Partnership of Willa Cather and Edith Lewis.” Homestead will discuss her work around Willa…

How do you know that Ancestry hint is for your ancestor? How do you deal with different “facts” for the same event? Learn how to identify and separate clues from facts, misinformation, and obscuration.

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African-American genealogists often find their enslaved ancestors in the records of their white enslavers. What if your ancestors were those enslavers? Learn how to recognize clues of enslaver ancestors, glean valuable…

Midwest Genealogy Center, one of the premier genealogy libraries in the U.S., is only three hours' drive from Omaha and offers some great resources online as well. Join OPL for a virtual tour as Midwest Genealogy…

Join OPL and Juneteenth Nebraska, Inc at the annual flag raising and luncheon honoring local veterans and military personnel. The program will include a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, a performance of Lift Every Voice…