Apr 29, 2021 03:43PM ● By Tamsen Butler
The monument dedicated to Nebraska’s Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) is likely to give visitors pause, as many realize there is a piece of history from World War II they may have never heard.
Oct 24, 2018 11:22AM ● By Leo Adam Biga
Xenophobic fears ran wild after the Empire of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. promptly entered World War II, and nearly 120,000 Jap...
May 29, 2017 03:09PM ● By Leah Meyer
The Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal acc...
May 25, 2017 02:11PM ● By Leo Adam Biga
Members of the Greatest Generation tell their own stories in a locally produced documentary, 48 Stars. The in-progress film features persona...
May 03, 2017 07:15PM ● By Daisy Hutzell-Rodman
Omaha Magazine launched their May/June 2017 edition on April 30, 2017, with a party at the Bookworm. Click below to watch the program.https...
Apr 27, 2017 01:37PM ● By Joyce Winfield, Ph.D.
When I first saw him, I had no plans to write a book about Nebraska’s World War II veterans. It was just a few days after Veterans Day in No...
Apr 25, 2017 04:09PM ● By Doug Meigs
As a kid, my grandfather’s World War II experiences were the stuff of legend. Army private first-class Robert Wesley Meigs fought in the Bat...
Apr 25, 2017 04:02PM ● By Doug Meigs
The following interview presents my grandfather’s recollections of World War II. A transcript of the interview, conducted in May 2005, is c...
Aug 10, 2016 04:05PM ● By Warren Francke
Dick and Mary Holland didn’t sit in their well shaded home all summer, waiting for the grand opening of the performing arts center that bear...
May 26, 2016 01:49PM ● By Judy Horan
World War II ended 70 years ago, but Myron Roker still feels the pain of battle. He served with 324th Infantry Regiment of the 44th Infantr...
Sep 15, 2014 09:00AM ● By Judy Horan
The Omaha suburb of Dundee didn’t expect an enemy attack during World War II. Bombs weren’t reaching the U.S. heartland in 1945.That’s why m...
Jun 20, 2013 08:13PM ● By Katie Anderson
Nothing screams “feed me!” like the smell of a thick, juicy steak sizzling on an outdoor grill. The aroma draws friends and neighbors to an ...
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