Durham lecture looks at early Omaha

UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center employees are invited to join Durham Museum curator Carrie Wieners at 6 p.m. on June 11 at the Durham Museum for an evening lecture on “Omaha, the Early Years: A Photographic History, 1860-1930.”

It was July 4, 1854, when a group of Council Bluff residents took the Lone Tree Ferry across the Missouri River for a picnic. It was here that the idea of a city was born, the idea that became Omaha.

A street-grading project circa 1891 impacts the New York Life building, Douglas County Courthouse, and the N.B. Falconer Home in Omaha.

Usually the story fast-forwards from that picnic in the untamed wilderness to the civilized metropolis of today. But what happened in between?

On June 11, come see some of the early and forgotten history of Omaha. Through images drawn from The Durham Museum’s photo archive, you’ll be transported back in time and see the fledgling city struggling and succeeding to become the civic center we enjoy today.

Space is limited – please RSVP.

This program is offered through the Time Travelers Partnership, which provides free museum admission for medical center employees, students, and their immediate family with a valid identification badge, while also offering lectures, workshops and other events on the medical center campus.

The Durham Museum is located at 801 S. 10th St.