Christi Janssen Durham Western Heritage Museum and Jill Carson UNMC public affairs

Nebraska’s songs focus of partnership event today at noon

Nebraska’s rich — albeit under publicized — musical tradition will be featured during a Time Travelers partnership event today at noon in the Wittson Hall Amphitheater.

Mar 25, 2008

Nebraska’s music history the topic of March 25 Durham event

Nebraska not only has a rich tradition in literature but also a vast but less-publicized tradition in music. The Durham Western Heritage Museum invites you to learn about this tradition during a noon presentation on the medical center campus on Tuesday, March 25.

Mar 19, 2008

Durham museum lecture today at noon

Join Nebraska Humanities Scholar Sara Brandes Crook today at noon in the Wittson Hall Amphitheater as she immerses herself in a first person portrayal of one of Nebraska Territory’s early permanent white female settlers.

Mar 11, 2008

Settler’s footsteps to be traced during Durham lecture

Transport yourself back to a wilder time during a Durham Western Heritage Museum noon lecture on Tuesday, March 11.

Mar 5, 2008

Durham museum partnership rings in an activity-packed 2008

UNMC and The Durham Western Heritage Museum are once again teaming up to provide medical center employees with an activity-filled year through the Time Travelers partnership.

Jan 23, 2008

Lincoln’s assassination focus of Smithsonian presentation

The Durham Western Heritage Museum is back on campus once again with a Smithsonian Lecture given by Anthony Pitch about the death of Abraham Lincoln.

Nov 5, 2007

Up close with the Durham Western Heritage Museum

Standing Bear, Lewis and Clark, Byron Reed and Louis Bostwick are just a few of history’s notable figures who have found a new and improved home at the Durham Western Heritage Museum. … Join the museum’s Executive Director, Leo Smith, for an in-depth look at where the museum is headed and what it takes to get there on Thursday, May 10 at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

May 2, 2007

Museum to offer free workshop exclusively for med center

Preserving family photographs and heirlooms is vital if you want to be able to share those memories for generations to come. Through the Passport Partners program, the Durham Western Heritage Museum is offering a workshop on basic techniques and products used in object preservation.

Feb 6, 2007