Voices on the Prairie Wind
Voices on the Prairie Wind is produced by The Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering, Nebraska, and dives into the history of the panhandle of Nebraska, eastern Wyoming, and branches out into the High Plains Region. We will have stories and historical discussions about early settlement, Oregon/Mormon/California Trails, Native American history, Agricultural, local industries, daily life, and many more topics.
Episodes
12 episodes
Legacy of the Plains Japanese Hall and History Project
In the final episode of this Series, David Wolf talks with Vickie Schaepler, Coordinator for the Legacy of the Plains Japanese Hall and History Project. Built 1928-29, the Japanese Hall has served as a community center, theater, reception...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:09:25
Nick Sakarada - Japanese Americans in the North Platte Valley
In this episode, David Wolf talks with Nick Sakarada about his family's history here in the North Platte Valley. Nick is a second-generation, Nisei, Japanese American. His father came over to work the railroads, and the family event...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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46:13
Dan Holtz joins our hosts Dave Wolf and Vicki Schmitt
Dan Holtz joins our hosts Dave Wolf and Vicki Schmitt to talk about his use of original songs to tell the stories of people, places, and things in Nebraska.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:01:20
The Homestead Acts Effects On Native Americans
Nancy Gillis joins the Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum David Wolf, and Vicky Schmitt, to discuss the effects of the Homestead Act and its impact on Native Americans during the great migration across the United States.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:16:45
Barb Netherland On The Overland Trail and the Paul and Helen Henderson Collection
Barb Netherland joins David Wolf and Vicki Schmitt to talk about the Overland Trails, the Paul and Helen Henderson Collection, and the importance of diaries in depicting everyday life on the trail. The Henderson Collection features thousa...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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57:48
Nebraska Maps
Brian Croft talks with David and Vickie about the history of maps in Nebraska. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but has spent the last 16 years teaching Composition, Literature, and Nebraska History at Western Nebraska Community College in Scott...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:08:45
Voices on the Prairie Wind S1E6 Pete Cawiezel
Pete Cawiezel, a Morrill, Nebraska, and rural Sioux County native. Pete has been a very active community member since 1998. He serves as the Director of the Morrill Museum located in the Morrill Public Library. He is currently...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:05
SEASON 1 EPISODE 5 "VOICES ON THE PRAIRE WIND"
David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, is joined by Jerry Lucas. It was not long after the Lewis and Clark Expedition when American, British, and French trappers and traders started to use the North P...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:21:49
Voices on the Prairie Wind - Scotts Bluff National Monument
David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, is joined by Eric Grunwald, Lead Interpreter at Scotts Bluff National Monument in Gering, Nebraska, to talk about the histor...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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42:46
VOICES ON THE PRAIRE WIND S1E3
SEASON 1 EPISODE 3 "VOICES ON THE PRAIRE WIND"David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, is joined by Vicki Schmitt and Larry Gibbs to talk about the history of sugar beets, the sugar factories
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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37:46
Jack Preston - The Impact of the Homestead Act in Western Nebraska
David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, is joined by Vicki Schmitt and Jack Preston to talk about the impact of the Homestead Act and its impact in the western Nebraska/Wyobraska area.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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55:27
Voices on the Prairie Wind - Gary Warrner
David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, speaks with Gary Warrner. Gary’s family moved to the area in the early 1880’s and settled in south-central Scotts Bluff County. Gary’s chronicles both sides of his gran...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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56:18