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.
Voices on the Prairie Wind
Barb Netherland On The Overland Trail and the Paul and Helen Henderson Collection
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David Wolf
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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 thousands of documents, maps, diaries, and other pieces of information on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails. Several volunteers have spent thousands of hours indexing the collections, and it is available for researchers to look at.