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Forgotten World” John Johnson may have a common name, but the photographs he took of black families in Lincoln during the ... Sandoz, the Storyteller's Mark Mari Sandoz, a celebrated writer of the American West, gained widespread recognition with her ... All the Livelong Day A lifelong train enthusiast, Sam Read is living his dream as a locomotive engineer for the The Lure of the Land The Homestead Act of 1862 triggered one of the largest migrations in history. American citizens, recently ... Land of My Fathers Arthur Jones, a Garden of Memories A guided tour of Gilman Park with former park superintendent Gary Zimmer who planted 800-plus trees and ... During its earliest days, cattlemen drove their longhorns to Omaha where they loaded their livestock onto Union Pacific train cars ... "A Century of Gridiron Glory" Lincoln is home to a college football cathedral. For one hundred years, Memorial Stadium has been ... A Vision for the Game Mark Wetzel of Omaha is a nationally-recognized hitting coach, working for more than four decades with ... A Place to Be Ourselves Second-grade teacher and mom, Adeline Johnson, has a disabled teen daughter who, all teens, ... Neal Mosser is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in The Olde Main Street Inn The Olde Main Street Inn is a place where old friends meet and new ones are made. Current owner ... An inspiring woman who made good trouble. Kay Cover was naturally athletic, but opportunities for talented young women prior to ... Brandon Bailey's Vision of the West Brandon Bailey is a Western and wildlife artist known for his old-school cowboy style. In 2019 ... Growing up, Jody Batten watched her mother navigate a world that denied her an education beyond high school—fueling her own ...