by DCHSADMIN | May 21, 2021 | Blog
The Omaha Creche Society Natalie Kammerer Among the collections housed at the Douglas County Historical Society Archive are the early records of the Omaha Creche Society, one of the first charities founded in Omaha. First established as the Omaha Charity...
by DCHSADMIN | May 8, 2021 | Blog
Medical Arts Building: Omaha’s Original Medical Campus Natalie Kammerer Omaha has a strong reputation in the Midwest for its medical resources, and today boasts several state-of-the art complexes that serve as healthcare hubs providing many services on one...
by DCHSADMIN | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog
Malcolm X: The Son of Preacher to the Father of a Movement This blog post was written by volunteer community member James Van Ormer Malcolm Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925 to Louise and Earl Little. His father was an outspoken...
by DCHSADMIN | Apr 3, 2021 | Blog
Omaha Mayoral Origin Stories This blog post was written with the help of volunteer community member James Van Ormer As we gear up for Omaha’s mayoral primary next week, we wanted to take a look at some of Omaha’s past mayors from various eras to answer the...
by DCHSADMIN | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog
Elizabeth Olds: Drawing the Great Depression in Omaha By Natalie Kammerer Elizabeth Olds (1896-1991) was an American artist whose career spanned several genres, media, and geographic locations. She was born in Minneapolis, studied in Minneapolis, New York, and...
by DCHSADMIN | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog
Charles Haffke—Lawyer, Solider, and King By Natalie Kammerer Charles Haffke was born in Germany in about 1878, and came to Omaha with his family in 1884. The family lived in South Omaha, at 33rd and T Street. In the 1890s, Charles began studying law and working...
by DCHSADMIN | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog
Omaha’s First Mall: The Crossroads Shopping Center by Natalie Kammerer The Crossroads Mall at 72nd and Dodge has been an iconic part of the central-Omaha skyline for decades (especially since the meringue-shaped white tented roof was added in a mid-1980’s...
by DCHSADMIN | Feb 4, 2021 | Blog
Omaha’s Riverfront: A Land of Perpetual Possibility Natalie Kammerer Most people who have lived in Omaha for more than a couple of years have had some occasion to visit the Gene Leahy Mall that sprawls from the east side of the W. Dale Clark library toward the...
by DCHSADMIN | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog
The Volstead Act in Douglas County Natalie Kammerer The Volstead Act, the infamous piece of legislation also known as the National Prohibition Act, went into effect 101 years ago this week. The state of Nebraska had actually gone “dry” as early as 1917, as a result of...
by DCHSADMIN | Jan 8, 2021 | Blog
Today, anyone who grew up in Omaha has memories of the big tan building at 18th and Capitol Street. Though it was a little outdated at the end of its life, it was one of the nation’s premier arena facilities for much of the second half of the 20th century. The...
