Dave & Frenchie – Dave Wolf (left) Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering, Nebraska pictured with Jerald ‘Jerry’ H. Lucas. Jerry is a poet, writer, historian, and performer. Jerry is one of many volunteers who dedicate their time to the Legacy of the Plains Museum. Jerry is pictured as ‘Frenchie‘- a mid-1800’s trapper and fur trader. Dressed in his traditional French Trapper costume he entertains visitors to the museum and the Scotts Bluff National Monument. Jerry’s performance features the demise of Hiram Scott as his character tells the story of Scott's death and the naming of the promontory that eventually became known as Scotts Bluff. Photography by © 2020 Hawk Buckman
Dave & Frenchie – Dave Wolf (left) Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering, Nebraska pictured with Jerald ‘Jerry’ H. Lucas. Jerry is a poet, writer, historian, and performer. Jerry is one of many volunteers who dedicate their time to the Legacy of the Plains Museum. Jerry is pictured as ‘Frenchie‘- a mid-1800’s trapper and fur trader. Dressed in his traditional French Trapper costume he entertains visitors to the museum and the Scotts Bluff National Monument. Jerry’s performance features the demise of Hiram Scott as his character tells the story of Scott’s death and the naming of the promontory that eventually became known as Scotts Bluff. Photography by © 2020 Hawk Buckman

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 Platte River as a highway to the Rockies.  Jerry Lucas, local historian  and trapper interpreter, joins us to talk about the early fur trappers and traders, some of the big personalities, and the many myths surrounding Scotts Bluff’s namesake, Hiram Scott.  

Scotts Bluff National Monument has been a landmark for humans from native Americans to emigrants on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails, and is still a beacon for travelers today. 

 
 
  1. Download: “Voices on the Praire Wind” – Season 1 Episode 5 ( MP3 ), ( OGG )

 

HISTORY OF THE PODCAST

After months of preparation, on August 25, 2021, the first “Voices on the Praire Wind Podcast” was dropped, made public, on several global platforms launching the Legacy of the Plain Museum in Gering, Nebraska into a new era of global communication, sharing the stories, people and events of the High Plains with the rest of the world.

LEGACY OF THE PLAINS MUESUM

Located on the Oregon Trail, the Legacy of the Plains Museum features an impressive collection of pioneer and early community artifacts, antique tractors, and farm implements; an 80-acre working farm; historic farmstead structures; and striking views of Scotts Bluff National Monument. Come live the timeless stories of the Nebraska prairie.

 

Buffalo evening. Photo: Buck Lovell

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