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Voices on the Praire Wind S1E12

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. 
Japanese Hall at legacy of the Plains. © Irene North

Voices on the Praire Wind S1E11

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. 
Scotts Bluff National Monument Jan 04 2022 Sunrise © Hawk Buckman

Voices on the Praire Wind S1E10

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.

Voices on the Praire Wind S1E9

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.

Voices on the Praire Wind S1E8

David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, and Vicki Schmitt are joined by Barb Netherland to talk about the Overland Trails, the Paul and Helen Henderson Collection, and the importance of diaries in depicting everyday life on the trail.
Nebraska Early Fall

Voices on the Praire Wind S1E7

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 Scottsbluff.

Voices on the Praire Wind S1E6

Pete Cawiezel, a Morrill, Nebraska, and rural Sioux County native.  Pete has been a active community member since 1998.  He serves as the Director of the Morrill Museum located in the Morrill Public Library.  He is currently serving his second term as President of the Morrill Public Library Board. 

Voices on the Praire Wind S1E5

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 history and relevanceof the Scotts Bluff National Monument.

Voices on the Praire Wind S1E4

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 history and relevanceof the Scotts Bluff National Monument.
Western Sugar Cooperative

Voices on the Praire Wind S1E3

David Wolf, Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, is joined by Vicki Schmitt and Larry to talk about the history of sugar beets, the sugar factories and the communities in which they evolved in western Nebraska/Wyobraska area.