The Queens Road: Nebraska’s Bumpy Ride to Statehood

Our speaker series will continue on Thursday, March 13th, with historian Jeff Barnes. The program will cover the wild and wooly transitional years of the Nebraska Territory, as its borders shrunk but its national significance increased. Its Platte River Valley was more important than ever for commerce, communication, and transportation, while federal policies increased its role as a battleground between Native and Euro-American peoples.
This program is free thanks to a grant from the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation.