North Omaha History Podcast, Omaha History, South Omaha History

North Omaha History Podcast, Omaha History, South Omaha History


Latest Episodes

History of Forest Lawn
September 16, 2023

History of Forest Lawn Some of the most important people from Omaha's history have been buried here for more than 130 years. This show explores the timeline, architecture, and burials that made Fore

Walking Down Wirt Street
September 01, 2023

One of the most beautifully preserved streets in North Omaha, Wirt Street's beautiful homes start at North 16th Street and extends to North 30th Street. This episode focuses on the best features and m

Roaming Around Jefferson Square
August 14, 2023

Demolished by the interstate 50 years ago, the Jefferson Square neighborhood was started by Omaha pioneers in the 1850s. This story shares the successes, failures and interesting facts about what exis

Welcome to Downtown Saratoga
July 04, 2023

Once a stop along Saunders Road, as it meandered from young Omaha City to the old City of Florence, the intersection of 24th and Ames became a busy commercial hub in the suburban Saratoga neighborhood

History of Public Housing Projects in North Omaha
June 16, 2023

With more than 1,250 public housing units available across North Omaha in the 1980s, it was hard to imagine that just 25 years later almost all of these buildings would be gonebut thats exactly what

Losing North Omaha’s History
May 19, 2023

After more than 150 years of history, surely a place loses some of the details in its past. Today, after researching details for more than 15 years, Adam shares some of the people, places, events, and

History of Enslavement in Nebraska
March 26, 2023

For more than a century, Nebraska textbooks taught students that there was barely any slavery in Nebraska. Now, Adam has uncovered some startling history that hasn't ever been collected in the state's

History of Fontenelle Park
March 12, 2023

For 50 years, the skies over North Omaha were clogged with glorious July 4th fireworks. The same park where those happened holds a history of golfing, picnics, after school and summer programs, and a

The Case of Larkin McCloud
February 21, 2023

Injustice in Omaha has deep roots, like the 1917 story of a vehement white supremacist in Florence who probably murdered his first wife and framed a man for that murder. Afterwards, he started a riot

History of North Omaha Freeway
December 10, 2022

Originally envisioned as an interstate highway to connect I-480 with I-680, the North Freeway is of the most controversial street projects in Omaha history. By developing a major highway through the h