• Voices on the Prairie Wind

  • By: David Wolf
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Voices on the Prairie Wind

By: David Wolf
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  • Summary

  • Voices on the Prairie Wind is produced by The Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering, Nebraska, and dives into the history of the panhandle of Nebraska, eastern Wyoming, and branches out into the High Plains Region. We will have stories and historical discussions about early settlement, Oregon/Mormon/California Trails, Native American history, Agricultural, local industries, daily life, and many more topics.
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Episodes
  • Legacy of the Plains Japanese Hall and History Project

    Legacy of the Plains Japanese Hall and History Project
    Oct 18 2022

    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.  Built 1928-29, the Japanese Hall has served as a community center, theater, reception hall, church, school, dormitory, cultural center, and much more.  Vickie also expands out to talk about Nebraska's rich Japanese American history.  
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Nick Sakarada - Japanese Americans in the North Platte Valley

    Nick Sakarada - Japanese Americans in the North Platte Valley
    Sep 1 2022

    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.  His father came over to work the railroads, and the family eventually settled in Colorado.  They moved up to the Scottsbluff, Nebraska area to farm.  He has been here ever since and shares his stories about farming, his and his family's service during World War 2, and his work in the sugar beet industry.  
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    46 mins
  • Dan Holtz joins our hosts Dave Wolf and Vicki Schmitt

    Dan Holtz joins our hosts Dave Wolf and Vicki Schmitt
    Jun 18 2022

    Dan Holtz joins our hosts Dave Wolf and Vicki Schmitt to talk about his use of original songs to tell the stories of people, places, and things in Nebraska. 
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    1 hr and 1 min

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