One woman from North Omaha made it her life’s work to ban the demon’s spirit, juice, sauce, hooch, vino, and liquid courage from everywhere, all the time. This is a biography of Anna R. Woodbey.
Category: Activism
This is a biography of North Omaha lawyer, Civil Rights activist and leader Harrison J. Pinkett (1882-1960).
This is a history of a short-lived neighborhood association with a long shadow over the history of the Near North Side neighborhood.
This is a history of the iconic Jewell Building in the 24th and Lake Historic District. It features notable people, organizations, businesses and events there, as well as the architecture and more.
Categories
19th century 20th century 21st century Activism architecture Catholics Civil Rights Movement culture Cuming Street economics historic preservation Immigrants Irish Italians Listed on National Register of Historic Places Lost history North Downtown Official Omaha Landmark poverty schools White flight
A History of North Omaha’s Holy Family Catholic Church
For more than 50 years, Holy Family Catholic has been among the most activist Catholic parishes in Omaha. Before that it was an Italian parish, and before that, Irish. Here’s a history.
This is a biography of North Omaha leader George Wells Parker.
This is a history of a longtime, influential and successful segregated congregation called St Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church in North Omaha.
