Category: Halloween

19th century, 20th century, Culture, ghosts, Halloween, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, North 30th Street, North Omaha4 Comments

A History of Grave Robbing in North Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is the story of Prospect Hill Cemetery superintendent Daniel Callahan digging up the dead of North Omaha in 1909. Continue reading A History of Grave Robbing in North Omaha

19th century, 20th century, ghosts, Halloween, History of Nebraska, North 30th Street6 Comments
Immanuel Deaconess Institute, North Omaha, Nebraska

A History of the Tunnels Beneath Immanuel Hospital

Adam F.C. Fletcher

More than just an expedient way to move water, gas and electricity around their massive campus, there were once tunnels throughout the Immanuel Deaconess Institute in the Monmouth Park neighborhood. They were once used to move people, including the dying, … Continue reading A History of the Tunnels Beneath Immanuel Hospital

18th century, 19th century, 20th century, Americans, Cemeteries, Civic Infrastructure, Culture, Halloween, History of Nebraska, North 30th Street7 Comments
This is a 1900 article heading from the Omaha World-Herald entitled "Lost: Two whole cemeteries in the City of Omaha. Find will be rewarded with a large assortment of dead men's bones."

A History of Missing Cemeteries in North Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

Prospect Hill Cemetery was not Omaha’s first cemetery. This article explores that, and shares information about the city’s actual first cemeteries, including a few others lost to time. Continue reading A History of Missing Cemeteries in North Omaha

19th century, 20th century, Americans, Architecture, Culture, Florence, ghosts, Halloween, historic preservation, Native Americans27 Comments
Hummel Park, J. J. Pershing Drive, North Omaha, Nebraska

A History of North Omaha’s Hummel Park

Adam Fletcher Sasse

The Ponca Hills are packed with real history and some mysteries. Unfortunately, one of the most enigmatic stories in the history of the entire city of Omaha is there, too. This is a history of Hummel Park. There is a … Continue reading A History of North Omaha’s Hummel Park

19th century, Crime, ghosts, Government, Halloween, History of Nebraska, North 16th Street, Omaha Claim Club1 Comment
The Execution of Cyrus Tator in North Omaha Nebraska in 1863

A History of the Execution of Cyrus Tator in North Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

Since before the Nebraska Territory was founded in 1854, executions including lynchings, shootings and hangings happened in Omaha. The Omaha Claim Club, established by the city’s founders, used intimidation, threats, and drownings in order to enforce their homesteading over anyone … Continue reading A History of the Execution of Cyrus Tator in North Omaha

18th century, 19th century, 20th century, Cemeteries, Civic Infrastructure, ghosts, Halloween, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Prospect Hill Cemetery, society2 Comments
Prospect Hill Cemetery, North Omaha, Nebraska

A History of North Omaha’s Prospect Hill Cemetery

Adam Fletcher Sasse

There are places in Omaha where ghosts, legends and history come alive. With mysterious burial sites, whispy hauntings and grand memorial trees, the pioneer graveyard called Prospect Hill Cemetery may be the most haunted of all. Read on to learn more… Continue reading A History of North Omaha’s Prospect Hill Cemetery