Category: Organizations

A Biography of Anna R. Woodbey

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date February 23, 2020
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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.

20th century Black organizations Black people culture economics historic preservation houses Lost history Segregation Social services

A History of the Oak View Home for Negro Boys

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date February 8, 2020
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This is a history of the only foster home for African American youth Omaha history, open from the 1940s into the 1950s.

19th century 20th century Black leader Black people Civil Rights Movement NAACP Near North Side racism

A Biography of Jessie Hale-Moss

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date December 23, 2019
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This is a biography of Jessie Hale-Moss, a strong Black female leader in North Omaha who served as one of the first leaders of Omaha’s NAACP.

20th century Apartments architecture Demolished buildings economics historic preservation History of Nebraska religion Social services

A History of the Creighton Working Girls Home

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date December 17, 2019
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This was the Creighton Working Girls Home and Chapel at North 22nd and Davenport Street.

This is a history of the Creighton Working Girls Home and Chapel, which provided a paternalistic environment for newly arrived women in Omaha for several decades.