Category: Organizations

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.

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A Biography of Rodney S. Wead

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date December 11, 2019
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This is a 1971 image of Rodney S. Wead (right) presenting an award to Johnny Rogers.

This is a biography of North Omaha community leader Rodney S. Wead (b. 1935).

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A Biography of Harrison J. Pinkett

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date December 10, 2019
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This is Harrison J. Pinkett (1882-1960), a lawyer, Civil Rights leader and leader in North Omaha.

This is a biography of North Omaha lawyer, Civil Rights activist and leader Harrison J. Pinkett (1882-1960).

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A History of the Lake-Charles Community Organization

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date December 9, 2019
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This is a 1967 parade float for the Lake-Charles Community Organization. Kids on the float are wearing large masks and they're in front of the original Fair Deal Cafe at 2118 N. 24th Street.

This is a history of a short-lived neighborhood association with a long shadow over the history of the Near North Side neighborhood.

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A History of the Hoyer House at 3049 Redick Avenue in North Omaha

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date November 27, 2019
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This is the Hoyer House at 3049 Redick Avenue from a newspaper article in 1934. The home is shown with its wide, two-side wraparound porch open, along with fishscale siding on its turret.

The Hoyer House at 3049 Redick Avenue is one of North Omaha’s oldest, but hasn’t been restored and seems neglected. Here is its history.

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A History of Segregated Hospitals in Omaha

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date July 24, 2019
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“It is almost impossible to get a Negro into a hospital even in the charity wards in Omaha… In the few cases where a Negro is admitted, the Negro physician must turn over the case to a staff [white] physician. The patient loses the advantage of being attended by the man who has followed […]

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A Biography of George Wells Parker

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date June 27, 2019
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The Children of the Sun, an Afro-centric history analysis by George Wells Parker.

This is a biography of North Omaha leader George Wells Parker.