Category: schools

19th century, 20th century, Civic Infrastructure, Florence, Lost history, Lutheran, Neighborhoods, schoolsLeave a comment
This is the location of the Village of Briggs, Nebraska.

A History of the Village of Briggs, Nebraska

Adam Fletcher Sasse

Briggs was once a layover village established in 1885 and has nearly vanished. Key features included a post office, a railroad stop, and churches. Today, few remnants remain, reflecting its lost significance and history. Continue reading A History of the Village of Briggs, Nebraska

20th century, 21st century, Black History, Buildings, business, Civic Infrastructure, Crime, Economics, Government, Historic districts, historic preservation, Lost history, Neighborhoods, Politics, Poverty, Racism, real estate, schools, Segregation, society, Streets, Wealth, White flight, White people, Wrecked buildings1 Comment
This is "A History of Gentrification in North Omaha" by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com.

A History of Gentrification in North Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

From the 1910s through today, there have been various agendas, plans and schemes focused on fixing up North Omaha. This is a history of gentrification in the community. Continue reading A History of Gentrification in North Omaha

Apartments, Architecture, Commercial vernacular, Demolished buildings, Kountze Place, North 24th Street, schools, Students, University of Omaha1 Comment
Joslyn Hall, Omaha University, North 24th and Evans Streets.

A History of Joslyn Hall in North Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

From 1916 to 1964, a three-story brick building sat at N. 24th and Evans St. in North Omaha, Nebraska. This is a history of the building, originally called Joslyn Hall and then University Apartments. Continue reading A History of Joslyn Hall in North Omaha

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Belt Line, Belt Line Railway, Buildings, business, Civic Infrastructure, Creighton University, Crime, Culture, Demolished buildings, Downtown, Government, Highways, Historic districts, History of Nebraska, Immigrants, Jefferson Square, Lost history, Native Americans, Neighborhoods, North 16th Street, North Downtown, Omaha Police Department, Organizations, Pioneer era, Politics, Poverty, schools, White flight, White people, Wrecked buildings2 Comments
North Downtown Omaha, Nebraska

A History of the Jefferson Square Neighborhood

Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of Omaha’s first public park; first public school; it’s Native American neighborhood; and it’s “Hobo Park,” all wrapped up in one. This is a history of Jefferson Square in Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of the Jefferson Square Neighborhood

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Activism, Black History, Black people, Civil Rights Movement, Crime, Economics, General history, Government, Lost history, Near North Side, North Omaha, Omaha Police Department, Poindexter and we Langa, Politics, Poverty, Race riot, Racism, schools, Segregation, society, White people4 Comments
This is "A History of Police Brutality in Omaha" by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com.

A History of Police Brutality in Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

This article is a history of police brutality in Omaha, Nebraska, from 1887 to present. Continue reading A History of Police Brutality in Omaha

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, African Methodist Episcopal, Art, Baptist, Black churches, Black culture, Black educators, Black History, Black organizations, Black people, Black performers, Black spaces and places, Books, Buildings, Churches, Civil Rights Movement, clubs, Clubs, Culture, Government, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Jazz, Lost history, music, nightlife, Religion, schools, Segregation, Social clubs, Social halls, Social services, society, Theatres, United Methodist, White flight, White people5 Comments
This is a history of the music of North Omaha, by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com

A History of Music in North Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a summary of a LOT of music in North Omaha over the last 150 years, including jazz, soul, blues, hip hop, gospel, pop, and so much more. Get introduced some of the people, places, events, and more from North Omaha’s musical history. Continue reading A History of Music in North Omaha

19th century, 20th century, Architecture, Demolished buildings, Ethnicities & Races, Immigrants, Lost history, Near North Side, North Downtown, schools2 Comments
North Omaha School, N. 19th and Izard St., Omaha, Nebraska

A History of the North Omaha School aka Izard School

Adam Fletcher Sasse

Omaha had a hard time getting its public school system going. Once they got going, it took more than a decade to build a second school. However, when it opened on the outskirts of the city at North 17th and Izard Streets, the new school was the grandest building of its time. This is a history of the North Omaha School, aka the Izard School. Continue reading A History of the North Omaha School aka Izard School

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Black spaces and places, historic preservation, North 30th Street, schools, White flight5 Comments
Howard Kennedy Elementary School, 2906 North 30th Street, North Omaha, Nebraska

A History of Howard Kennedy School

Adam F.C. Fletcher

Sitting on top of a hill on the western edge of North Omaha, the Omaha View School was one of the city’s earliest. Rebuilt on a new site in 1908, in 1910 it was renamed, too. Since then the school has had notable alumni, built the surrounding neighborhood up, and changed dramatically. This is a history of the Howard Kennedy Elementary School. Continue reading A History of Howard Kennedy School

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architects, Architecture, Black History, Demolished buildings, Ethnicities & Races, historic preservation, Immigrants, Jewish, Near North Side, North 24th Street, schools, SegregationLeave a comment
1950 Kellom School, North Omaha, Nebraska

A History of Kellom School

Adam Fletcher Sasse

What do Fred Astaire, Roger and Gale Sayers, Bob Gibson, Bob Boozer, Michael Anania, Brenda Council, and former Omaha mayor Johnny Rosenblatt all have in common? Born in the Near North Side, each attended the same school. That same building is a neighborhood institution with deep roots going back at least 140 years in Omaha’s past. This is a history of North Omaha’s Kellom School. Continue reading A History of Kellom School

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architects, Architecture, Black spaces and places, Buildings, Economics, Education, historic preservation, Lost history, North 30th Street, schools4 Comments
Druid Hill Elementary School, North 30th and Spaulding Streets, North Omaha, Nebraska

A History of the Druid Hill School

Adam F.C. Fletcher

Some schools in Omaha were built in reaction to floods of new residents moving into neighborhoods unexpectedly. Others were built to attract new residents. Originally opened in 1885, the school at North 30th and Spaulding Street was the latter. This is a history of the Druid Hill School in North Omaha. Continue reading A History of the Druid Hill School

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Black people, Buildings, Civic Infrastructure, Economics, Geography, Historic houses, historic preservation, Houses, Lost history, Neighborhoods, North 30th Street, Parks, Politics, real estate, Scandinavians, schools, Segregation, White flight5 Comments

A History of the Omaha View Neighborhood

Adam F.C. Fletcher

This is a history of North Omaha’s Omaha View neighborhood, one of the city’s oldest western expanses. Continue reading A History of the Omaha View Neighborhood

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Ames Ave, Apartments, Architecture, Civic Infrastructure, Demolished buildings, Economics, Historic houses, historic preservation, Houses, Monmouth Park, Neighborhoods, schools, White flight, Wrecked buildingsLeave a comment
Monmouth Park neighborhood, North Omaha, Nebraska

A History of the Monmouth Park Neighborhood

Adam F.C. Fletcher

One neighborhood in North Omaha had a hospital, a half-dozen churches and businesses galore, and a long history. Then it all seemed to disappear. This is a history of the Monmouth Park neighborhood. Continue reading A History of the Monmouth Park Neighborhood

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 flight3 Comments
A History of North Omaha's Holy Family Catholic Church by Adam Fletcher Sasse, NorthOmahaHistory.com.

A History of the Holy Family Catholic Parish

Adam F.C. Fletcher

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. Continue reading A History of the Holy Family Catholic Parish

20th century, Black History, business, Civil Rights Movement, Crime, Education, Ethnicities & Races, Food, Government, Lost history, Near North Side, Neighborhoods, North 24th Street, Organizations, Politics, Racism, Religion, schools, Segregation, society, White flightLeave a comment
The Omaha Bus Boycott was led by the DePorres Club from 1953 to 1954, in Omaha, Nebraska.

A Timeline of the Omaha DePorres Club

Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a timeline of a 1950s-era civil rights group in Omaha called the DePorres Club. Continue reading A Timeline of the Omaha DePorres Club

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Americans, Architecture, Black History, Civic Infrastructure, Culture, Economics, Education, Ethnicities & Races, Government, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Long School, Lost history, Monmouth Park, Near North Side, North Omaha, Politics, Poverty, Race riot, schools, Segregation, society, White flight, Wrecked buildings11 Comments
This is a 1968 pic of a mother and daughter at Saratoga School during a parent night program.

A History of Segregated Schools in Omaha, Nebraska

Adam Fletcher Sasse

There were and are many segregated schools in Omaha, and this is an account of their history. Continue reading A History of Segregated Schools in Omaha, Nebraska

20th century, Black History, Crime, General history, Near North Side, schools, society1 Comment
Kellom School in Omaha in the 1910s.

The History of An Unsolved Murder in North Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

Adam’s note: I’m a little hesitant to share this story, but I’m going to. Bad things happen in communities, and this story is part of North Omaha’s history. I’ve removed family names out of respect for the families involved. In … Continue reading The History of An Unsolved Murder in North Omaha

19th century, 20th century, Fontenelle Boulevard, Miller Park, North Omaha, schools14 Comments
The Nebraska School for the Deaf was called the "Deaf and Dumb Institute" in the 1910s when this postcard was made.

A History of the Nebraska School for the Deaf

Adam Fletcher Sasse

In 1869, a Deaf man named William DeCoursey French founded the Nebraska School for the Deaf on 23 acres northwest of the City of Omaha. Today, the school is gone and the former campus is blended in with the rest of North Omaha. Its legacy is far from over though. Continue reading A History of the Nebraska School for the Deaf

19th century, Biographies, Government, Politics, schools, StreetsLeave a comment
This is Judge George B. Lake of Omaha, Nebraska (1827-1910).

A Biography of North Omaha’s George B. Lake

Adam F.C. Fletcher

There is a street that starts in North Omaha and shoots west, with a man so respected by Omahans that more than a century later they named another street after him. North Omaha has been filled with interesting people since the city was founded, and even before that. One of them was Judge George Baker Lake. Continue reading A Biography of North Omaha’s George B. Lake

Civic Infrastructure, Economics, Historic houses, Near North Side, North 16th Street, North 24th Street, Race riot, Racism, schools, White flight12 Comments
This is a 1938 pic of a family outside of their unit in the Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects of North Omaha. Pic courtesy of the Library of Congress.

A History of the Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects

Adam Fletcher Sasse

Once upon a time, there was a massive public housing project located at the intersection of North 24th and Paul Streets in the Near North Side neighborhood. Originally named the “Northside Village Public Housing Project,” the name was officially changed in honor of the famous Omaha tribe leader Logan Fontenelle. Continue reading A History of the Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects

20th century, Civic Infrastructure, Kountze Place, North 24th Street, Omaha, schools4 Comments
Municipal University of Omaha Science Hall, North 24th and Ames Avenue, North Omaha, Nebraska

A History of Original Omaha University in North Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

Along the tree-lined streets and fine middle and upper class homes of Kountze Place in North Omaha, the staff of Omaha’s Presbyterian Theological Seminary decided in the early 20th century to start a new university. For 30 years, the neighborhood was home to the eventual University of Nebraska at Omaha. This is a short history of that time, starting from the beginning. Continue reading A History of Original Omaha University in North Omaha

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Florence, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Miller Park, Minne Lusa, schools3 Comments

An Interesting History of Fort Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is an interesting history of Fort Omaha. Every school student in North Omaha is taught about the fort, that it existed and stuff happened there. But what they are taught and what the average Omahan knows pales in comparison … Continue reading An Interesting History of Fort Omaha

20th century, Civic Infrastructure, Miller Park, North Omaha, schools1 Comment

A History of the Fort Street Special School for Incorrigible Boys

Adam Fletcher Sasse

Just like school districts everywhere, Omaha Public Schools has had a challenge serving disengaged students ever since students were mandated to go to school by compulsory school law. In Nebraska, that year was 1887. After a few decades, they had an answer to the challenge these students posed. This is a history of the Fort Street Special School for Incorrigible Boys. Continue reading A History of the Fort Street Special School for Incorrigible Boys

20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Black History, Culture, Historic houses, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Miller Park, North 24th Street, Racism, schools, Streets, White flight44 Comments
Miller Park NEIGHBORHOOD, established 1891 in North Omaha, Nebraska

A History of the Miller Park Neighborhood

Adam Fletcher Sasse

The place where I grew up, Omaha’s Miller Park neighborhood, rushes through my imagination a lot. I want to see it acknowledged, appreciated and accentuated every day. This article is my acknowledgment of the past and contribution to the future. Continue reading A History of the Miller Park Neighborhood

Benson, Black History, Carter Lake, Civic Infrastructure, East Omaha, Florence, Fontenelle Boulevard, Kountze Place, Miller Park, Minne Lusa, Near North Side, Omaha, Racism, Saratoga, schools, White flight50 Comments
Schools in North Omaha, from upper left: Fort Street Special School; Long School classroom; Pershing School; Florence School; Lake School; Florence School bus; Saratoga School; Florence School classroom; Monmouth Park School; Long School; Lake School students; Miller Park School

A History of Schools in North Omaha

Adam Fletcher Sasse

If walls could talk, North Omaha’s schools would be much noisier, much more colorful, and much more complicated than anyone wants to hear. For more than 150 years, schools throughout the community have served students of all ages. With a deep history including segregation and school violence, its can be hard to remember all the positive people and events that emerged in the community’s schools. Following is my ever-growing history of the old schools in North Omaha. Continue reading A History of Schools in North Omaha