20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Biographies, Culture, Houses, North Omaha1 Comment

A Biography of North Omaha’s Jacob Maag

July 17, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a biography of Jacob Maag, a sculptor and stonecutter who lived in North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A Biography of North Omaha’s Jacob Maag

20th century, 21st century, Baptist, Florence Field, Midcentury Modern (MCM), Minne Lusa, North 30th Street1 Comment

A History of Parkside Baptist Church in North Omaha

July 16, 2024October 4, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of Parkside Baptist Church, which lasted 102 years in the Florence Field neighborhood of North Omaha. Continue reading A History of Parkside Baptist Church in North Omaha

18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Adam Fletcher Sasse, Books, North Omaha, press release, self-published4 Comments

North Omaha History Timeline by Adam Fletcher Sasse

July 14, 2024October 9, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

North Omaha History Timeline by Adam Fletcher Sasse (CommonAction Publishing, 122 pgs, 2017). Continue reading North Omaha History Timeline by Adam Fletcher Sasse

20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Historic houses, historic preservation, Minne Lusa, North 24th Street, North 30th Street35 Comments

A History of the Minne Lusa Historic District in North Omaha

June 8, 2024February 4, 2025 Adam Fletcher Sasse

Starting in 1916, one North Omaha neighborhood became a bastion for middle-class suburban lifestyles. Today, it is integrated, urban and surviving. This is the history of North Omaha’s Minne Lusa Historic District. Continue reading A History of the Minne Lusa Historic District in North Omaha

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Black History, Black people, events, Government, Lost history, Military, Pioneer era, ReconstructionLeave a comment

A History of Black Military Service Members in North Omaha

May 31, 2024June 2, 2025 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of Black military service members in North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of Black Military Service Members in North Omaha

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architects, Architecture, Children, Demolished buildings, schools, Walnut Hill1 Comment

A History of Walnut Hill School

May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the Walnut Hill School in North Omaha, originally built in 1888 and still operating today. Continue reading A History of Walnut Hill School

#PreserveThisPlace, 20th century, 21st century, African Methodist Episcopal, Architects, Architecture, Baptist, Black churches, Black ministers, Churches, Gothic, historic preservation, Kountze Place, Redlining, Segregation, White flight, White peopleLeave a comment

A History of North Omaha’s Second Baptist Church

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

Located at 1802 Emmet Street in North Omaha, this is a history Second Baptist Church. Before 1981, it was home to Primm Chapel AME and Plymouth Congregational churches. Continue reading A History of North Omaha’s Second Baptist Church

#PreserveThisPlace, 20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Children, Miller Park, Parents, schools, Students9 Comments

A History of Miller Park School

May 12, 2024May 29, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of Miller Park Elementary School in North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of Miller Park School

20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Baptist, Black churches, Black ministers, Black organizations, Churches, COGIC, Kountze Place, Ownership, Segregation, United Methodist, White flight, White peopleLeave a comment

A History of the Greater St. Paul Church of God in Christ

May 2, 2024May 3, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the Greater Saint Paul Church of God in Christ in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of the Greater St. Paul Church of God in Christ

#PreserveThisPlace, 20th century, 21st century, Art Deco & Art Moderne, Florence, Ice cream, North 30th Street6 Comments

A History of Zesto’s in Florence

March 21, 2024April 22, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the Zesto restaurant at 8608 N. 30th St. in the Florence neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska written by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com. Continue reading A History of Zesto’s in Florence

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architecture, East Omaha, Fort Street, Integration, North 16th Street, schools, Segregation, Sherman4 Comments

A History of Sherman Elementary School

February 19, 2024April 22, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of a 130-plus year old school in east Omaha called Sherman Elementary School. Continue reading A History of Sherman Elementary School

#PreserveThisPlace, 20th century, 21st century, Architects, Architecture, Catholics, Fort Street, Sherman7 Comments

A History of St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church

February 14, 2024April 22, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church (1918-2013), once located in the Sherman neighborhood of East Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church

20th century, 21st century, East Omaha, Fort Street, Neighborhoods, Sherman, Subdivision2 Comments

A History of the Lakewood Gardens Neighborhood

January 31, 2024April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the Lakewood Gardens neighborhood in east Omaha by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com. Continue reading A History of the Lakewood Gardens Neighborhood

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Demolished buildings, Kountze Place, North 24th Street, schools, Segregation, White flight2 Comments

A History of Lothrop Elementary School

January 22, 2024April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the 130-plus year old Lothrop Elementary School in North Omaha, Nebraska, by Adam Fletcher Sasse. Continue reading A History of Lothrop Elementary School

20th century, 21st century, Black churches, Buildings, Churches, Demolished buildings, historic preservation, Modern, Near North Side, North 24th Street1 Comment

A History of the North 24th Street Worship Center

December 7, 2023April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

There are a number of historical Black churches in North Omaha. A few have illustrious, long stories packed with hard times and fascinating outcomes, all the while growing and shrinking, suffering and aspirations. Other congregations are built entirely on faith … Continue reading A History of the North 24th Street Worship Center

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Banks, Bar or Tavern, Buildings, Commercial vernacular, Florence, History museums, History of Nebraska, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, Newspapers, North 30th Street, Official Omaha Landmark, Pioneer eraLeave a comment

A History of the Bank of Florence

October 11, 2023October 11, 2024 Adam F.C. Fletcher

This is a history of the Bank of Florence in North Omaha, including its usages as a bank, newspaper office, Old West Saloon and horse stable, and as a museum today. Continue reading A History of the Bank of Florence

#PreserveThisPlace, 20th century, 21st century, African Methodist Episcopal, Architecture, Baptist, Black churches, Buildings, Catholics, Churches, Civil Rights Movement, COGIC, Demolished buildings, Economics, Ethnicities & Races, Gothic, historic preservation, Kountze Place, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, Ownership, Presbyterian, Racism, Redlining, Segregation, United Methodist, White flight, White people, Wrecked buildingsLeave a comment

The Historic Churches of Kountze Place in North Omaha

September 16, 2023August 31, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the historic churches in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading The Historic Churches of Kountze Place in North Omaha

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architects, Architecture, Demolished buildings, Economics, Florence, Healthcare, Kellom Heights, Long School, Poverty, Religion, Segregation, Senior citizens, society, White people1 Comment

A History of the House of Hope in North Omaha

September 13, 2023April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is the history of the House of Hope, a nondenominational senior living facility in North Omaha. Continue reading A History of the House of Hope in North Omaha

#PreserveThisPlace, 20th century, 21st century, Architecture, business, Florence Field, Normal house history, North 30th Street, real estateLeave a comment

A History of the O.W. Herald House

September 6, 2023April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is the history of a North Omaha house that was a contest prize referred to as the O.W. Herald House, located at 7008 North 30th Street. Continue reading A History of the O.W. Herald House

#PreserveThisPlace, 20th century, 21st century, Economics, Florence Boulevard, Historic houses, Kountze Place, Neoclassical or Classical Revival, Normal house history, Ownership, White flight4 Comments

A History of 2003 Pinkney Street

September 5, 2023April 29, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of 2003 Pinkney Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of 2003 Pinkney Street

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People, places and events from the history of North Omaha, Nebraska by Adam Fletcher Sasse

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