Does your community organization, history class or neighborhood program want to learn more about North Omaha history? Adam Fletcher Sasse, author of NorthOmahaHistory.com, wants to share! Author of eight books about the community’s history including North Omaha History Volumes 1, 2 & 3 and #OmahaBlackHistory, Adam will present to your group online or in person.

Adam is an interactive, engaging facilitator and presenter who has taught more than 1,000,000 people worldwide over the last 20 years. He says, “I LOVE facilitating, I’m good at what I do and North Omaha history is one of my favorite topics!”

Topics

This is Adam Fletcher Sasse presenting on North Omaha history in 2024.

Adam can cover a lot of topics including broad overviews and more. Some of the specific topics he covers related to North Omaha include…

People: Figures throughout the community’s history, including political, social, athletes and entertainers, and others
Places: Neighborhoods, buildings, places, architecture and more
Events: From a Wild West hanging to the 1913 tornado to the 1960s riots and beyond
Organizations: Adam shares about the civil rights orgs, businesses, social groups, churches, synagogues, political groups, and other organizations
More: He can cover the civic infrastructure, historical racism, environmental changes, and more.

See Adam’s list of “Past Presentations” on this page for examples, and here for a comprehensive list of Adam’s subjects.

Details

If you’re interested, some details include:

Audiences: Adam facilitates with elders, young people, students, at churches and with schools, and with virtually anyone
Locations: Primarily online, Adam can present in-person too
Outcomes: Adam’s history workshops can be catered to your needs and can include learning goals, focus on topics you are interested in, and be otherwise modified as needed

Past Presentations

“A History of 30th and Ames,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2025)
“A History of the Jewish Community in North Omaha,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2025)
“The Old Lead in North Omaha,” Conservation Nebraska (2024)
“Celebrating North Omaha’s History,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2024)
“Uncommonly Known VIPS in North Omaha History,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2024)
“Old Schools in North Omaha,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2024)
“A History of Parks in North Omaha,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2024)
“Environmental Justice: Historic Redlining and its Modern Effects in Omaha and Lincoln,” Conservation Nebraska (2023)
“Losing North Omaha’s History,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2023)
“A History of North Omaha,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2023)
“History of Churches in North Omaha,” Countryside Community Church (2023)
“Churches in Far North Omaha,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2023)
“Omaha Black History,” Brainwaves Anathology (2023)
“North O’s Planes, Trains and Automobiles—AND MORE!,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2023)
“Moving Along in North Omaha,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2023)
“North Omaha’s Cool Buildings,” Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (2023)
“A History of the North Freeway,” Creighton University (2022)
“Police Brutality and Murders in Omaha,” MOVE (2022)
“#OmahaBlackHistory 1804 to 1930,” LinkedIn (2021)
“North Omaha History LIVE!,” NorthOmahaHistory.com (2021)
“White Supremacy: Unraveling What We Don’t Know,” (Start at 54:00) Temple Israel (2021)
”Educator Speaker Series: Addressing White Privilege and More,” Anti-Defamation League (2021)
”HISTORY: The Framework of Our Legacy,” Anti-Defamation League (2021)
”HISTORY: Meeting the Elders,” Anti-Defamation League (2021)
”WHITE SUPREMACY: Unravelling What We Don’t Know,” Anti-Defamation League (2021)
”PRIVILEGE: Owning It & Putting It to Work,” Anti-Defamation League (2021)
”PRIVILEGE: The Power of Youth Voice in Action,” Anti-Defamation League (2021)
”APATHY: Benign Neglect & White Flight,” Anti-Defamation League (2021)
“A History of Lead Poisoning in North Omaha,” Creighton University (2021)
“An Overview of North O History,” NorthOmahaHistory.com (2020)
“The History of 24th and Lake,” NorthOmahaHistory.com (2020)
“The History of 24th and Ames,” NorthOmahaHistory.com (2020)
“The History of Florence,” NorthOmahaHistory.com (2020)
“Preserving North Omaha History,” NorthOmahaHistory.com (2020)
“The History of North Omaha,” Kiwanis (2020)
“A Lost History of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition Buildings,” Douglas County Historical Society (2019)
“A History of the Gold Coast Neighborhood,” Gold Coast Neighborhood Association (2017)
“A History of North Omaha,” Forgotten Omaha (2016)