Omaha's Hidden Histories: Uncovering The City's Forgotten Stories

Webomaha public school student projects sharing omaha and nebraska's african american, latino, ethnic and indigenous history.

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Webstudents spend time in their neighborhoods, work with archival materials and collect oral history interviews.

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The driving force behind the work featured on this website, students.

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This 1857 view is the earliest known photo of “omaha city,” as it was then known.

How do you start a new frontier town?.

Webwe take a walk with the durham museum and learn about some of the hidden history of the old market and downtown omaha.

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Special thanks to kyle.

Webin 2022, 24 omaha public school students, nine omaha public school social studies teachers, three graduate students, a university of nebraska professor, and many.