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Restaurants, Inc. is the sponsor of the Dining Room this holiday season at the General Crook House! The room is inviting and prepared for a glorious feast! You can also get a look at pictures from the Trans-Mississippi Exposition taken from the DCHS collection. ❤️🌲

DC_History's tweet image. Restaurants, Inc. is the sponsor of the Dining Room this holiday season at the General Crook House! The room is inviting and prepared for a glorious feast! You can also get a look at pictures from the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition taken from the DCHS collection.
❤️🌲
DC_History's tweet image. Restaurants, Inc. is the sponsor of the Dining Room this holiday season at the General Crook House! The room is inviting and prepared for a glorious feast! You can also get a look at pictures from the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition taken from the DCHS collection.
❤️🌲

Bob Lohman honors this past Veteran's Day with a blog about Fort Omaha's Balloon School during WWI. Check it out by clicking the link below! douglascohistory.org/training-the-a… Thank you to all who have served, are serving, and those will serve in the future!

DC_History's tweet image. Bob Lohman honors this past Veteran's Day with a blog about
Fort Omaha's Balloon School during WWI. Check it out by clicking the link below!
douglascohistory.org/training-the-a…

Thank you to all who have served, are serving, and those will serve in the future!

Baird Holm LLP is the sponsor of Mary's Bedroom this holiday season at the General Crook House! Not only does the room feature pretty snowflakes and festive decor, but you can also get a look at pictures of past Ak-sar-ben Parades taken from the DCHS collection. 📷📷

DC_History's tweet image. Baird Holm LLP is the sponsor of Mary's Bedroom this holiday season at the General Crook House! Not only does the room feature pretty snowflakes and festive decor, but you can also get a look at pictures of past Ak-sar-ben Parades taken from the DCHS collection.
📷📷
DC_History's tweet image. Baird Holm LLP is the sponsor of Mary's Bedroom this holiday season at the General Crook House! Not only does the room feature pretty snowflakes and festive decor, but you can also get a look at pictures of past Ak-sar-ben Parades taken from the DCHS collection.
📷📷
DC_History's tweet image. Baird Holm LLP is the sponsor of Mary's Bedroom this holiday season at the General Crook House! Not only does the room feature pretty snowflakes and festive decor, but you can also get a look at pictures of past Ak-sar-ben Parades taken from the DCHS collection.
📷📷
DC_History's tweet image. Baird Holm LLP is the sponsor of Mary's Bedroom this holiday season at the General Crook House! Not only does the room feature pretty snowflakes and festive decor, but you can also get a look at pictures of past Ak-sar-ben Parades taken from the DCHS collection.
📷📷

Happy Halloween to All, and to All, a ~Spooky~ Night! 👻🧛🍬

DC_History's tweet image. Happy Halloween to All,
and to All,
a ~Spooky~ Night!
👻🧛🍬

~SpOoKy~ season calls for a murderous blog brought to us by our very own Collections Coordinator, Elise O'Neil. Click on the link below to find out why one woman took revenge on her husband in the old Paxton Hotel. douglascohistory.org/how-to-get-awa… 👻

DC_History's tweet image. ~SpOoKy~ season calls for a murderous blog brought to us by our very own Collections Coordinator,
Elise O'Neil. Click on the link below to find out why one woman took revenge on her husband in the old Paxton Hotel.

douglascohistory.org/how-to-get-awa…

👻

What better way to kick off the holidays than with a day all about Dickens! Gerald Dickens, the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens is coming back to perform for the Douglas County Historical Society! Join us on November 5th as we are treated to two amazing performances.🎄

DC_History's tweet image. What better way to kick off the holidays than with a day all about Dickens!
Gerald Dickens, the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens is coming back to perform for the Douglas County Historical Society!

Join us on November 5th as we are treated to two amazing performances.🎄

The Satellite Motel off of 60th and L has captured the interest of Omahans for decades. Find out more about it in our new blog, "Satellite or Spaceship" by Susan Baron! 💫🚀 douglascohistory.org/our-blog/

DC_History's tweet image. The Satellite Motel off of 60th and L has captured the interest of Omahans for decades. 
Find out more about it in our new blog, "Satellite or Spaceship" by Susan Baron! 💫🚀
douglascohistory.org/our-blog/

Mark your calendars! 🚒 The weather may be cooling down, but this presentation will still be red-hot!🔥

DC_History's tweet image. Mark your calendars! 🚒

The weather may be cooling down, but this presentation will still be red-hot!🔥

Join us for a ~flaming~ good presentation about the Omaha Fire Department on Sunday, September 10th at 2 PM! 🔥🔥🔥

DC_History's tweet image. Join us for a ~flaming~ good presentation about the
Omaha Fire Department on
Sunday, September 10th at 2 PM!
🔥🔥🔥

Are you a Student? In or were in the Military? A wise member of our Senior community? If any of these apply to you, you can be a member of the DCHS for only $30 a year! Join today!

DC_History's tweet image. Are you a Student? In or were in the Military? A wise member of our Senior community?
 If any of these apply to you, you can be a member of the DCHS for only $30 a year!  
Join today!

Be sure to check out our newest blog: Benson's Almost-Forgotten Amusement Park! douglascohistory.org/our-blog/

DC_History's tweet image. Be sure to check out our newest blog:
Benson's Almost-Forgotten Amusement Park!
douglascohistory.org/our-blog/
DC_History's tweet image. Be sure to check out our newest blog:
Benson's Almost-Forgotten Amusement Park!
douglascohistory.org/our-blog/

Interested in giving tours of the historic General Crook House? Join us at our upcoming Docent Training, led by past director, Patricia Pixley!

DC_History's tweet image. Interested in giving tours of the historic 
General Crook House? 

Join us at our upcoming Docent Training, led by past director, Patricia Pixley!

DCHS Members are ~FREE~ Non-Members are $5 RSVP by emailing [email protected] or calling 402-455-9990 ext. 101

DC_History's tweet image. DCHS Members are ~FREE~
Non-Members are $5

RSVP by emailing members@douglascohistroy.org
or
calling 402-455-9990 ext. 101

A special shoutout is in order for ~Floor Coverings International~ who donated their time and effort to install our lovely turf for our Baseball Exhibit! Check out the QR code below to get in touch with a local Floor Coverings International team!

DC_History's tweet image. A special shoutout is in order for 
~Floor Coverings International~ who donated their time and effort to install our lovely turf for our Baseball Exhibit!

Check out the QR code below to get in touch with a local Floor Coverings International team!
DC_History's tweet image. A special shoutout is in order for 
~Floor Coverings International~ who donated their time and effort to install our lovely turf for our Baseball Exhibit!

Check out the QR code below to get in touch with a local Floor Coverings International team!

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