North Omaha History Podcast, Omaha History, South Omaha History
The North Omaha History Podcast with noted author and historian – Adam Fletcher Sasse. Each week, Adam takes you on a guided tour through Omaha’s dynamic past.
Episodes
October 14, 2024 • 17 mins
The history of parks in North Omaha shows how the community’s 60 parks covering 2,000 acres with 70 play structures and 1,000 miles of trails is part of the important backdrop of the area. We learn the Civilian Conservation Corps program was responsible for constructing over 100 projects in the state, we explore community centers in North Omaha, find out the role of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Expo and more interesting facts. Adam, ...
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August 24, 2024 • 17 mins
Before there were superstores and membership warehouses in west Omaha, North Omaha was home to literally hundreds of grocery stores scattered across the community. This episode is going to reveal some of their histories, including the people, places and events that made grocery stores so important to the community.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Tony Rathgeber
Don Goodrich
Bridget Maryalice
Matt Martin
Michael Wagner
Joseph Tingley
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July 20, 2024 • 16 mins
This episode is going to explore a main street older than Omaha with more history per block than any other neighborhood in Omaha! The old Florence Main Street is packed with old buildings, interesting characters and good stories worth sharing. Included here is an overview of Winter Quarters landmarks, memories of buildings that have been lost, and highlights of the exciting history still in the former City of Florence.
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June 22, 2024 • 33 mins
Omaha has a complicated history with the Missouri River. In the last 170 years, the river has soaked the city over and over, especially in the flood plain known as East Omaha. In this episode, we’re going to explore the neighborhoods, the towns, and the history of the region around Eppley Airfield, from the bluffs to the river and north of Locust Street to the OPPD power plant.
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Tony Rathgeber
Don Goodric...
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May 26, 2024 • 41 mins
Through exhaustive research and determined learning, Adam has compiled what some have called the most extensive collection of writing on Omaha’s Black history. In today’s episode he is going to introduce some of the most important people, places and events in Omaha’s African American history starting long before the city of Omaha was founded and continuing all the way to today.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Tony Rathgeber
Don Goodric...
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April 15, 2024 • 19 mins
Learning About East Omaha’s Past — As the city of Omaha and real estate developers consider demolishing a historic neighborhood in East Omaha, Adam shares the history of the area, which includes everything from North 14th Street to the river, from Locust Street to the OPPD power plant. In this episode we learn about old towns and roadhouses, more than one airport, the truck farms that used to fill the area and some of the neighborh...
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February 24, 2024 • 15 mins
The Biggest Events in North Omaha History — For more than 10,000 years, the area that forms today’s North Omaha has been hopping with events of all kinds! In today’s episode we’ll do an overview of those events, including the organized and formal events as well as the informal times that carved out the community’s cult
Our thanks to our patrons:
Tony Rathgeber
Don Goodrich
Bridget Maryalice
Matt Martin
Michael Wagner
Joseph Tingle...
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December 22, 2023 • 14 mins
History of Mob Violence in Omaha — From deep labor divisions to white supremacists, Omaha has a long history of mob violence. Adam shares what some of these battles were, who was in them and who was terrorized by them, and how they affect the city still.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Tony Rathgeber
Don Goodrich
Bridget Maryalice
Matt Martin
Michael Wagner
Joseph Tingley
Sarah Swanson
Wattle and Daub Craftsman
Jeff Rockwell
Barb Nau...
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December 4, 2023 • 17 mins
When middle and upper class people decided to build their fine homes and mansions in the Kountze Place neighborhood, they brought their churches with them. In this episode Adam shares the denominations, the buildings and the legacies of the dozen historic churches in the neighborhood still today.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Tony Rathgeber
Don Goodrich
Bridget Maryalice
Matt Martin
Michael Wagner
Joseph Tingley
Sarah Swanson
Wattl...
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November 14, 2023 • 32 mins
From the rolling prairie savannas and the deforested Ponca Hills of the 1850s, to urban giants and annihilated heritage trees, North Omaha has a long history of different nature In this episode Adam will explore the Florence bench, lost waterways, giant prairies and more that still define the history of nature in the community.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Don Goodrich
Bridget Maryalice
Kimberly Davlin
Matt Martin
Michael Wagner
Jo...
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September 16, 2023 • 19 mins
History of Forest Lawn — Some of the most important people from Omaha's history have been buried here for more than 130 years. This show explores the timeline, architecture, and burials that made Forest Lawn essential in Omaha.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Don Goodrich
Bridget Maryalice
Kimberly Davlin
Matt Martin
Michael Wagner
Joseph Tingley
Sarah Swanson
Wattle and Daub Craftsman
Jeff Rockwell
Barb Naughtin
Lonnie (Hansen) Dun...
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September 1, 2023 • 13 mins
One of the most beautifully preserved streets in North Omaha, Wirt Street's beautiful homes start at North 16th Street and extends to North 30th Street. This episode focuses on the best features and missing pieces from the past.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Don Goodrich
Bridget Maryalice
Kimberly Davlin
Matt Martin
Michael Wagner
Joseph Tingley
Sarah Swanson
Wattle and Daub Craftsman
Jeff Rockwell
Barb Naughtin
Lonnie (Hansen) Dun...
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August 14, 2023 • 12 mins
Demolished by the interstate 50 years ago, the Jefferson Square neighborhood was started by Omaha pioneers in the 1850s. This story shares the successes, failures and interesting facts about what existed in the past.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Don Goodrich
Bridget Maryalice
Kimberly Davlin
Matt Martin
Michael Wagner
Joseph Tingley
Sarah Swanson
Wattle & Daub Historical Craftsman
Jeff Rockwell
Barb Naughtin
Lonnie (Hansen) Dunbi...
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July 4, 2023 • 24 mins
Once a stop along Saunders Road, as it meandered from young Omaha City to the old City of Florence, the intersection of 24th and Ames became a busy commercial hub in the suburban Saratoga neighborhood with streetcars, pedestrians, and taxis packing each corner. About 60 years ago, it all started to change, and today there is almost no evidence left of its success. Adam shares the story.
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Matt Martin
Micha...
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June 16, 2023 • 16 mins
With more than 1,250 public housing units available across North Omaha in the 1980s, it was hard to imagine that just 25 years later almost all of these buildings would be gone—but that’s exactly what happened. This is a history of the projects in North Omaha, including Hilltop and Pleasantview, Spencer Street, Logan Fontenelle, and others including the Myott Park Apartments. Adam, give us a lowdown.
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May 19, 2023 • 25 mins
After more than 150 years of history, surely a place loses some of the details in its past. Today, after researching details for more than 15 years, Adam shares some of the people, places, events, and stories from North Omaha's history that have been lost in our community.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Matt Martin
Michael Wagner
Sarah Swanson
Wattle & Daub Historical Craftsman
Jeff Rockwell
Barb Naughtin
Lonnie (Hansen) Dunbier
Jen...
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March 26, 2023 • 27 mins
For more than a century, Nebraska textbooks taught students that there was barely any slavery in Nebraska. Now, Adam has uncovered some startling history that hasn't ever been collected in the state's history. Adam, tell us the real story of enslavement in Nebraska.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Matt Martin
Michael Wagner
Joseph Tingley
Sarah Swanson
James Sechser
Jeff Rockwell
Barb Naughtin
Lonnie (Hansen) Dunbier
Jenna Smith
Dan He...
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March 12, 2023 • 12 mins
For 50 years, the skies over North Omaha were clogged with glorious July 4th fireworks. The same park where those happened holds a history of golfing, picnics, after school and summer programs, and a lot more, including a long-forgotten baseball history! Adam, tell us about the history of Fontenelle Park.
Our thanks to our patrons:
Matt Martin
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Michael Wagner
Joseph Tingley
Sarah Swanson
James Sechser
Jeff Rockwell
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February 21, 2023 • 29 mins
Injustice in Omaha has deep roots, like the 1917 story of a vehement white supremacist in Florence who probably murdered his first wife and framed a man for that murder. Afterwards, he started a riot, got another man lynched, almost murdered his second wife, and kept his successful Omaha real estate business the whole time.
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Michael Wagner
Joseph Tingley
Sarah Swanson
James Sechser
Jeff R...
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December 10, 2022 • 21 mins
Originally envisioned as an interstate highway to connect I-480 with I-680, the North Freeway is of the most controversial street projects in Omaha history. By developing a major highway through the heart of North Omaha, the government physically sliced Omaha’s historically African American neighborhood in half, leaving a legacy of controversy and discrimination continuing today. This is a history of the North Freeway in Omaha.
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