Omaha's Heritage Festival

May 2015

Every May, the Omaha Heritage Festival welcomes all of the city's cultures to share in a day of music, traditional dress, dancing, and food.

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The Lithuanian Bakery

March 2015 in South Omaha

Three generations of the Mackevicius family have been making pastries and sourdough rye bread in South Omaha since the early 1950s.

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Weekend of the Fourth, 2014

July 5, 2014, in Norfolk, Neb.

We spend the Fourth of July weekend each year at grandpa and grandma's house.

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Nebraska Neighbors

2011 to 2013

During my time at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, I led groups of international students on cultural immersion trips to communities like Norfolk, West Point, and Red Cloud. We saw the sights, learned about local history, and went bowling.

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Ravenna, Neb.

November 2012

My wife grew up near Ravenna, a railroad town in central Nebraska. Grandpa Kent still lives there, and we like to visit him and his herefords.

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The West Point Community Theater

Fall & Winter 2012

I followed volunteers in West Point, Neb., as they gave new life to the town's historic community center, now showing both films and stage performances.

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