Kearney 150 Event Press Release
June 01, 2023
Kearney 150 Event Press Release!
(Photo by Alfred T. Anderson 1890s: Central Ave. looking north)
The following Kearney 150 events and programs are in partnership with many entities and people in the Kearney community. The below is simply the event, location, date, and time. For more details, please see the Kearney 150 Facebook page "Kearney150" or follow up with the hosting sites! Again, we at the Buffalo County Historical Society look forward to a fun-filled summer and fall that celebrates our history and our community.
Kearney Sesquicentennial Celebrations – 2023
June
150 Things to do in Kearney! Kearney Visitors Bureau Scavenger hunt June – December 2023
Kearney's 150th - The Brickwalk Gallery Art Show @ Brickwalk Gallery June 2 – 30
Voices and Votes Smithsonian Exhibit June 5 - July 10 @ Trails & Rails Museum
Fabulous Friday: History of Kearney by Chan Lynch @ Trails & Rails Museum (2-3pm)
Wagons West Celebration June 10@ Trails & Rails Museum (10am – 1pm)
Kearney Downtown Architecture Tour June 13 @ Kearney Public Library (9:30am – 11am)
Kearney 150: "Kearney Goes to War" June 13 @ Kearney Public Library (11:30am)
Taste of Downtown June 17 @ Downtown Kearney (10am – 10pm)
Kearney 150th Quiz June 20 @ Cunningham's Journal (7:30pm – 9:30pm)
The Birth of Kearney, NE. - A Timeless Tribute June 22 @ Nest:Space - Premier CoWorking (6-8pm)
Kearney’s 150th Brickwalk Gallery Social June 23 @ Brickwalk Gallery (7-9pm)
Kearney 150 Movie Special: Safety Last (1923 Harold Lloyd Silent film) June 23 @ World Theater (7:30pm)
Kearney 150th Birthday Party June 24 @ Downtown Kearney (11am – 2pm) (6pm – 11pm)
G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture Open House June 24 @ G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture (2pm-4pm)
Kearney 150 Movie Special: 3 Short films with accompanying Piano June 24 @ World Theater (2:30pm)
Ft. Kearney DAR 1973 Time Capsule Opening June 30 @ Centennial Park (4 PM – 6 PM)
(Photo by Alfred T. Anderson: Kearney Post Office under construction in 1911)
July
KEARNEY 150 SHOW & TELL July 13 @ Trails & Rails Museum (3pm-4pm)
Kearney Area Sports Through the Ages July 20 @ Nest:Space - Premier CoWorking (6pm-8pm)
Vintage Base Ball Past – Time Game July 23 @ Memorial Park (6:30pm)
(Photo by Alfred T Anderson: Kearney Daily Hub 1890s)
September/October
From Beyond the Grave: Kearney Cemetery Tour September 29, 30, and October 1 @ Kearney Cemetery (BCHS/Trails & Rails Museum) (5:30pm)
The Pawnee at Fort Kearny: Share the History, Share the Harvest October 7 @ Ft. Kearny (10am – 5pm)
December 3, 2023 Kearney’s Official 150th anniversary as a city!
Opening of BCHS/Trails & Rails Museum 125th Celebration time
@ Trails & Rails Museum (December 3)
(Photo by Alfred T. Anderson 1890s: Central Ave. looking north)
The following Kearney 150 events and programs are in partnership with many entities and people in the Kearney community. The below is simply the event, location, date, and time. For more details, please see the Kearney 150 Facebook page "Kearney150" or follow up with the hosting sites! Again, we at the Buffalo County Historical Society look forward to a fun-filled summer and fall that celebrates our history and our community.
Kearney Sesquicentennial Celebrations – 2023
June
150 Things to do in Kearney! Kearney Visitors Bureau Scavenger hunt June – December 2023
Kearney's 150th - The Brickwalk Gallery Art Show @ Brickwalk Gallery June 2 – 30
Voices and Votes Smithsonian Exhibit June 5 - July 10 @ Trails & Rails Museum
Fabulous Friday: History of Kearney by Chan Lynch @ Trails & Rails Museum (2-3pm)
Wagons West Celebration June 10@ Trails & Rails Museum (10am – 1pm)
Kearney Downtown Architecture Tour June 13 @ Kearney Public Library (9:30am – 11am)
Kearney 150: "Kearney Goes to War" June 13 @ Kearney Public Library (11:30am)
Taste of Downtown June 17 @ Downtown Kearney (10am – 10pm)
Kearney 150th Quiz June 20 @ Cunningham's Journal (7:30pm – 9:30pm)
The Birth of Kearney, NE. - A Timeless Tribute June 22 @ Nest:Space - Premier CoWorking (6-8pm)
Kearney’s 150th Brickwalk Gallery Social June 23 @ Brickwalk Gallery (7-9pm)
Kearney 150 Movie Special: Safety Last (1923 Harold Lloyd Silent film) June 23 @ World Theater (7:30pm)
Kearney 150th Birthday Party June 24 @ Downtown Kearney (11am – 2pm) (6pm – 11pm)
G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture Open House June 24 @ G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture (2pm-4pm)
Kearney 150 Movie Special: 3 Short films with accompanying Piano June 24 @ World Theater (2:30pm)
Ft. Kearney DAR 1973 Time Capsule Opening June 30 @ Centennial Park (4 PM – 6 PM)
(Photo by Alfred T. Anderson: Kearney Post Office under construction in 1911)
July
KEARNEY 150 SHOW & TELL July 13 @ Trails & Rails Museum (3pm-4pm)
Kearney Area Sports Through the Ages July 20 @ Nest:Space - Premier CoWorking (6pm-8pm)
Vintage Base Ball Past – Time Game July 23 @ Memorial Park (6:30pm)
(Photo by Alfred T Anderson: Kearney Daily Hub 1890s)
September/October
From Beyond the Grave: Kearney Cemetery Tour September 29, 30, and October 1 @ Kearney Cemetery (BCHS/Trails & Rails Museum) (5:30pm)
The Pawnee at Fort Kearny: Share the History, Share the Harvest October 7 @ Ft. Kearny (10am – 5pm)
December 3, 2023 Kearney’s Official 150th anniversary as a city!
Opening of BCHS/Trails & Rails Museum 125th Celebration time
@ Trails & Rails Museum (December 3)
Contact:
Brock Anderson
bchs.buffalotales@hotmail.com, (308) 234-3041
