Brown Bag History Series

Bring your lunch and learn! This month, John Klintworth will be presenting "Civil War Memory and Celebration in Kearney."

Founded less than a decade after the Civil War, Kearney attracted veterans seeking opportunity. Annual remembrances and celebrations of local Civil War veterans continued through the early 1900s. This talk will explore the history of Kearney's Civil War celebrations and veterans' events, including the enormous 1888 Grand Army of the Republic reunion. It will also highlight later commemorations, like the dedication of the city's familiar Civil War monument in 1910.

John Klintworth is a Graduate Student of the History Department at UNK.

These free programs are a partnership of the University of Nebraska at Kearney's History Department and the Kearney Public Library.

You may also like the following events from Kearney Public Library:

• This Monday, 24th November, 12:00 pm, Sophia, the Sled Dog! in Kearney
• Next Tuesday, 2nd December, 04:00 pm, STEM: Build, Connect, Create in Kearney
• Next Tuesday, 2nd December, 04:00 pm, STEM: Tinker Tots in Kearney