HistoricOmaha

Today is the 95th anniversary of the deadly tornado that hit Omaha on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913. This family of storms makes up the top 3 killer tornados in Nebraska history according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
THE TOLL OF EASTER DAY IN OMAHA AND VICINITY,
The Terrible Tale of America’s Worst […]

Sunday, September 23, 2007 – 12:00 - 5:00
Tour begins at Augustana Lutheran Church – 38th and Lafayette
Tickets $10.00
The Bemis Park neighborhood is over 100 years old. The Parade of Homes opens private homes for a rare glimpse of the unique architecture and craftsmanship not seen in modern homes. Some homes have remained intact through the […]

The mobile StoryCorps recording booth will be in Omaha May 10th - June 2nd. Sign up to record your story calling 1-800-850-4406 by visiting www.storycorps.net.
StoryCorps is a national project to instruct and inspire people to record one another’s stories in sound.
We’re here to help you interview your grandmother, your uncle, the lady who has worked […]

You probably know that you can look up your home’s (or your neighbor’s) property tax valuation on the Douglas County Assessor’s web page. This is one of my wife’s favorite pasttimes.

You probably didn’t know that you can also access surveys and plats. Why would you want to? How about reading the original surveyor’s plat for […]