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Coming Soon! We will be announcing another members only event at the Nebraska State Capitol.


BROWN BAG: Jim McKee's Compleat History of Lincoln No. 47
Dec
9
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Jim McKee's Compleat History of Lincoln No. 47

  • Tuesday, December 9, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for program No. 47 from Jim McKee’s Compleat History of Lincoln.

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PAL BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES
Nov
19
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

PAL BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES

  • Wednesday, November 19, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Buidling (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Several Careers of Harry F. Cunningham

Speaker: Ed Zimmer

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FALL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Oct
15
to Nov 28
PAL Event

FALL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

  • Wed, Oct 15, 2025 8:00 AM 08:00 Fri, Nov 28, 2025 11:59 PM 23:59
  • Google Calendar ICS

We don’t have anything Pumpkin Spiced, but now is a perfect time to join PAL

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PAL BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES
Oct
14
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

PAL BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES

  • Tuesday, October 14, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Buidling (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Jim McKee’s Compleat History of Lincoln Program No. 46

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Walking the East Campus Neighborhood
Oct
12
2:00 PM14:00
PAL Event

Walking the East Campus Neighborhood

  • Sunday, October 12, 2025
  • 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 14:00 15:00
  • Idylwild Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

with Ed Zimmer

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St. Matthew's Celebrates 100 years
Sep
21
10:00 PM22:00
Community Event

St. Matthew's Celebrates 100 years

  • Sunday, September 21, 2025
  • 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 22:00 23:00
  • St. Matthews Episcopal Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

St. Matthew's is celebrating their 100th anniversary on Sunday, September 21, 2025, with a full day of worship, fellowship, food, and community-focused events. The celebration will run from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the church, located at 2325 S. 24th Street.

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PAL BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES
Sep
9
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

PAL BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES

  • Tuesday, September 9, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Buidling (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dr. Susan La Fleshce Picotte Center Restoration

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BROWN BAG:  And the Winner Is.....PAL's Annual Awards 2025
Aug
12
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: And the Winner Is.....PAL's Annual Awards 2025

  • Tuesday, August 12, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Speaker: Ed Zimmer

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BROWN BAG: Nebraska Women in the Building Trades
Jul
8
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Nebraska Women in the Building Trades

  • Tuesday, July 8, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Speaker: Jill Dolberg

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BROWN BAG: Loren Eiseley's Nebraska
Jun
10
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Loren Eiseley's Nebraska

  • Tuesday, June 10, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Speaker: Tom Lynch

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Gravestone Cleaning Workshop
May
10
2:00 PM14:00
PAL Event

Gravestone Cleaning Workshop

  • Saturday, May 10, 2025
  • 2:00 PM 5:30 PM 14:00 17:30
  • Wyuka Cemetery (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for a hands-on Grave Marker Cleaning Workshop presented by Preservation Association of Lincoln with cemetery preservationist Shannon Justice of History Walks, LLC, hosted at Lincoln's historic Wyuka Cemetery.

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BROWN BAG: Jim McKee's Compleat History of Lincoln No. 45
Apr
8
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Jim McKee's Compleat History of Lincoln No. 45

  • Tuesday, April 8, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for program No. 45 from Jim McKee’s Compleat History of Lincoln.

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Mar
11
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Surrounding the Second Capitol

  • Tuesday, March 11, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for a presentation by Roxanne Smith, Tourism Supervisor Nebraska State Capitol

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BROWN BAG: Jim McKee's Compleat History of Lincoln No. 44
Feb
11
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Jim McKee's Compleat History of Lincoln No. 44

  • Tuesday, February 11, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for program No. 44 from Jim McKee’s Compleat History of Lincoln.

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BROWN BAG: Preservation: It Ain't Just For Buildings Anymore
Jan
14
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Preservation: It Ain't Just For Buildings Anymore

  • Tuesday, January 14, 2025
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for a presentation by Joel Sartore, Founder/Photographer, National Geographic Photo Ark

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A Holiday Gathering at the Capitol
Dec
12
5:30 PM17:30

A Holiday Gathering at the Capitol

  • Thursday, December 12, 2024
  • 5:30 PM 7:30 PM 17:30 19:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

Don’t miss our Holiday Gathering & Tour at the Capitol.

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BROWN BAG: Arthur Edgren, Charles Stuart, and the Piedmont Neighborhood
Dec
10
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Arthur Edgren, Charles Stuart, and the Piedmont Neighborhood

  • Tuesday, December 10, 2024
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Speaker: Ed Zimmer

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BROWN BAG: Operation Snowbound and the Historic Blizzard of 1948-1949: Role of the Nebraska National Guard
Nov
12
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Operation Snowbound and the Historic Blizzard of 1948-1949: Role of the Nebraska National Guard

  • Tuesday, November 12, 2024
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Speaker: Retired Colonel Gerald D. “Jerry” Meyer, Nebraska National Guard Historian at the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward, Nebraska

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BROWN BAG: Jim McKee's Compleat History of Lincoln No. 43
Oct
15
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Jim McKee's Compleat History of Lincoln No. 43

  • Tuesday, October 15, 2024
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for program No. 43 from Jim McKee’s Compleat History of Lincoln.

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BROWN BAG: And the Winners Are... PAL Annual Awardees, 2023 & 202
Sep
10
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: And the Winners Are... PAL Annual Awardees, 2023 & 202

  • Tuesday, September 10, 2024
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for a presentation by Ed Zimmer.

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Lincoln HPC Window Restoration Workshop
Aug
31
9:00 AM09:00
Community Event

Lincoln HPC Window Restoration Workshop

  • Saturday, August 31, 2024
  • 9:00 AM 1:00 PM 09:00 13:00
  • Van Dorn Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Register for the workshop, it’s free!

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BROWN BAG: Capitol and Governor Suite Project: Restoration in Preservation Space
Aug
13
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Capitol and Governor Suite Project: Restoration in Preservation Space

  • Tuesday, August 13, 2024
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for a presentation by Roxanne Smith, Nebraska State Capitol Tourism Supervisor.

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Historical Presentation by Ed Zimmer
Aug
12
7:00 PM19:00
Community Event

Historical Presentation by Ed Zimmer

  • Monday, August 12, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • South Street Temple (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Help South Street Temple Celebrate their 100th anniversary!

Hear about the history of…

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BROWN BAG: Lincoln’s Historic Preservation Program
Jul
9
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Lincoln’s Historic Preservation Program

  • Tuesday, July 9, 2024
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for a presentation by Stephanie Rouse, Preservation Planner

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BROWN BAG: A Brief History of Nebraska's Capitol Environs
Jun
11
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: A Brief History of Nebraska's Capitol Environs

  • Tuesday, June 11, 2024
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for a presentation by Robert C. Ripley

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Nebraska State Capitol Tour
May
30
5:00 PM17:00
PAL Member Event

Nebraska State Capitol Tour

  • Thursday, May 30, 2024
  • 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 17:00 19:00
  • Nebraska State Capitol (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Warner Chamber Tour and Capitol Restoration Behind the Scenes Update. Meet at the 1st floor information desk. This event is members only.

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Give to Lincoln Day
May
30
6:00 AM06:00
Community Event

Give to Lincoln Day

  • Thursday, May 30, 2024
  • 6:00 AM 11:59 PM 06:00 23:59
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please donate to PAL on Give to Lincoln Day!

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BROWN BAG: Jim McKee's Compleat History of Lincoln No. 42
May
14
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Jim McKee's Compleat History of Lincoln No. 42

  • Tuesday, May 14, 2024
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join PAL for program No. 42 from Jim McKee’s Compleat History of Lincoln.

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PAL Annual Meeting and Awards Program
May
3
6:00 PM18:00
PAL Event

PAL Annual Meeting and Awards Program

  • Friday, May 3, 2024
  • 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 18:00 19:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

You’re invited to our annual meeting and awards presentation in Lincoln’s historic Meadow Gold Building

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BROWN BAG: Emiel J. Christensen: Nebraska Architect, Planner and Naturalist
Apr
9
12:00 PM12:00
Brown Bag

BROWN BAG: Emiel J. Christensen: Nebraska Architect, Planner and Naturalist

  • Tuesday, April 9, 2024
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • County/City Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please join PAL for our Tuesday Brown Bag.

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View fullsize The store at 441 F Street was originally constructed in 1901 and soon purchased by brothers Charles and Joseph Straka for their grocery store. The house next door was likely built between 1904 or 1905 and housed the large Straka family as they ran th
View fullsize The one-story, false front store at 427 N 33rd Street shares a lot with the house at 3254 R Street to the south. The house was constructed in 1909 at an approximate cost of $2,500. By 1910, Naber had also built the store and was operating it as a gro
View fullsize Don't miss the Professors Row Tour of Homes next Sunday the 14th at 2 pm. This event, put together by the East Campus Community Organization, will feature 6 homes. Tickets are $20 per person or $30 per couple when purchased in advanced or an extra $5
View fullsize In 1894, William H Dalton bought a house at 1933 Holmes Street, in the vicinity of 20th and Washington. This was a remote area on the fringes of Lincoln with few houses, but it was soon to grow. He soon operated a grocery from the property, perhaps f

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