By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The newest faculty member in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of History needs no introduction. Will Stoutamire, who served as director of UNK’s G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture from September 2014 to July 2019, is back on campus as an assistant history professor. The 32-year-old is teaching a historic preservation course this summer and he’ll begin his tenure-track position in the fall. “I’m … [Read more...] about Will Stoutamire, a familiar face at UNK, returns to lead growing public history programs
G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture
MONA, Frank Museum closed to public to limit health risk
KEARNEY – The Museum of Nebraska Art will be closed to the public until further notice. MONA, located at 2401 Central Ave. in downtown Kearney, announced the closure beginning today following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health officials to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). During the closure, all public programs and classes will be postponed or canceled, and staff will be available on a limited … [Read more...] about MONA, Frank Museum closed to public to limit health risk
Leslie Pietrzyk, winner of UNK writing contest, reading March 11 at Frank Museum
KEARNEY – Novelist Leslie Pietrzyk will share her work 7 p.m. March 11 as part of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Reynolds Visiting Writers Series. Pietrzyk will read her zippy and poignant short story “A Quiz,” as well as a novel currently in progress, during her appearance at the G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture on the UNK campus. A resident of Alexandria, Virginia, Pietrzyk won the inaugural Sandhills Road Trip Writer’s Residency sponsored by the … [Read more...] about Leslie Pietrzyk, winner of UNK writing contest, reading March 11 at Frank Museum
‘Essential Yet Unseen’: New Frank Museum exhibit focuses on 1890s servant life
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The lives of George Sr. and Phoebe Frank are well-documented at the G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture. The lavish home’s Colorado sandstone exterior, imported tile, handcarved oak woodwork and beautiful stained-glass window make it clear the family had money, which George earned by investing in real estate. His company built the Kearney Canal, which began producing electricity in 1887 and triggered an industrial … [Read more...] about ‘Essential Yet Unseen’: New Frank Museum exhibit focuses on 1890s servant life
Nebraska Tuberculosis Hospital documentary, produced by Jacob Rosdail, airing on NET
BROADCAST SCHEDULE “A Plague on the Plains” premieres 7 p.m. Feb. 6 on NET World, with additional broadcasts scheduled for noon Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 and 12:30 p.m. March 1. Excerpts from the documentary will be used in the Feb. 13 broadcast of “Nebraska Stories,” which airs at 8 p.m. on NET. KEARNEY – Tuberculosis plagued the United States for nearly two centuries. The highly contagious disease was a leading cause of death in the U.S. and Europe, killing 1 … [Read more...] about Nebraska Tuberculosis Hospital documentary, produced by Jacob Rosdail, airing on NET
