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 State Hospital for Tuberculosis
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
