Two Lewis and Clark presentations next week
Chadron State College's Dorset Graves Lecture Series will present two speakers about Lewis and Clark next week. The first is Dr. James Hanson of Chadron, who will present “Lewis and Clark Revisited,” on Tuesday, April 1, in the basement of the Reta King Library at 7 p.m.
The second will be Kira Gale of Omaha, whose topic is “The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis: Murder or Suicide?” Gale’s presentation will be on the second floor of the library at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6.
Hanson, who was director of the Nebraska State Historical Society 1985-1992, has authored more than 60 articles about various historical topics, including frontier material culture, American Indian-white relations, museum and collection conservation. He is known as an expert in evaluating and appraising commercially manufactured artifacts of the 17th-19th centuries, especially trade goods intended for sale to American Indians.
Gale describes herself as an author, editor, researcher, publisher and blogger of all things Lewis and Clark. She is the author of "Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America," which won the 2006 Midwest Independent Publishers Award. She also was the 2007 recipient of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation's Meritorious Achievement Award.
The lecture series is presenting speeches about Lewis and Clark this spring to coincide with the “Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” exhibit that is on display in the library through April 18.
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