Women Defining History
DCHS presents its annual Women Defining History Award to a woman who exemplifies outstanding leadership and dedication to honoring and preserving our community's past, while strengthening it for generations to come.
Kristine Gerber is a journalist, author and educator dedicated to preserving and sharing Omaha's past. In 1999, while working for the Omaha World-Herald, she began uncovering the stories and photographs that define the city-doing it the best way possible: by talking directly with the everyday people who lived the history. Those interviews led to the publication of "Omaha Times Remembered" and launched a career rooted in community storytelling.
Since then, Kristine has edited and/or published more than 50 books on Omaha and Nebraska history and, through her work with what is now Preserve Omaha, helped secure National Register status for more than 100 historic properties. She brought that same passion for storytelling into the classroom through the Omaha Public Schools' Making Invisible Histories Visible program, connecting students and teachers to the people, places and stories often left out of textbooks.
She inspires pride in our shared past and serves as a model for strengthening community through education, historic preservation and volunteerism.
Program
11:00 am
Honoree Reception
Vintage Jewelry Sale
Raffle and Silent Auction
12:00 Noon
Luncheon
Award Presentation
The Little Black Dress featuring the collection of "Yesterday's Lady" Sue McLain
You are invited to wear your favorite little black dress in celebration of the 1926 introduction of Coco Chanel's "Little Black Dress" on the cover of Vogue magazine.
Event Committee
Chair: Tami Giitter
Committee Members: Kelli Bello, Robyn Carter, Phyllis Choat, Theresa Geraghty, Kate Grabill, Kathy Gross, Cindy Hadsell, Jackie Hoyt, Cheryl Kraft, Susie Phillips, Kyle Robino, Deb Sanders and Whitney West.
Executive Director: Tom Neal
Douglas County Historical Society (DCHS) was founded in 1956 as the Greater Omaha Historical Society, and became DCHS in 1972. Since 1980, it has been located on Metropolitan Community College's Fort Omaha Campus where it operates the General Crook House Museum and the Archives Center.
Funds raised by the Women Defining History event support the Society's mission to preserve and enliven the history of Douglas County, NE through exhibits, programs and research.
To purchase tickets, please call the Douglas County Historical Society at (402) 455-9990.
