Lunchbox Lecture: Death, Poverty, and Bread: How German Russians found success in Nebraska

Join us at the Nebraska History Museum on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 12 pm, as Dr. Jennifer Garza of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia traces the German Russians’ long road to Nebraska during November’s Lunchbox Lecture. During the 17th and 18th centuries, war devastated the German states, leaving violence and poverty in its wake. Religious persecution and economic hardship added to the turmoil, and thousands of Germans left their homelands in search of a better life.

Also this week in Haymarket

• Blitzkid: Modern Hel Tour 2026 with Silksun & Absence + Alchemy Sun, Nov 1
• Ames Reading Series: A Conversation with Poet Becky Faber Sun, Nov 1 · 2 PM–3 PM
• The Statue of Liberty-The Amazing Rest of the Story Sun, Nov 1 · 2 PM–3 PM

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