2024 Preservation Month Events
Friday, May 3rd
6PM
Dairy House at the Meadow Gold Building
300 South 7th Street
PAL Annual Awards and Membership Meeting
You’re invited to our annual meeting and awards presentation in Lincoln’s historic Meadow Gold Building. We’ll begin the evening with light hors d’oeuvres and Empyrean brews catered by our hosts, the folks who own Lazlo’s Brewery & Grill.
Following our brief annual meeting, you’ll learn about the recent preservation efforts going on inside this Lincoln landmark. Then, Ed Zimmer will present our annual awards plus paint a picture of the building’s complete history. Finally, you will have the opportunity to take a quick tour of the main level.
Thanks to all who RSVP’d for the event, We are looking forward to seeing you.
Tuesday, May 14th
12pM
LNK TV Studio
County/City Building
PAL Brown Bag
Jim McKee’s Compleat History of Lincoln Program No. 42, Speaker Jim McKee.
Support for this series is provided by Speedway Properties.
Thursday, May 16th
6pm
Park Middle School
8th & F Street
South Bottoms Walking Tour
Join PAL for a tour of the South Bottoms led by Ed Zimmer. We will meet at 8th & F Streets, NE corner of Cooper Park. Parking is available in the school lot, or along 8th street.
Our walk of 60-75 minutes will include
Park Middle School, still operating on one of the designated public school sites of the 1867 Original Plat
Cooper Park, Lincoln's oldest park, also designated on that Plat
Some of the broad range of residential architecture in South Bottoms Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Several churches that served Germans from Russia, Lincoln's major historic immigrant population
Quinn Chapel AME Church, Lincoln's oldest African American congregation.
Sunday, May 19th
12PM- 5PM
Joslyn Castle
3902 Davenport St, Omaha
PresFest
PAL invites you to attend this exciting event hosted by Preserve Omaha.
Join us for our FREE annual community event at Joslyn Castle to enjoy a fun day filled with activities, food trucks, demonstrations, entertainment, walking and bus tours of the neighborhood, and more. Businesses, nonprofits, artists, neighborhood associations, and more that keep preservation in mind will be featured throughout the Joslyn Castle & Gardens!
Sunday, May 19th
2pm
Rudge Memorial Chapel
3600 O St
Wyuka Cemetery tour
Local historian, Ed Zimmer, will host a walking tour in the Wyuka Cemetery. Explore the history and beauty that is Wyuka.
Our walk of approximately 90 minutes samples Lincoln's oldest cemetery, established in 1869.
Through this tour we can trace
Lincoln's connections to national events from the Civil War to recent conflicts;
our community's economy, education, and entertainment sectors;
the architecture of the cemetery and art of its monuments.
This event is brought to you by the Wyuka Historical Foundation.
Nebraska State Capitol Tour
Warner Chamber Tour and Capitol Restoration Behind the Scenes Update. Meet at the 1st floor information desk. This event is members only. Did you miss the email? Visit our ABOUT page to contact us, and ask to be added to list.
Thursday, May 30th
5PM
State Capitol
1445 K St
Thursday, May 30th
Online
Give To Lincoln Day
Give to Lincoln Day, coordinated by Lincoln Community Foundation, is a time when everyone in Lincoln is asked to make a donation toward the organizations that are critical to the care, support and spirit of our great city. DONATE TO PAL!
Preservation Month Links
Past PAL Annual Meeting Sites
2023 - Assemblage
2022 - Sky Park
2019 - Hargreaves Brothers Mercantile/Schwarz Paper Company
2018 - Bin 105, Grainger Brothers Building Hargreaves Brothers/Schwarz Paper Company Building
2017 - Blue Blood Brewery and Robber’s Cave
2016 - Saint Paul United Methodist Church
2015 - The Stables at Wyuka Cemetery
2014 - The Original Valentino’s
2013 - Lee’s Restaurant
2012 - Scottish Rite Temple
2011 - Whittier Research Center
2010 - Elliot Elementary School
2009 - Old Federal Building/Post Office Courtroom
2008 - Trinity United Methodist Church
2007 - Rudge Memorial Chapel, Wyuka Cemetery
2006 - State Fair Park
2005 - Old City Hall
2004 - Ferguson House
2003 - F Street Community Center
2002 - Courtroom, Old Federal Building
2001 - Architecture Hall, UNL