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Serving Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)Vol. 1, No. 9
Events

Great Plains Black History Museum honors African American veterans on Nov. 11

Veterans Day 2026, Part 2 of 3: Events and closures

Events desk
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026In the Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 edition
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OMAHA - The Great Plains Black History Museum will hold Veterans Day Celebrating African Americans Who Served from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to the museum's website. The museum is at 2221 N. 24th St.

The Millard Senior Center at Montclair, 2304 S. 135th Ave., lists a Veterans Celebration at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging's November New Horizons. For details, call 402-444-7942.

Closed Nov. 11

All Omaha Public Library locations will be closed for Veterans Day except South Omaha Library, which shares its building with Metropolitan Community College, according to the library's 2026 holiday closure list. The Millard senior center will also be closed, New Horizons says.

All times Central.

Source: Great Plains Black History Museum; New Horizons, November 2026, page 6; Omaha Public Library 2026 Holiday Closures; all opened Nov. 1, 2026.

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