Dr. Sara Brandes Crook, professor of Political Science and History at Peru State College will be sharing a Humanities Nebraska program entitled: “Nebraska’s Winding Road to Statehood: In the Footsteps of a Female Settler” at the Elgin United Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon, May 21 at 3 PM in celebration of Nebraska’s 150th Anniversary of Statehood.
This afternoon’s (evening’s) presentation is Sara Crook’s interpretation of one of
Nebraska’s earliest settlers; a woman who faced some of the perils of frontier life, who
observed the political struggle of deciding the fate of the territory’s new capital, and who
was associated with the infamous Underground Railroad..
Sara Crook is a professor of Political Science and History at Peru State College.
Dr. Crook, herself will be unavailable for questions during this presentation. However,
– as one from Nebraska’s past – will answer questions following her account of
“Nebraska’s Winding Road to Statehood: In the Footsteps of a Female Settler.”
In her presentation, Dr. Crook will portray Barbara Kagi Mayhew Bradway, an early female settler during Nebraska’s territorial days. In a first-person portrayal, those attending will learn of Bradway’s life as an early permanent white settler. Dr. Crook will also explore with her audience the story of the Underground Railroad. Bradway was the older sister of John Kagi, who was a close confidant to John Brown.
