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\n<\/TABLE>Standing Bear, Lewis and Clark, Byron Reed and Louis Bostwick are just a few of history’s notable figures who have found a new and improved home at the Durham Western Heritage Museum. <\/p>\n

A $1 million rejuvenation of the museum’s permanent exhibits has resulted in a colorful and interactive world that puts the past at your fingertips. This, coupled with a traveling exhibit schedule that reaches into 2012, has transformed the Durham into one of Omaha’s leading educational and cultural resources. <\/p>\n

Join the museum’s Executive Director, Leo Smith, for an in-depth look at where the museum is headed and what it takes to get there on Thursday, May 10 at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. <\/p>\n

Employees are encouraged to bring their lunch to the presentation. <\/p>\n

Leo Smith is an Omaha native and retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General. Following his military retirement, he joined the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce as coordinator of the Target Omaha project. Smith also has served as the Director of Planned Giving and Major Gifts at the United Way of the Midlands and was directly involved with the fund raising, contracting and construction of the Strategic Air and Space Museum. Smith was named executive director of the Durham Western Heritage Museum in 2004. <\/p>\n

Smith’s presentation is part of the Time Travelers partnership between the museum and UNMC. The partnership allows medical center employees and students to receive free admission to the museum year round with a valid identification badge. <\/p>\n

Contact Jill Carson at jlcarson@unmc.edu<\/a> to RSVP for the presentation. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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