Malcolm X Birthsite & Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery // Omaha, Nebraska

 I visited a couple of historical sites in Omaha during late September. I first drove to North Omaha and the former address of 3448 Pinkney Street, which was the location where Malcolm X was born on May 16, 1925...100 years ago this past spring. The house itself was torn down in 1965, and all that exists today is an empty grassy field. After standing at the site for a bit of time, I drove further north to 3301 State Street to walk through an historic Mormon grave site, where 359 pioneers were buried en route to Salt Lake City during the mid 1800s. The cemetery is very peaceful and well preserved.

For more information on the Malcolm X birth site click here. 

For more information on the Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery click here. 

 

Ashfall Fossil Bed State Historical Park // Northeast Nebraska

 I did a daytrip up into Northeast Nebraska during the summer of 2025 to check out the site of a robust collection of ancient animal fossils being exhumed from ashfall laid out by a distant Yellowstone eruption millions of years ago. The fossil dig is enclosed within a modern barn like shelter allowing paleontologists to work uninterrupted through any type of weather. There is also a mile long trail that loops around the property. The walk includes a nice jaunt through a stream valley that was once the site of a hearty homesteader. This is a nice quick trip for anyone interested in the ancient history of Nebraska.