About Us

Douglas County Historical Society’s (DCHS) mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and care for the institution’s collections pertaining to the history of Douglas County including the General Crook House Museum.

Staff

Executive Director

Thomas Neal

Tom is an Omaha native and completed his B.S. at Bellevue University, where he studied Human Resource Management. He went on to complete an MBA equivalent through the LOMA Society in Operations Management. A long-time leader in the non-profit arena in Omaha, including 15+ years of Board involvement, Tom has a passion for service and loves the rich history Douglas County has to offer.

Outside of work, Tom and his wife, Bridget enjoy gardening, wine tasting and travel. An ideal evening is sitting by the fire pit, enjoying a bottle of wine and good conversation with friends.

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director@DouglasCoHistory.org

Administrative Assistant

Cindy Hadsell

Admin@DouglasCoHistory.org

Archives and Research Consultant

Elise O’Neil

Archives@DouglasCoHistory.org

Bookkeeper

Denise Nunn

Accounting@DouglasCoHistory.org

Collections Specialist

Daley Porter

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Daley completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He later enrolled at Emporia State University and earned his Library and Information Science master’s degree with a concentration in Archival Studies. Daley has 15 years of experience working in libraries around the Omaha metropolitan area and brings his love of history, research and organization to the Douglas County Historical Society.

Daley enjoys music, bicycling and reading outside of work. He also likes to travel and visit breweries with his significant other.

Research@DouglasCoHistory.org

Teacher: History and Appreciation of Antiques

Pat Pixley

Curator@DouglasCoHistory.org

Weekend Greeter

Robyn Carter

Board of Directors

President

George Martin III

Secretary

Kathy Gross

Treasurer

Cindy Hadsell

Past President

Harold Pharoah

Members at Large

Phyllis Choat

Chris Giitter

Gary Kastrick

Robert Bozell

Dave Sommers

Whitney West

Ex-Officio

Susie Phillips

Emeritus Member

Bryan Zimmer