History
On October 24, 1976 a group called the Omaha Homecoming Planning Committee had their first meeting and a vision of having a reunion of native Omahans that left the city for various reasons. The individuals responsible for setting up the committee and subsequent meetings were founders, Vera Johnson and Bettie McDonald. On December 13, 1976, the committee elected to call themselves the Native Omahans Club. With a basic itinerary of a social mixer, gospel night, riverboat ride, homecoming parade, homecoming dance, picnic and a "Blue Monday", the Native Omahan's Club held their first homecoming on August 26, 1977. The week long homecoming celebration reunites former residents to a city that they once called home.
Read more about this topic: Native Omaha Days
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