Jody L. Lamp

Speaker Co-founder, Producer, Author of American Doorstop Project Nebraska\'s Agricultural History @Humanities Nebraska

NE, US

Topics include- Stories From Nebraska\'s Agricultural HistoryLamp honors Nebraska’s agricultural history with stories of the spaces, places, inventions, commodities, events, and people that made Nebraska one of the top agricultural states. Lamp will enlighten and entertain with important and little know stories like the history of the Grand Island Horse and Mule Barn Markets- Stories From Nebraska\'s Agricultural History: WATERLamp will enlighten and entertain with important and little know stories about the role of water in the development of western Nebraska, the digging of our irrigation ditches and canals, and our state’s unique governance by local Natural Resource District boards- Born to ReinDocumentary film co-producer, speaker and author, Jody Lamp, shares how three native Nebraskans and communities throughout the state of Nebraska received national notoriety in America’s oldest sport. The program commemorates the lives and accomplishments of native Nebraskans and National Hall of Fame Horsemen, John A. Nerud of Minatare, NE; and father-and-son Marion and Jack Van Berg of Columbus, NE. The program also features other Hall of Fame horse trainers, jockeys, horses; and explains how America’s first Triple Crown winner, Sir Barton, became part of the U.S. Army Remount Service at Fort Robinson in Crawford, NE. Presentation is accompanied by PowerPoint still images from the film, video clips, and interviews.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Bachelor's of Journalism -- News Editorial, Agricultural Communication/Journalism

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Bachelor's of Arts, News Editorial-Journalism