Welcome, Family, Friends & History Buffs!
His collection of 5,000-plus Omaha-centric postcards inspired Bob Marks at age 81 to begin researching and writing an “Omaha History Detective” column for the Omaha World-Herald.
That dream job blossomed into his passion project, a book titled "Omaha History Detective: Mysteries, Myths & Memories From Our Last 220 Years." Order your copy here to enjoy his reader favorites from the newspaper, plus newly written nuggets -- some that Bob wrote even during his final days.
“’Omaha History Detective’ represents a concept – not me or my fantasy occupation. There are a great many Omaha history detectives out there, and I respect and encourage every one of them.”
– Bob Marks, excerpted from his Author’s Note
Hooray for Bob Marks!
World-Herald readers raved that Bob Marks’ narratives were “the best thing in the Sunday paper.”
One writer to the daily’s Public Pulse gushed, “What an entertaining writer who enthralls the reader with glimpses of Omaha’s past and its people. No boring history story here. I can’t wait to see what Bob writes about next!”