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Introducing Deborah Uhl, Paintings Conservator
Whether it’s bringing community theaters back to life in small town Nebraska or saving opulent rooms in Washington, DC, Conservator Deborah Uhl has a ...
Winter Quarters GPR Survey
Early in September, State Archeology Office staff assisted the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Omaha with a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey of ...
Earliest video of Husker football
Film clips from a circa-1919 game against Notre Dame are spliced together with clips from an even earlier game, circa 1912-1914. We believe this is the earliest known ...
The Girls of Company Z
An 1890s Omaha photo shows three young women dressed in what look like men’s military cadet uniforms. It was frowned upon for women to be dressed in such a manner, so ...
Marker Monday: World War II Hero Charles Jackson French
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The “Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office” is named in honor of an Omaha sailor. Born in Arkansas, French moved to Omaha to live ...
American Archives Month: 9 Types of Photographs
There are many different types of photographs. Knowing what type of photograph you have can help you determine how best to care for the artifact. You can also have a ...
