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Up-Close and Personal: NSHS Collections at the Nebraska History Museum
Want to see some of Nebraska’s archives up close? Come check out the Nebraska History Museum! Archives play an important role in interpreting our history, and quite a ...
Marker Monday: Oketo Cutoff
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From October 1862 until March 1863 stagecoaches of the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express passed near here along the Oketo ...
The Men of South Omaha, 1892
By the 1890s South Omaha had a reputation as a rough, violent place. But Omaha World-Herald columnist Elia Peattie saw something else:
“South Omaha is ...
ArchivesSpace: Database Improvements
Some of you may have noticed that we have a new way to search our collections online – through a database called ArchivesSpace. The Nebraska State Historical Society ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: Museum of American Speed
Preserving America’s Automotive Heritage: Inside the Museum of American Speed
Nestled in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Museum of American Speed is dedicated to preserving ...
The Harold Trombla Mystery
Here at the Nebraska State Historical Society Archives, staff receive questions and requests for information on a wide variety of topics. We recently received a request ...
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