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A Dugout Flood03/01/2021Imagine yourself as a pioneer living in a hole in the ground. Now imagine that floodwater is rising toward the ceiling. Welcome to rural Boone County in 1873. |
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Turkey Day in Holdrege03/01/2021We have film of live turkeys being thrown from a rooftop in Holdrege in 1939. The Turkey Day promotion had a simple rule: any turkey you caught was yours to cook for Thanksgiving dinner. |
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Ford Conservation Center: Stabilizing Shattering Silk02/28/2021We knew we couldn’t halt the rapid degradation of the silk, but luckily there was a simple way to salvage what remained and prevent further loss of original material. |
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Near-beer and cone-topped cans: The Columbus (Nebraska) Brewing Company02/25/2021Columbus Brewing Company was the last brewery outside of Omaha when it ceased production in 1954. It produced several local brands of beer, and survived Prohibition by brewing "near beer." |
