Prairie Dogs by Emery & Durga Bernhard

Hour at the Museum

When: July 25, 2017, 10:00am to 11:00am
Where: Nebraska History Museum
Kids attending a summer Kids' class at the Nebraska History Museum

Summer Kids' Class

When: July 27, 2017, 9:30am to 12:00pm
Where: Nebraska History Museum
Children of the Frontier by Sylvia Whitman

Hour at the Museum

When: August 1, 2017, 10:00am to 11:00am
Where: Nebraska History Museum
Kids attending a summer Kids' class at the Nebraska History Museum

Summer Kids' Class: Etiquette for a Proper 1867 Lady

When: August 2, 2017, 9:30am to 12:00pm
Where: Thomas Kennard House
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Nebraska City historical marker
July 24, 2017
Marker Monday: Nebraska City
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Summer 2010 issue of Nebraska History Magazine featuring Memorial Stadium 1923
July 21, 2017
Flashback Friday: Game Day: Nebraska vs. Notre Dame, Part 2
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Railroad water tower in Perkins County [RG0802.PH000060-000001]
July 20, 2017
Throwback Thursday Photo, Water Tower in Perkins County
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The Lincoln penny, first minted in 1909
July 18, 2017
Timeline Tuesday: Lincoln Penny
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Grand Army of the Republic Hwy, Atlanta, Phelps County, Nebraska
July 17, 2017
Marker Monday: Atlanta Prisoner of War Camp
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Final game at Nebraska Field, November 30, 1922. NSHS RG2758-105-10
July 14, 2017
Flashback Friday: 1920s Game Day: NU vs. Notre Dame (Part 1)
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July 12, 2017
Weird Wednesday: "Wild Bill" James Hickok Legend is born
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This illustration of slaughtered buffalo on the Plains appeared in Harper's Weekly, February 24, 1872.
July 11, 2017
Timeline Tuesday: The Last Buffalo and Other Hunting Stories
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Villasur Expedition Historical Marker
July 10, 2017
Marker Monday: The Villasur Expedition, 1720
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July 7, 2017
Flashback Friday: The First Frisbee Competition in Lincoln, 1957
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Camping in Style, ca. 1915 [RG2836.PH0-001949]
July 6, 2017
Throwback Thursday Photo, Camping in Style
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Frank A. Rinehart's photo of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition's Grand Court.
July 4, 2017
Timeline Tuesday: The Fourth of July at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
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July 3, 2017
Marker Monday: Fort Sidney
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Law enforcement officer late 1800s
June 30, 2017
Flashback Friday: Weird Laws-Busted for Ugliness
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F.J. O'Hara auto dealership parade auto, ca. 1915 [RG3542.PH000123-000006]
June 29, 2017
Throwback Thursday Photo, 4th of July
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bust of Gerald Ford
June 28, 2017
Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center and Birthsite
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U.S. Senator John M. Thurston
June 27, 2017
Timeline Tuesday: Electioneering in 1897
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Buffalo Bill Historical Marker
June 26, 2017
Marker Monday: Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898
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How shall we make Beatrice Grow article from Nebraska History Magazine
June 23, 2017
Flashback Friday: How Shall We Make Beatrice Grow!": Clara Bewick Colby and the Beatrice Public Library Association in the 1870s
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Boys fishing at Hanscom Park, Omaha, 1928 [RG3882.PH0019-0007-2]
June 22, 2017
Throwback Thursday Photo, Gone Fishing
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Mayor James Dahlman of Omaha historical souvenir
June 20, 2017
Timeline Tuesday: Gaining and Losing: James C. Dahlman and William Howard Taft
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Scottsbluff Army Air Field Historical Marker
June 19, 2017
Marker Monday: Scotts Bluff Army Air Field
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Army's Achilles' Heel in the Civil War Plains Campaigns article from Nebraska History Magazine
June 16, 2017
Flashback Friday: The Army's Achilles' Heel in the Civil War Plains Campaigns of 1864-65
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Good Old Man recording the Corn Song, 1905 [RG2039-84]
June 15, 2017
Throwback Thursday Photo, Good Old Man
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Home Canning and Drying publication cover
June 13, 2017
Timeline Tuesday: Canning the Way to Victory
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Nebraska History Museum

Hours
9:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
1:00pm - 4:30pm Saturday - Sunday

Phone Number
(402) 471-4782

Address
131 Centennial Mall North
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
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Chimney Rock

Hours
9:00am - 5:00pm Daily

Phone Number
(308) 586-2581

Address
PO Box F
Bayard, NE 69334
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Fort Robinson

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8:30am - 5:30pm Daily (Memorial Day-Labor Day)

Phone Number
(308) 665-2919

Address
3200 West Highway 20
Crawford, NE 69339
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Willa Cather

Hours
9:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
1:00pm - 4:30pm Saturday - Sunday

Phone Number
(402) 746-2653

Address
413 N Webster
Red Cloud, NE
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Thomas P. Kennard

Hours
By Appointment Only Monday - Friday

Phone Number
(402) 471-4764

Address
1627 H Street
Lincoln, NE
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John G. Neihardt

Hours
9:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Saturday
1:30pm - 5:00pm Sunday

Phone Number
(402) 648-3388

Address
306 E Elm St
Bancroft, NE 68004
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Neligh Mill

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10:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday - Saturday
1:00pm - 5:00pm Sunday

Phone Number
(402) 887-4303

Address
N Street at Wylie Dr
Neligh, NE 68756
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Senator George Norris

Hours
1:00pm - 4:30pm Wednesday - Friday
1:00pm - 3:30pm Saturday

Phone Number
(308) 345-8484

Address
706 Norris Ave
McCook, NE 69001
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Reference Room

Hours
Tuesday - Friday, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, 10:00am - 4:00pm, limited service

Phone Number
(402) 471-4751

Address
1500 "R" Street
P.O. Box 82554
Lincoln, Nebraska 68501
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NSHS Headquarters

Hours
8am - 5pm Monday - Friday
10am - 4pm Saturday

Phone Number
(402) 471-3270

Address
1500 "R" Street
P.O. Box 82554
Lincoln, Nebraska 68501
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