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History Bike Ride

When: September 24, 2017, 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Where: Thomas P. Kennard House

Archeology of the Sand Hills and High Plains

When: September 24, 2017, 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Where: Knight Museum, 908 Yellowstone Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301

Noon Bites

When: October 2, 2017, 12:00pm to 12:15pm
Where: Nebraska History Museum
Kalamity Kate and Churley's Puppets

First Friday

When: October 6, 2017, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Where: Nebraska History Museum
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September 22, 2017
Flashback Friday: A Time Capsule Made of Sod
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Café, probably in Ericson, Nebraska [RG3542.PH000095-000033]
September 21, 2017
John Nelson Collection
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WAC Gladys Welch on motorcycle at Fort Robinson, ca. 1943
September 21, 2017
Throwback Thursday Photo, WAC Gladys Welch
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Archeological Feature at the Beaver Crossing Site - Trash Pit Filled with Burned Material and Ash
September 19, 2017
Archeology at the Beaver Creek Trail Crossing Site
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September 19, 2017
Timeline Tuesday: Tractors
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September 18, 2017
Marker Monday: Stanton County
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September 15, 2017
Flashback Friday: Pioneer Cemetery Receives Historical Marker
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Douglas County sheriffs after a raid on an illegal still, ca. 1922. [RG3348-10-11]
September 14, 2017
Throwback Thursday Photo, Prohibition in Douglas County
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September 11, 2017
Marker Monday: McCook Army Air Base
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The Lincoln Playboy airplane, January 23, 1931 [RG2929.PH304]
September 7, 2017
Throwback Thursday Photo, The Lincoln Playboy Airplane
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Diamond X Café in Cody, Cherry County, Nebraska [RG0802.PH:13-4]
September 7, 2017
Otto Klima Photograph Collection
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Little Reggie puppet before treatment
September 6, 2017
Preserving Puppets
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Photo of Governor William A. Poynter
September 5, 2017
Timeline Tuesday: A Murderer's Pardon: Governor Poynter and John Benwell Kearns
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Oketo Cutoff historical marker
September 4, 2017
Marker Monday: Oketo Cutoff
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Sam Kills Two [RG2969.PH000002-000001]
September 1, 2017
John Anderson Collection
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Essay written by Deb Arenz appears in the Spring 2012 issue of Nebraska History Magazine.
September 1, 2017
Flashback Friday: The Illustrator's Pencil: John Falter from Nebraska to the Saturday Evening Post
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Iron Crow, ca. 1877 [RG2955.PH000003]
September 1, 2017
John Gregory Bourke Photographs of Native Americans
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August 31, 2017
Flashback Friday: Off to Business College in 1908
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Flag made of apples at Nebraska State Fair
August 31, 2017
Throwback Thursday Photo, Nebraska State Fair
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Two men with two boys hold up their catch of fish. At least forty fish are strung on a cane pole and stringer for this trophy shot. A lake and row boat are behind the people. The same fish are in 141-8.
August 30, 2017
Fishing Tales in Nebraska
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August 29, 2017
Timeline Tuesday: Darryl F. Zanuck
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August 29, 2017
Marker Monday: The Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express
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Painting from the John P. Falter Collection.
August 29, 2017
Timeline Tuesday: An Ice Union of Two Cities
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Pershing rifles historical marker
August 28, 2017
Marker Monday: Pershing Rifles
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The Gliddenites are Coming! Nebraska and the 1909 Glidden Tour article from Nebraska History Magazine
August 25, 2017
Flashback Friday: The Gliddenites are Coming! Nebraska and the 1909 Glidden Tour
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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

Hours
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

Hours
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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