Malcolm X Selected to Nebraska Hall of Fame
September 12, 2022
The Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission today selected Malcolm Little, also known as Malcolm X and El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, as the next member of the ...
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What We Found
“Sane Thanksgiving” Advised by Omaha Mayor
More than a month before the official Thanksgiving holiday in 1909, the Omaha Daily News on October 24 published the plea of mayor James C. Dahlman for what he called a ...
Frank James a Thanksgiving Star at Norfolk
Frank James. NSHS RG2316-44
Thanksgiving Day in Norfolk in 1904 was marked not only by religious services and family dinners, but by the “amusement feature of the day,” ...
The Huskers on Thanksgiving 1922 and The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
Final game at Nebraska Field, November 30, 1922. NSHS RG2758-105-10
It was the final game of the season. Notre Dame came to Lincoln to face Nebraska in front of ...
Emily Fontenelle’s Fancy Handbag
This handbag reflects Emily Fontenelle’s mixed-race Pawnee heritage and her nineteenth- and twentieth-century lifetime. She donated the bag to History Nebraska in ...
Rural Nebraska Historic Preservation Grant
The Rural Nebraska Historic Preservation (RNHP) program will provide grants to owners of historic properties in rural Nebraska communities. The program is funded through ...
BLIXT Presents Not Too Far Distant
“It’s almost unbelievable that anyone could be hardened to the point of doing the brutal things they did…”
A young man from the midwest is sent to war, carrying with ...
Taking Care of Business: Women Leading the Way
Join us for an evening of fun discussion featuring women leaders in business, past and present, and the lessons we can learn from these stories. Guests include Kylie ...
Grand Grocery, 1942
Color photography was still relatively rare and expensive in 1942 when photographer John Vachon stopped at the Grand Grocery at 1000 P Street in downtown Lincoln. ...
A dudy is a Czech bagpipe
Here’s something to look for next time you’re in downtown Lincoln. A Czech bagpipe (known as a dudy) is pictured on the outside of a prominent building. Can you find ...
When Fort Robinson had walls, 1875
During his many years as curator at Fort Robinson, historian Tom Buecker used to say that visitors’ most-asked question was, “Where’s the fort?” People came expecting to ...
Treating Douglas County Field Notes
Paper Conservator, Hilary LeFevere, recently completed treatment on two record books of survey field notes for Douglas County, Nebraska. Both books were in need of ...
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