Crowds Celebrate V-J Day in Lincoln, Nebraska
On August 14, 1945, word began to spread across the United States that Japan would surrender and end the war. Celebrations broke out in cities and towns around the ...
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Happy Accidents and Photographic Tricks: Double Exposure Images
If you have ever had to load film into a camera, then you may be familiar with double exposures. Double exposures sometimes happen if the film jams inside of the camera ...
Nebraska History Museum Gift Shop
The Nebraska History Museum Gift Shop features unique, one-of-a-kind items highlighting Nebraska and its history. The gift shop is located in the Nebraska History Museum ...
Chimney Rock Gift Shop
The Chimney Rock Gift Shop features a selection of items that share the history of Chimney Rock and highlight the most iconic landmark in Nebraska. Find books, shirts, ...
Fort Robinson History Center Gift Shop
The Fort Robinson History Center Gift Shop highlights the amazing history of the fort with unique items. Find gifts and books showcasing the war dog training center, ...
Why Kearney, Nebraska, will become a second Minneapolis (1889)
Kearney was booming in 1889 when city boosters commissioned a promotional book entitled The City of Kearney, Nebraska. A copy of this boastful, lavishly illustrated book ...
Reviving “Lucy” the Milliner’s Doll
A delicately detailed doll named “Lucy” has been in the History Nebraska collection since the mid-1900s. She originally belonged to a woman named Ida Epley Davis, who ...
Historic Preservation Review Board
the history nebraska blogThe Nebraska State Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 1:00pm on Friday, May 10, 2024, in the Capitol View Room of History ...
Board of Trustees Meeting, January 2024
This meeting was previously scheduled on January 12, 2024 and rescheduled due to weather.
A Winter Fire in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska
Early on January 4, 1940, a fire broke out in the Henshaw Hotel. The hotel, located at 1511 Farnam Street in Omaha, Nebraska, was one of many hotels in the downtown ...
Membership Form
History NebraskaThank you for being so interested in becoming a member of History Nebraska. Taking five minutes to fill out the form below to become a member will allow ...
Summer Program Policies
Thank you for your interest in scheduling a Summer Workshop with the Nebraska State Historical Society. Before your program, please review our policies below. If you ...
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