French Gratitude Train
Merci Train: A Selection of Objects from the Nebraska Boxcar
World War II brought devastation to France. In 1947 Washington, D.C., columnist Drew Pearson ...
Chris Goforth
What We Found
Requests for Proposals
Nebraska State Historical SocietyPlease find our current list of Requests for Proposals (RFP) and Q&A for the listed items.Historic Tax Credit Statewide Education ...
Willa Cather National Statuary Selection Committee Meeting
The Willa Cather Statuary Hall Committee will conduct its next meeting on Thursday, February 9th, 2023, beginning at 2 pm. The meeting will be held at History Nebraska ...
America Birth Certificate
Everyone dreams of finding buried treasure. But imagine going to your local flea market and finding a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence. That’s just what ...
“Because I Was a Woman”: Ruth Bryan Owen and Her American Citizenship
By Breanna Fanta, Editorial Assistant
In the early 20th century, women’s citizenship depended on their spouse’s status. Many women lost their US citizenship by ...
May Day a Snow Day in 1911
Many Nebraskans, after enjoying spring weather only a few days earlier, spent May 1 of 1911 wading through snow and shoveling the white stuff off their ...
Malcolm X in Omaha, 1964
By David L. Bristow, Editor
The Omaha World-Herald reporter seemed surprised that Malcolm X smiled so much. The famous activist was not “the surly, ...
Racial Politics at UNO
By Breanna Fanta, Editorial Assistant
African American students fought to seize their “educational destiny” in the 1960s, but history has been slow to acknowledge ...
Skeletal Remains and NAGPRA
As soils are moved or disturbed, buried human remains are sometimes exposed. Burials may be encountered during any earth-moving project, such as roadway and pipeline ...
Nebraska Cultural Resources GIS
The State Archeology Office maintains records on all known archeological resources in Nebraska. This includes data on over 11,000 reported archeological sites. ...
Archeology Research
The State Archeology Office conducts archeological research on Nebraska’s past and disseminates the information in the form of presentations, reports, and publications. ...
Archeology Services
Artifact Identification
SAO archeologists may be available to help identify archeological artifacts. If possible, send digital images of the artifact(s) to the ...
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