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Treasures from the Nebraska History Museum: Winter Items

As we enter another month of winter, here are some cold-weather-related items from the Nebraska History Museum collections, legacies of winters past: This pair of ...

Cudahy Kidnapping

The kidnapping of sixteen-year-old Edward Cudahy Jr., son of the prominent Omaha meatpacker, was one of the most sensational crimes in Nebraska history. The boy was ...

Marker Monday: The Death of Baptiste Garnier

  Marker Text The Chief of Fort Robinson Scouts, Baptiste “Little Bat” Garnier was shot by James Haguewood, bartender, in this building known as Dietrich’s ...

Chief, The Last U.S. Cavalry Horse

The Library/Archives Division holds a small collection of papers and photos relating to “Chief,” the last U.S. Cavalry horse. Foaled in 1932, the U.S. Army purchased ...

The First Frisbee Competition? Lincoln, 1957

By Kylie Kinley, Editorial Assistant   The year 1957 had its problems. Americans feared nukes from space after the Soviet launch of Sputnik. Baseball fans ...

Check Your Bags? Scenes from the Ogallala Depot

Among the thousands of railroad photos in our collections is a series shot outside the Union Pacific Depot in Ogallala around 1900. The photos were apparently meant to ...

Philander DeForest Thompson: A Legacy at Neligh Mill

One of the more noteworthy employees of the Neligh Mills was Philander DeForest Thompson, better known as P.D. Thompson. P.D. worked at the Mill for 48 years, making him ...

Marker Monday: Catherland

  Marker Text Here on the Divide between the Republican and the Little Blue lived some of the most courageous people of the frontier. Their fortunes and ...

The Huskers on Thanksgiving 1922 and The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame

Final game at Nebraska Field, November 30, 1922. RG2758-105-10 ​It was the final game of the season. Notre Dame came to Lincoln to face Nebraska in front of 16,000 ...

Frank James a Thanksgiving Star at Norfolk

  Thanksgiving Day in Norfolk in 1904 was marked not only by religious services and family dinners, but by the “amusement feature of the day,” matinee and ...

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The Nebraska State Historical Society was founded in 1878 by citizens who recognized Nebraska was going through great changes and they sought to record the stories of both indigenous and immigrant peoples. It was designated a state institution and began receiving funds from the legislature in 1883. Legislation in 1994 changed NSHS from a state institution to a state agency. The division is headed by Director Daryl Bohac. They are assisted by an administrative staff responsible for financial and personnel functions, museum store services, security, and facilities maintenance for NSHS.

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