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Jenner’s Park Once a Popular Summer Attraction

Children on the ocean wave, an amusement ride in Jenner’s Park, in 1920. RG2543-4-11 From about 1900 to the early 1940s Jenner’s Zoological, Educational and Amusement ...

Thayer County’s Fair at Deshler Began in 1913

Thayer County Fair on main street of Deshler in 1913. NSHS RG2719-7-6 “The Thayer County Agricultural society was organized in Deshler last week,” said the Omaha Bee on ...

Beatrice Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

Before automobiles and radios made the world a smaller place, it could be challenging for adults in rural areas to gain access to the kinds of cultural and educational ...

Fred Pickering, a World War I Doughboy from Ulysses

New recruits at the Saunders County Courthouse in Wahoo, ready to depart for Camp Funston, Kansas. Like Fred Pickering, many Nebraska soldiers received training at Camp ...

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History Nebraska was founded in 1878 as the Nebraska State Historical Society 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 History Nebraska from a state institution to a state agency. The division is headed by Interim Director and CEO Jill Dolberg. They are assisted by an administrative staff responsible for financial and personnel functions, museum store services, security, and facilities maintenance for History Nebraska.
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