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Real Nebraska Stories: Rodeo Nebraska
Rodeo Nebraska Photo Book Explores Nebraska’s Small-Town Rodeos
Rodeo Nebraska by Mark Harris is now available at Amazon Prime.
Eight years ago ...
Real Nebraska Stories: A Brave Soldier & Honest Gentleman
A Brave Soldier & Honest Gentleman: Lt. James E. H. Foster in the West, 1873-1881
By Thomas R. Buecker
A Brave Soldier & Honest Gentleman: Lt. James E. ...
Marker Monday: The Flight of the Cheyennes
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Just before 10 P.M. on January 9, 1879, the 130 Cheyennes held in the cavalry barracks made their desperate bid for freedom. After disabling ...
Marker Monday: Bancroft
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on a marker that tells the story of Bancroft ...
Timeline Tuesday: Cherry Picking at the Watson Ranch
Solomon D. Butcher depicted a crowd picking cherries on the Watson Ranch in 1908. NSHS RG2608-2289
In 1888, H. D. Watson established the historic Watson ...
Timeline Tuesday: Christmas at Fort Robinson, 1882
Fort Robinson Christmas party. RG1517-85-1
Fort Robinson provides the following holiday story of devotion and courage. It can be found in A Frontier Army ...
Early 20th Century Letters to Santa from Pleasant Hill School in Keith County
The NSHS Archives holds a collection relating to the Maunder family from Hastings, Nebraska. The bulk of the collection consists of diaries kept by Edith Maunder and two ...
Flashback Friday: Rifle of Cowboy and Gunslinger Mike Shonsey Donated to Nebraska History Museum
Mike Shonsey holding the rifle that was later donated to the Nebraska History Museum. RG4232-5-11
The last surviving participant in Wyoming’s 1892 Johnson ...
Flashback Friday: ‘Cream-of-the-crop of Nebraska girls’ – Miss Centennial Nebraska 1967
Miss Centennial Nebraska 1967 in a Centennial Parade in O'Neill.
By Kylie Kinley, Assistant Editor
It won her a crown so heavy it dented her forehead, a ...
Real Nebraska Stories: Nebraska’s Post Office Murals
Nebraska’s Post Office Murals Explores New Deal Legacy
Nebraska's Post Office Murals is now available at Amazon Prime.
Public art is among the most ...
Real Nebraska Stories: Adventures in Telegraph Line Building
Now that all of our book titles are available at Amazon Prime, we’re highlighting a book a day to let you know about all the great Real Nebraska Stories that we offer. ...
Real Nebraska Stories: Wings Over Nebraska
Wings Over Nebraska: Historic Aviation Photographs
Wings Over Nebraska by Vince Goeres is now available at Amazon Prime.
Did you know Charles ...
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