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Marker Monday: Crook House
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On April 27, 1875, General George A. Crook assumed command of the Department of the Platte, which then included Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, ...
Marker Monday: Territorial Church, Dakota County
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Near here stands the first Lutheran church building constructed in Nebraska. It has occupied this site since 1860. The congregation was first ...
Timeline Tuesday: An 1880s Hair Hoax
Five young women style hair in a tent in this photo taken near Monroe, Nebraska around 1905. RG5762-16
It was the style during the 1880s and 1890s for ...
Flashback Friday: The Role of Women in the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska
On a spring evening in April 1873, a large crowd gathered in Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, a small frame building near the southeast corner of Eighteenth Street and ...
Timeline Tuesday: Smoking Banned on UNL Campus in 1907
Unidentified cowboy (vaquero) lighting a cigarette. Date unknown. RG4887.PH000006-000006
Tobacco has long been attacked by reformers and medical ...
Timeline Tuesday: Thanksgiving in Red Willow County
Thanksgiving in 1896 was celebrated on November 26, and editor F. M. Kimmell of the McCook Tribune took advantage of the holiday to reflect on Red Willow County's recent ...
Flashback Friday: Preacher’s Sermon Book and Diary Includes Webster, Dawes Counties
The NSHS Archives collections contain a preacher’s sermon book and diary dating from 1907-1947. The Rev. John B. Williams held numerous pastorates during this time ...
Marker Monday: Bruning Army Air Field
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Bruning Army Air Field, located northeast of here, was one of eleven army airfields in Nebraska during World War II. Construction began in ...
Marker Monday: Harvard Army Air Field
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Harvard Army Air Field, located two miles northeast, was one of eleven army air forces training fields in Nebraska during World War II. The ...
Nebraska’s 1908 World Series Connection
William Jennings Bryan campaigns in Lincoln on August 12, 1908. RG3198-41-10
Whether you’re happy the Cubs won the 2016 World Series or disgruntled your ...
Native American Heritage Month: Photo Collections
November is Native American Heritage Month and the pictures shown here are just a handful that we have in our collections. Our collections also include information about ...
Marker Monday: Clay Center
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on the city at the literal center of Clay ...
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