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Marker Monday: The 100th Meridian
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The 100th longitudinal line west of Greenwich was the major goal set by Congress in building the first transcontinental railroad. ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: Blizzard Derails Train Car Near Wausa, 1915
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesday. Every Wednesday, we post a photo from our collections depicting an extreme weather event from Nebraska’s past. Nebraska has seen ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: 1915 Red Cloud Flood
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesday. Every Wednesday, we post a photo from our collections depicting an extreme weather event from Nebraska’s past.
Floodwaters at ...
Full STEAM Ahead – Girl Scouts hold Annual Theme Kick-Off at Nebraska History Museum
Girls Scouts learn about STEAM careers at the Nebraska History Museum on Oct. 2, 2016
The Nebraska History Museum partnered with Girl Scouts Spirit of ...
Flashback Friday: Niobrara, the Town Too Tough to Stay Put
Ice gorge, Missouri River Flood, Niobrara. Date unknown. RG2118-5-16
Last week's Wild Weather Wednesday was so popular we decided to give you more of the ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: Greatest Calamity in History of Louisville – 1923 Flood Kills Twelve
The Burlington Railroad Track after the "Cloud Burst" on Sept. 28, 1923, Louisville, Nebr. RG0802.PH000011-000068
In 1923, Louisville, Nebraska, was ...
Archives Month: 5 Tips for Locating Early District Court Cases
October is American Archives Month. 5 tips to help you locate early District Court Cases to help you with your research and genealogy.
[ Lancaster County District ...
Nebraska Digital Newspaper Program Earns $200,000 Grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities has granted the University of Nebraska-Lincoln $200,000 to continue the Nebraska Digital Newspaper Program with an expanded ...
10 Tips to Take Care of Your Family Photographs
October is American Archives Month. Here are 10 tips to care for your family photographs from (former) Photograph Curator Karen Keehr
Store your photographs and ...
Preserving Your Family Papers
We receive calls and e-mails all the time asking us for advice on how to preserve family papers. Here are a few tips that will help to ensure your family's history is ...
Timeline Tuesday: Celery Growing in Nebraska
Nebraska farmers have often experimented with new crops in their endeavor to obtain wealth from the land. The Kearney Daily Hub, on May 16, 1901, ...
Timeline Tuesday: When Nebraskans Used Creek Mud and Lemons for Greater Beauty
The 1926 interior of Miss Agnes's Beauty Shoppe, inside the Hotel Cornhusker, at 301 South 13th Street in Lincoln. RG2158-11-1
Tanned skin has not always ...
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