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Recent Acquisition: Architectural Plan – Lincoln School, Norfolk, Nebraska
Architectural drawing for the Lincoln Public School, Norfolk, Nebraska, by James C. Stitt. [NSHS RG6034.AM]
The Nebraska State Historical Society recently ...
Flashback Friday: “Uncle Sam’s Sharpshooters”: Military Marksmanship at Fort Omaha and Bellevue, 1882-1894
In this 1888 image of the Bellevue rifle range, the men are firing from prone or sitting positions. The targets appear in the distance, with the enlisted men's camp ...
Flashback Friday Encore: Selections from the Cora Baumann Collection
As mentioned in an earlier post, the Cora Baumann collection contains a wealth of information about Lemoyne and the surrounding area near what is now Lake McConaughy. Of ...
Flashback Friday Encore: Lemoyne Veterans Honored
Lemoyne Veterans Honored, December 1, 1945 [RG5995.AM, B22, V1]
Last week we showcased a poem and a recent addition to our collections, the Cora Baumann ...
Marker Monday: Lakeland Sod High School
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on the story of Lakeland High School, which ...
Marker Monday: Pawnee Woman’s Grave
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today our focus is the grave of a Pawnee woman wounded at the Battle ...
Marker Monday: Martin Brothers – Two brothers shot by single arrow
Marker Text
Note: The term “Indian” is used instead of “Native American” or “American Indian” as it was the common usage of the time this marker was ...
Flashback Friday Encore: Town of Lemoyne Sacrificed for Lake McConaughy, 1941
Lemoyne population sign, ca. 1938 [NSHS RG5995.AM, B22, V1]
This year marks 75 years since the completion of Kingsley Dam and the creation of Lake ...
Marker Monday: Kobs Cemetery
Kobs Pioneer Cemetery Marker, Douglas County, installed 2015
Nebraska Historical Marker enthusiast Butch Springgate sent in these pictures from his most ...
Flashback Friday: A District Judge with No Law Degree Crushes Nebraska Organized Crime
Official portrait of Judge Joseph William Woodrough
In 1897, a twenty-four-year-old attorney came to Omaha to start his career in earnest. He lacked a law ...
Throwback Thursday: New Photographs Reveal Details about 19th Century Lincoln
The smoking ruins of Leighton and Brown's Drug Store, Lincoln, NE, circa 1880.
Have you ever seen a couple of 1883 fire engines take up an entire downtown ...
Flashback Friday – New album showcases Nebraska history and culture through song
What do Bruce Springsteen, Justin Bieber, the Zac Brown Band, and Peru State English professor Dr. Dan Holtz have in common? They’ve all sung songs about Nebraska. But ...
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