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Marker Monday: Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Robinson
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Black soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth cavalry regiments (called "buffalo soldiers" by the Plains Indians) garrisoned Fort Robinson for eighteen years ...
Chief Standing Bear and the Declaration of Independence
By David L. Bristow, July 23, 2025
A statue of Chief Standing Bear now stands in the US Capitol, and Lincoln’s newest high school is named in his honor. ...
Marker Monday: Nebraska’s Big Rodeo
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When Burwell residents put on a local rodeo in 1921, the event was so successful that they made it an annual affair and built a permanent ...
Flashback Friday: The Gliddenites are Coming! Nebraska and the 1909 Glidden Tour
In July 1909, Nebraskans witnessed firsthand the most popular and spectacular Glidden Tour. More properly called the Annual Reliability Touring Contest of ...
Rev. Russel Taylor and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1920s Omaha.
There are certain names we instantly recognize as those who passionately loved and strove for equality. Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Susan B. Anthony and ...
Marker Monday: Farm Families Displaced
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In February 1942 U.S. Senator George Norris announced the selection of a central Nebraska site for a new military ordnance plant. On March 25 a condemnation ...
What is a Time Ball?
This large ball, mounted on a shaft on top of Merrill Hall at Doane College in 1883, functioned in time with the observatory's Greenwich meantime ...
Where can you see the signing of the Declaration of Independence at the Nebraska State Capitol?
The Nebraska State Capitol is remarkable for its unified, thematic use of art and symbolism. Around the outside of the building, sculptures tell a story that ties the ...
Marker Monday: Inventor of Center-Pivot Irrigation Machine
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Born in 1894, Frank Zybach grew up in Loup Township, Platte County, Nebraska. He began inventing at age 13. In 1948, he developed a prototype of a ...
The Fourth of July at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Independence Day at Omaha's Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in 1898 was marked by a memorable parade and a celebration of American victory ...
The Old Filling Station
By David L. Bristow, Editor
When we think about landmark buildings, gas stations probably aren’t the first places that come to mind. But they’ve been part ...
Director Update: the Capitol Gift Shop and Ford Center
We re-opened the Capitol Gift Shop in June with a soft opening on May 30th and a ribbon-cutting on June 4th with Lt Gov Joe Kelly. A big shout-out to Theresa ...
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