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Selling the “‘Eat Out’ Idea” in the 1950s
American consumers today spend less of their disposable income on food than those in past decades, but statistics indicate that many of these dollars are ...
Winter Quarters Monument and commemoration
During the winters of 1846-47 and 1847-48, more than six hundred members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died in their encampment, called Winter ...
Celebrating the Pilgrims, 1620-1920
Omaha’s tercentennial parade in 1920 included this float depicting the Pilgrims landing in the New World. RG2941-6-119
The 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ ...
The Telegraph Arrives in Brownville
The most thrilling event of the summer of 1860 for the residents of Brownville, Nebraska Territory, was the completion of a telegraph line from St. ...
Omaha Proclaims Lindbergh Day to Welcome Aviation Hero
Lindbergh and his plane in Omaha, August 30, 1927. NSHS RG3882.PH0-5-a
Following his historic trans-Atlantic flight in May of 1927, Charles Lindbergh made ...
Mr. Bryan’s Place in the Sun
It was Notification Day, and Bryan would receive official confirmation that, for the third time, he was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president of the United ...
Getting to know county history books
Are you a genealogist or historical researcher? Recently the Ohio History Connection (formerly the Ohio Historical Society) posted a helpful article, “Getting to Know ...
We can’t win all fights
The Clarinda, 2014, courtesy of Ruben Acosta.
It is a sad truth: not every historic building can be saved. This was made evident on July 1st as the Omaha City ...
How is this varnish can tied to the founding of Lincoln?
This early twentieth century varnish can was donated to the NSHS.
This is an Autograph brand pure oil can from Western Glass and Paint Company, circa ...
Thayer County’s Fair at Deshler Began in 1913
Thayer County Fair on main street of Deshler in 1913. NSHS RG2719-7-6
“The Thayer County Agricultural society was organized in Deshler last week,” said the Omaha ...
Beatrice Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
Before automobiles and radios made the world a smaller place, it could be challenging for adults in rural areas to gain access to the kinds of cultural and educational ...
Fred Pickering, a World War I Doughboy from Ulysses
New recruits at the Saunders County Courthouse in Wahoo, ready to depart for Camp Funston, Kansas. Like Fred Pickering, many Nebraska soldiers received training at Camp ...
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