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Did Ed Creighton loan $100,000 to Brigham Young?
Having $100,000 in 1874 was the same as being a multimillionaire today. Few people ever amassed so much money, and fewer still were rich enough to make a loan of that ...
Buddy the Dog, Heir to the Estate
Mary Ellen Voorhees of Omaha didn’t leave her dog everything in her will, but she did provide a $1,000 legacy to ensure his continued care (about $17,000 in ...
Sailing through Fort Kearny in a Wind Wagon
This artist’s conception of Samuel Peppard’s wind wagon as it was departing Fort Kearny in May 1860, appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on July 7 of that ...
The Fort McPherson National Cemetery
Photographer Solomon D. Butcher’s view of Memorial Day at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in 1911. NSHS RG2608-2926-b (right).
The approach of Memorial Day calls to ...
Pulitzer Prize Awarded for 1930 Editorial on George Norris
George W. Norris. NSHS RG3298-2-3 (left).
On May 5, 1931, the Fremont Evening Tribune reported that Tribune editor Charles S. Ryckman had been awarded a Pulitzer ...
Sliding to Safety
A student or teacher slides down what appears to be a flexible fire escape outside York’s Central School during a fire drill, February 10, 1910. NSHS RG2856-9-62 ...
Nebraska’s Semicentennial Arbor Day (2013)
Arbor Day parade float at Nebraska City in 1917. The bust at the front of the float depicts J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day. NSHS RG2991-2-3.
Nebraskans ...
The Missouri River Flood of 1881
Missouri River flooding at Omaha in 1881, NSHS RG2341-898 (right).
Snowfall in the winter of 1880-81 was unusually heavy, not only in Nebraska but in the states to ...
Nebraska History: Bringing you fascinating state stories for 95 years!
Nebraska History's original 1918 banner (above).
The first known print reference to what is now known as the Nebraska History magazine appeared in The Dakota County ...
100 Years of the Federal Income Tax
U.S. Senator Norris Brown of Nebraska. NSHS RG2411-668-b.
As April 15 approaches, American taxpayers may note that this year marks the 100th anniversary of the ...
Nebraska’s Gold, the Goldenrod
April 4 marks the anniversary of the designation of the goldenrod as Nebraska’s state flower in 1895. A legislative resolution giving the state a floral emblem was ...
Sweet Treats at Easter
This Easter postcard is from Nebraska State Historical Society collections. NSHS 9857566 (above).
What is Easter without eggs, if not the genuine article, then at ...
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