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1,733 Miles from Where? Kearney, Nebraska’s 1733 Identity
By David L. Bristow, Editor
Kearney has long promoted itself as the “Midway City” located halfway between the coasts, exactly 1,733 miles from both Boston and San ...
Marker Monday: Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School
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The U.S. Indian Industrial School in Genoa was in operation from 1884 to 1934. Built on land that was formerly part of the Pawnee reservation, it is the ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: Sandhills Heritage Museum
The Sandhills Heritage Museum (SHM) started 18 years ago because people in Blaine County wanted to preserve the stories and history of those who had come before them. ...
Luna Kellie, Populist Leader and Songwriter
Imagine a farm protest movement strong enough to win statewide elections against both Republicans and Democrats.
It happened in the 1890s. The People’s ...
Marker Monday: The Fort Robinson Cemetery
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The first recorded interment in the Fort Robinson Cemetery was James Brogan, July 2, 1875; the last was Fred Lester, June 13, 1945. Among the 258 interments ...
Mold or Material Issue?
The Gerald Ford Conservation Center Objects Lab recently completed treatment on a piece of contemporary sculpture that had a unique problem.
“Fish Wish” by artist ...
Marker Monday: Japanese Hall
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Japanese Hall was moved to the Legacy of the Plains Museum in 2019 from 1705 Avenue C, in Scottsbluff. Built by Japanese immigrants in 1928, the building ...
NSHS Historic Sites and Museums Join Blue Star Museums Program
Blue Star Museums offer free admission to the nation’s currently serving active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, at ...
Bill Green, a World War II Soldier
By David L. Bristow
Here is the story of one of the many Nebraskans who served in World War II. William Green wrote to his mother in Lincoln on February ...
Marker Monday: Standing Bear and the Ponca Tribe
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In 1877 the Ponca Tribe and Chief Standing Bear were forced from their Nebraska homeland along the Niobrara River to an Oklahoma reservation. ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: Sheridan County Historical Society
The Sheridan County Historical Society (SCHS) was first organized in 1933 and reorganized in 1957 as a non-profit organization to preserve the history and historic ...
Marker Monday: The Nebraska State Teachers’ Association
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On October 16, 1867, the first meeting of the Nebraska State Teachers’ Association was held on this site in the Brownville Union High School, at ...
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