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Bicentennial Tapestry by the Nebraska Council of Home Extension Clubs, 1976
One popular way to celebrate a national anniversary is to look at the heritage of your own community.
At the 1975 annual meeting of the Nebraska Council of Home ...
Marker Monday: Vivian Strong
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On June 24, 1969, 14-year-old Vivian Strong was shot and killed by James Loder, a white police officer, while leaving a party in the Logan ...
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day, marking Abraham Lincoln's 1862 proclamation abolishing slavery, was a significant holiday for Black Nebraskans. For former enslaved ...
Conserving Blueprints of a Historic Home
The Ford Conservation Center recently completed treatment on a series of 1920s cyanotype blueprints for a historic home in Walnut, ...
Marker Monday: Cairo: Oasis of the Prairie
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Cairo (pronounced ‘Care-Oh’) began as a railroad town along the Burlington line. Agents of the Lincoln Land Company, a Burlington subsidiary, ...
Frederick W. Thayer’s Invention
John Nelson’s photograph of a baseball game includes a catcher with face mask in the left foreground. NSHS RG3542:PH:097-12 (at right).
The catcher’s mask in baseball ...
What is this Revolutionary War sword doing in Nebraska?
By David L. Bristow
The American Revolution happened long before Nebraska statehood, but treasured relics made their way west, handed down from one generation to the ...
Marker Monday: Kay Cover, “Let Her Fly!”
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Softball gained popularity in Nebraska during the Great Depression and World War II as an athletic opportunity for girls and women. It continued to ...
When Science Met the Coyote
How and why did this coyote end up in this cruel trap?
The coyote was long known to Nebraska’s Native peoples. They understood its intelligence. It’s no accident that ...
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. ...
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