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Stabilizing a Book of 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints
The Paper Lab at the Ford Conservation Center recently completed treatment on a historic volume of woodblock prints.
“The Painter’s Handbook” was printed in the early ...
Marker Monday: Marion Lux Carnegie Medal
Marker Text
Near this location, on September 26, 1907, 18-month old Gladys Dixon followed her elder sisters as they left for school. Their home being near the ...
How Nebraska artist John Falter imagined the Battle of Concord
By David L. Bristow, Editor, April 17, 2025
April 19, 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which launched ...
A Nebraska “Unsinkable” Ship Connection: Titanic Carl Johnson
Over a century has sailed by since the horrific night of April, 15th 1912. What was known as the “unsinkable” ship shocked the world when the Titanic submerged ...
Marker Monday: Easter Blizzard of 1873
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments, places, and people in our state's past. Today we're focusing on a marker that tells the story of ...
J. Sterling Morton creates Arbor Day
Arbor Day originated in Nebraska in 1872, when the State Board of Agriculture adopted J. Sterling Morton's resolution that April 10 of that year be set aside for tree ...
Will Pigs Help Win the War?
After the United States entered World War I in April of 1917, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Herbert Hoover head of the U.S. Food Administration. Hoover believed ...
Marker Monday: Village of Harrison
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on the history of the town with the highest ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: the Orchard Historical Society
The Orchard Historical Society (OHS) was formed in 1989. The original board acquired a one-room schoolhouse and moved it to Orchard, Nebraska. The District 57 school ...
The History of Shelterbelts in Nebraska
In Nebraska the site of a Shelterbelt, also known as a windbreak, is common for those traveling across the state. These lines of trees are designed to protect fields and ...
Director Update: Nebraska History Museum Exhibit Plan
One of the clear mandates I received as the new director of the Nebraska State Historical Society was to return the permanent exhibits that tell the story ...
An “April Fool Lie”
Readers of the Omaha Daily Bee on April 2, 1885, must have been astounded to learn of the sighting of a gigantic serpent in the Missouri River near Omaha. The Bee’s ...
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