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When busses were “the car of the future”

Not everyone was happy about “motor buses” when they first appeared in the early 1900s. But by 1925 the Nebraska State Journal said that attempts by railroads or ...

When Nebraskans ruled the country albums chart for three straight months

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In 1976, the "Outlaw" country movement was in full swing and truck drivers were revered as folk heroes. (more…)

A Blizzard Can (Sometimes) Be Fun

1949 | Blizzards | Weather

Young people have a different perspective on the hardships of winter. During the legendary winter of 1949, Charlie Wright was sixteen years old and staying at his ...

Christmas in Falls City

Gerald Ford Conservation Center

The painting was the centerpiece of an exhibit on John Falter at the Nebraska History Museum in 2012. It was in good condition but needed a little help to be ...

Marker Monday: Opening the Sandhills

Historical Markers|marker monday|Sandhills

The first ranch in this area was set up on the Niobrara River about five miles south of here in 1877. (more…)

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: History Nebraska’s Repatriation Program

Read about what the NAGPRA Law means for Native Americans and how History Nebraska works with tribes across the state. (more…)

Neligh Carnegie Library Saved and Becomes a Home

Andrew Carnegie It’s hard to imagine a world without free access to the unlimited knowledge offered by public libraries. But at the beginning of the twentieth century, ...

Lincoln’s Carnegie Library Serves Homeless, Fights Hunger

Of the 1,689 Carnegie libraries in the United States, 69 were in Nebraska. Today, not all still serve as libraries. Some serve in new and different ways. (more…)

The Old Filling Station

automobiles; transportation

When we think about landmark buildings, gas stations probably aren’t the first places that come to mind. These photos illustrate how automobile culture developed in ...

The Blue River Cattle Trail: from Abilene into Nebraska

By Breanna Fanta, Editorial Assistant Waves of Texas longhorns were driven to northern beef markets in Nebraska and Kansas in the latter nineteenth century. ...

Elvis Presley’s Last Nebraska Performance

Elvis|Elvis Presley|Lincoln|Omaha

While Elvis Presley, famed “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” didn’t have direct ties to Nebraska, Omaha and Lincoln were the sites for two of his final performances in the summer ...

Triumphs and Troubles: The Early History of the NAACP in Nebraska, 1918-1940

By Breanna Fanta, Editorial Assistant In a period of intense racial discrimination, groups like the NAACP (National Association for the ...

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When busses were “the car of the future”

When Nebraskans ruled the country albums chart for three straight months

A Blizzard Can (Sometimes) Be Fun

Christmas in Falls City

Marker Monday: Opening the Sandhills

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: History Nebraska’s Repatriation Program

Neligh Carnegie Library Saved and Becomes a Home

Lincoln’s Carnegie Library Serves Homeless, Fights Hunger

The Old Filling Station

The Blue River Cattle Trail: from Abilene into Nebraska

Elvis Presley’s Last Nebraska Performance

Triumphs and Troubles: The Early History of the NAACP in Nebraska, 1918-1940

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