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Cudahy Kidnapping
The kidnapping of sixteen-year-old Edward Cudahy Jr., son of the prominent Omaha meatpacker, was one of the most sensational crimes in Nebraska history. The boy was ...
Chief, The Last U.S. Cavalry Horse
The Library/Archives Division holds a small collection of papers and photos relating to “Chief,” the last U.S. Cavalry horse. Foaled in 1932, the U.S. Army purchased ...
The First Frisbee Competition? Lincoln, 1957
By Kylie Kinley, Editorial Assistant
The year 1957 had its problems. Americans feared nukes from space after the Soviet launch of Sputnik. Baseball fans ...
Check Your Bags? Scenes from the Ogallala Depot
Among the thousands of railroad photos in our collections is a series shot outside the Union Pacific Depot in Ogallala around 1900. The photos were apparently meant to ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: the Pennsylvania Colony Historical Society of Nebraska
Last August, 2024, more than 150 descendants of fourteen Pennsylvania Dutch families gathered for a three-day picnic in Dawson, Nebraska. The event marked 150 years ...
Philander DeForest Thompson: A Legacy at Neligh Mill
One of the more noteworthy employees of the Neligh Mills was Philander DeForest Thompson, better known as P.D. Thompson. P.D. worked at the Mill for 48 years, making him ...
Marker Monday: Catherland
Marker Text
Here on the Divide between the Republican and the Little Blue lived some of the most courageous people of the frontier. Their fortunes and ...
The Huskers on Thanksgiving 1922 and The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
Final game at Nebraska Field, November 30, 1922. RG2758-105-10
It was the final game of the season. Notre Dame came to Lincoln to face Nebraska in front of 16,000 ...
Frank James a Thanksgiving Star at Norfolk
Thanksgiving Day in Norfolk in 1904 was marked not only by religious services and family dinners, but by the “amusement feature of the day,” matinee and ...
“A burning shame” – defending bison in 1874
Some Nebraskans were aware of the values of wildlife conservation years before effective measures were enacted into law. The Daily Nebraska State Journal of Lincoln ...
Frontier Soldiers and Their Tiniest Enemy
Historian John McDermott wrote about the physical hardships of a frontier soldier’s life, describing the western plains as “an environment that could be frustrating, ...
NSHS Employees Recognized for Excellence in Leadership
Governor Pillen has recognized the Nebraska State Historical Society's Lezlee Williams and Bruce Carlson among 100 State of Nebraska public servants whose ...
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