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Marker Monday: Susan La Flesche Picotte Memorial Hospital
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This hospital was built in 1912 under the guidance of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman physician, with the ...
When Behlen Manufacturing in Columbus Tested Shed With Atomic Bomb
By Kylie Kinley, Assistant Editor
(Originally published August 6, 2016)
Today, a business promotion might involve a video or a hashtag. In the ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: Museum of the Fur Trade
The Museum of the Fur Trade was opened in 1955 near Chadron, Nebraska, on the site of the original Bordeaux trading post. The trading post was originally founded in ...
Marker Monday: Scout’s Rest
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we focus on Scout's Rest in North Platte, originally built as ...
Celebrate National Historic Preservation Month
Every May, communities across the country come together to celebrate National Historic Preservation Month—a time to recognize the historic sites, neighborhoods, and ...
Nebraska’s National Historic Landmarks
Are you curious about Nebraska's National Historic Landmarks and want to learn more about each site? Bookmark this page, download this keepsake map, and share your ...
How to advertise in 1911
“Lady! You have a perfectly good suit that is somewhat out of style—color somewhat faded,” reads a 1911 newspaper ad for R. S. Palmer’s Steam and Dry Cleaning Works. “We ...
Marker Monday: Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church
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The Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1883. This area, including portions of Kearney, Phelps, and Harlan counties, once had ...
Earth Day is held on which famous Nebraskan’s birthday?
From the treeless plains came a holiday to celebrate the tree. In 1872 J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska City proposed the first Arbor Day. The State Board of Agriculture ...
Marker Monday: Arbor Lodge
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The stately, 52-room mansion was completed in 1903 by Joy Morton, oldest son of J. Sterling and Caroline Morton. The Mortons' first home in ...
A Proposed Arboreal Bureau
An arboreal bureau managed by the Nebraska State Historical Society? J. Sterling Morton, the father of Arbor Day in Nebraska, and a longtime member of the ...
William Jennings Bryan’s daughter runs the hurdles, circa 1902
Ruth Bryan Owen was a pioneering congresswoman and diplomat who grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was also a noted public speaker and author, and in 1922 became one of ...
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