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Nebraska’s first school newspaper celebrated a radical idea: free schools
Published weekly by Omaha high school students starting in 1859, the Free School Advocate celebrated an idea that was was not yet fully embraced across the US: free ...
Bolte Manufacturing Company, Kearney, Nebraska
As the Curator of Manuscripts, I get to work with all sorts of interesting materials that document the history of individuals, families, businesses, and ...
Marker Monday: Fremont, Nebraska
Marker Text
Fremont was laid out in August 1856. The town site was named for John C. Fremont, the new Republican Party’s nominee for president in 1856, ...
Wallpaper Conservation at the Willa Cather Childhood Home
After spending the first nine years of her life in Virginia and another 18 months on a homestead in south central Nebraska, Willa Cather’s family settled in the nearby ...
Nebraska Olympians
In Paris, the Olympics are underway and the Paralympics open August 28. Nebraska has had numerous Olympians and Paralympians over the years. Here are a few of ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: Cuming County Historical Society
Founded in 1968, the Cuming County Historical Society (CCHS) manages a museum complex and collection of local artifacts that includes the history of farming, merchants, ...
“Girls, if you want to vote…”: fraud, condescension, and voting rights in 1919 Nebraska
Anti-suffragists reacted to Nebraska's 1917 limited suffrage law with a mix of condescension and actual fraud. But it didn't work.
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Fonda Family and the Omaha Community Playhouse Share Legacy Spanning its Hundred Year History
This article appears in the Winter 2023 issue of Nebraska History Magazine, a quarterly publication of History Nebraska. Family-plus members receive four issues per ...
Abbott and Costello Honored for War Bond Sales
Nebraska Governor Dwight Griswold (left) presented comedians Bud Abbot and Lou Costello with souvenir ears of corn during ceremonies at the Nebraska State Capitol on ...
It’s Too Hot to Sleep Inside!
During the Great Depression Nebraskans became accustomed to living under trying conditions. People had to cope not only with hard economic times ...
Cleaning Amelia Earhart’s Sporting License
The Conservators at the Ford Center work their magic on a piece of history from the Harry Truman Library: A sporting license given to Amelia Earhart in 1928.
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Making Rain
Modern attempts at rainmaking, such as cloud seeding, may be more scientific and effective but are less flamboyant than former methods used by professional ...
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