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Marker Monday: John G. Neihardt Study
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The building was erected on this site in the 1890s for August Hartman and used as a residence by various owners until 1964. Poet John G. Neihardt ...
Pari-mutuel vs. Unicameral. Which is Which?
In the 1934 election, Nebraskans voted on two measures with funny-sounding names: a unicameral legislature and pari-mutuel betting. Both measures passed. It has long ...
A Winter Fire in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska
Early on January 4, 1940, a fire broke out in the Henshaw Hotel. The hotel, located at 1511 Farnam Street in Omaha, Nebraska, was one of many hotels in the downtown ...
A New Year’s Eclipse
The most memorable feature of New Year’s Day in Nebraska in 1889 was a solar eclipse that occurred between three and four o’clock in the afternoon. The Omaha Daily ...
Sleighing Fun
When pioneer Nebraskans wanted to get somewhere in a hurry, they waited for snow. When it snowed, sleighs appeared, adding ease and pleasure to winter ...
Skating Under Cover: Kearney’s Indoor Ice Rink
Ice skating enthusiasts in Nebraska braved winter weather and rough ice before the advent of the indoor rink made “skating under cover” a more comfortable ...
Shelton Farm Girl Remembers the WWII North Platte Canteen
By Kylie Kinley, Assistant Editor
The North Platte Canteen served over six million World War II service men and women traveling on the Union Pacific railroad between ...
Christmas in Falls City
Twinkling lights, crisp winter air, bright packages adorned with bows, festive food--no matter what holidays you celebrate (or don’t), the holiday season can be a ...
Marker Monday: The North Bottoms
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The North Bottoms neighborhood was settled by Germans from Russia beginning in the 1870s. During the preceding century they had colonized in Russia, ...
Nebraska’s First Jewish Newspaper
By Breanna Fanta, Editorial Assistant (2021)
“Newspapers are said to be the first draft of history.”
A short-lived twentieth-century newspaper now provides ...
Christmas Postal Rush
"One great trouble with the Christmas business,” remarked the Nebraska State Journal of December 24, 1892, “is the habit formed by the great unthinking public of waiting ...
Marker Monday: Burlington Depot
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Built in 1897, the main section of Red Cloud’s Burlington Depot contained sleeping quarters on the second floor, and freight room, agent’s office, and ...
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