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Marker Monday: Mitchell & Ketchum Homesteads
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The most infamous Nebraska showdown between settlers and cattlemen began in 1878 on the Custer County homesteads of Luther Mitchell and Ami Ketchum, ...
The Blizzard of 1948-49
The Nebraska National Guard was called out, and volunteers worked to rescue trapped livestock, homes, and even whole communities. But the job was too big for Nebraska ...
Happy Accidents and Photographic Tricks: Double Exposure Images
If you have ever had to load film into a camera, then you may be familiar with double exposures. Double exposures sometimes happen if the film jams inside of the camera ...
Marker Monday: Central High School
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The first session of Omaha High School, now Central High School, was held on November 10, 1859, in Nebraska's territorial capitol on ...
Marker Monday: Ponca Trail of Tears – White Buffalo Girl
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight the important stories in our state's past.
Today, we're focusing on a sad story: the death of White Buffalo Girl ...
Crowds Celebrate V-J Day in Lincoln, Nebraska
On August 14, 1945, word began to spread across the United States that Japan would surrender and end the war. Celebrations broke out in cities and towns around the ...
Happy Halloween!
Above is a Halloween party thrown at the residence of Flavia Waters Champe in 1950.
Many children have fond memories of Halloween. That memory often consists of candy ...
Marker Monday: Etna
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we focus on a marker that tells about the rise and fall of ...
Faceless Fred, the Phantom of Phelps County
Fred, who lived near Holdrege, was a known philanderer, much to his long-suffering wife's dismay. Having tired of his antics, Fred's wife killed him and cut off most of ...
Spirit Photography
"Spirit Photography," advertisement. Source: Co. Fair News
In 1861 a Boston photographer named William H. Mumler discovered that additional images would appear if a ...
The World’s Fair of the Midwest
The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, also known as Omaha World’s Fair, was held in Omaha, Nebraska, from June to November 1898. The Trans-Mississippi and ...
Marker Monday: Two B-24 Liberators Crash Near Milligan, 1943
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On October 25, 1943, four B-24 "Liberator" bombers from the Fairmont Army Air Field were flying in formation. At approximately 4 p.m., one ...
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