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What is deaccessioning?
What Happens When Items are Removed from the Nebraska State Historical Society’s Collections?
Removing items from a museum or historical organization’s ...
Norfolk’s WJAG and the Roots of Political Talk Radio
Does political talk radio go too far? And does a station have a responsibility to present opposing points of view? In 1946, Norfolk, Neb., radio station WJAG had its ...
Marker Monday: The Villasur Expedition, 1720
Marker Text
In June 1720, a Spanish military force led by Sir Pedro de Villasur left Santa Fe, New Mexico, to gather information on French activities near ...
Pershing for President
As a commander of US forces, Gen. John J. Pershing was to be a major contender for the 1920 Republican presidential nomination, but his Nebraska-based campaign failed ...
From Territory to Today: Nebraska Governor’s Records Digitization Project
From territory to statehood, agriculture to railroads, the early governors of Nebraska oversaw an explosive period of growth and change. Each of Nebraska’s early ...
Marker Monday: Massacre Canyon
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The adjacent stone monument erected in 1930 was first placed about a mile south of this area. Originally on the highway overlooking the ...
Grace Crandall Richardson: Nebraska’s Persistent Suffragist
By Breanna Fanta, Editorial Assistant
Scrapbooks often hold sentimental value, but for historians like Amy Helene Forss, they can serve as primary sources by ...
Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Robinson, Nebraska
In the racially segregated military that followed the Civil War, one of the first Cavalry regiments for black soldiers was headquartered in Nebraska for more than a ...
Day in the Life of Digital Curation
Ever wonder how History Nebraska’s collection materials end up online? That would be the work of the Digital Curation Department! Hi, my name is Kayla, and I am a ...
Jenner’s Park Once a Popular Summer Attraction
From about 1900 to the early 1940s Jenner’s Zoological, Educational and Amusement Park in Loup City was a place for central Nebraska to gather, play, and ...
Flashback Friday: The Best-Dressed Doll in the World: Nebraska’s Own Terri Lee
World War II had been over little more than a year when the Terri Lee doll entered the toy market in time for Christmas 1946. Invented and manufactured in Nebraska, the ...
History Nebraska Receives Highest National Recognition
History Nebraska has achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies ...
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