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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 ...
Flashback Friday: NAACP Youth Council’s Peaceful Swimming Pool Protest Deemed “hysteria” in 1963 Omaha
A number of people at the Peony Park pool in Omaha in 1930. The pool was not de-segregated until 1963.
Simone Manuel made history at the 2016 Summer ...
Marker Monday: The Armour and Company Icehouse
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The Armour and Company Icehouse was built in 1897-98 northwest of Memphis, Nebraska. It was one of the largest ...
History in Glass Plate Negatives
Today you can easily snap a photo with your cell phone or digital camera. But capturing a photograph was a complex and time-consuming process in the early days of ...
“Wild Bill” Hickok in Nebraska
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok (1837-1876), ca. 1869. (RG2603.PH0-000006)
Before the Civil War, James Butler Hickok was a driver for Russell, Majors, & ...
Senator George Norris’s snarky letter to an auto dealer
George Norris is remembered as both an influential US senator and a dignified, gentle man. But he could still go off on someone when he needed to.
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Marker Monday: Old Dodge School, World War II P.O.W. Branch Camp
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Old Dodge School served as one of two branch camps in Hall County housing German prisoners of war. On July 9, 1944, Leo B. Stuhr, president of the county ...
A Homestead Heirloom
Ford Conservation Center staff recently worked on bringing an almost 150-year-old family heirloom back to life. This project was a framed homestead certificate, which ...
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