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Marker Monday: Lewis and Clark Campsite

Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Lewis and Clark's journey west included a stint in Nebraska. While ...

Marker Monday: Maginnis Irrigation Flume

Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we focus on one of many irrigation flumes constructed by the ...

Marker Monday: Boot Hill

Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. The first people buried at Boot Hill were a mother and child, but ...

Marker Monday: Dobytown

Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past.  Today we focus on the Dobytown, a frontier town that catered ...

Marker Monday: The Smith Limekiln and Limestone House

Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we focus on the Smith Limekiln, one of the last remnants of ...

Marker Monday: Deep Well Irrigation

Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. When the Dust Bowl hit the midwest, one of the things that helped ...

Marker Monday: Culbertson

Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we're focusing Culbertson, Nebraska, the original county seat ...

Marker Monday: The Grand Duke Alexis

Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we're focusing a moment of international connection when the ...

The Long Journey Of White Fox

In 1874, a Pawnee man named White Fox died from disease while traveling in Sweden. Tragically, his remains didn't make it back home for over a century thanks to the ...

Automobile Thieves

Shortly after the introduction of cars came car thieves. According to an Omaha-based magazine, the worst thieves weren't the ones that stole the whole car, but those ...

The 20th Century chest that can cook

This curious object is the Thermator fireless cooker, and it was manufactured right here in Nebraska. Fireless cookers were popular in the early 20th century, and ...

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History Nebraska was founded in 1878 as the Nebraska State Historical Society by citizens who recognized Nebraska was going through great changes and they sought to record the stories of both indigenous and immigrant peoples. It was designated a state institution and began receiving funds from the legislature in 1883. Legislation in 1994 changed History Nebraska from a state institution to a state agency. The division is headed by Interim Director and CEO Jill Dolberg. They are assisted by an administrative staff responsible for financial and personnel functions, museum store services, security, and facilities maintenance for History Nebraska.
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