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The first years of Genoa Indian Industrial School
By Breanna Fanta, Editorial Assistant
During the Indian Reform movement that began in the 1860s, reformers opened boarding schools to assimilate Indigenous youth to ...
A dudy is a Czech bagpipe
Here’s something to look for next time you’re in downtown Lincoln. A Czech bagpipe (known as a dudy) is pictured on the outside of a prominent building. Can you find ...
Grand Grocery, 1942
Color photography was still relatively rare and expensive in 1942 when photographer John Vachon stopped at the Grand Grocery at 1000 P Street in downtown Lincoln. ...
Bombs Away
During the early morning on August 16, 1943, residents of tiny Tarnov, Nebraska, were startled from their sleep by the sound of "bombs" falling on their town.
The ...
Securing a Civil War Era Sewing Kit
When collection objects are loaned from one museum to another for an exhibit, it is best practice for a condition report to be written before the object is sent away. ...
Winter Games
Although many of us may groan at the sight of winter’s first snowfall, when you’re a kid, it’s a whole different ballgame. When those first flakes begin to fall, you ...
Nebraska’s first radio station?
After years of experimental broadcasting, Nebraska’s first commercial radio stations went on the air in 1922. Who was the first?
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The Era of Radio Begins, 1922
“In future ages historians will scan the record to determine when radio transmission became general and popular and will fix the date not far from 1922."
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Why History Nebraska will demolish the grain elevators at Neligh Mill State Historic Site
Perhaps you have seen in the news that the History Nebraska Board of Trustees voted in July to demolish the grain elevators (but not the mill itself) at Neligh Mill ...
Beauty Behind the Grime
"The Most Beautiful Man in the World." The "reincarnation" of a Greek god. A suffragette's ideal man. "A gay camp icon." Paul Swan embodied all these ...
When Conversation Runs Dry…
By Joy Carey, Editorial Assistant
November 2012
We are witnessing firsthand the distress a drought causes in an agricultural community. With record temperatures ...
Conserving Modern Art
Objects made by artists that are still living and objects made with modern materials both create interesting challenges and opportunities for ...
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