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When a dragon boat came to Nebraska

Venting steam from its nostrils, the serpent-headed white boat moved mysteriously up the Missouri River without sails or oarsmen. The boat’s source of power may have ...

How a painting helped archeologists find a lost 200-year-old site

How do you find an archeological site that’s been lost for nearly 200 years? Fifteen years ago, NSHS archeologists made the discovery of a lifetime—and they did it using ...

Is Nebraska a “Desert”? No… and Yes!

Ignore the photo above and look at the map below. Is “Great Desert” the dumbest description of Nebraska ever to appear in print? Sure, we’ve all heard “flyover country” ...

What’s inside the “Engineer Cantonment” issue of Nebraska History

The Spring 2018 issue of Nebraska History is devoted to the history and archeology of Engineer Cantonment. The 80-page magazine comes with a membership to the Nebraska ...

Find Nebraska on the Internet*, 1973

This is a schematic map of the entire internet as it existed in 1973. Each oval represents a single computer. Can you find Nebraska's lone connection? (Remember, a ...

Something is happening… and it’s getting closer

Stay tuned for a major announcement on April 30, 2018!

Three Nebraska Locations Added to National Register of Historic Places

For more information on the National Register program in Nebraska, contact the Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office at the Nebraska State Historical Society at ...

Charles Thone, Former Nebraska Governor and Congressman, Dies at 94.

Charles Thone, former Nebraska governor and congressman, died Wednesday at the age of 94. Born in Harrington, Nebraska on January 4, 1924, Thone graduated ...

Throwback Thursday: High School Boys Basketball Teams

In recognition of the NSAA State Boys Basketball Championships, this week's Throwback Thursday features photographs of multiple Nebraska high school boys basketball ...

Influential Women Artists of Nebraska

Nebraska's women artists that were active between 1880 and 1950 left a huge legacy, but you might not know that at first glance. (more…)

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