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The Chadron State Park Site
The theme of Archeology Month 2021 is Archeology in Nebraska State Parks. While Ft. Atkinson and Ft. Robinson have seen the most archeological work, we start in ...
Ford Center and International Cat Day
A post about a cat painting that was recently treated in the Paintings Lab and belongs to the Nebraska History Museum.
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Indigenous boarding schools in Nebraska
Photo: Pawnee children at their reservation boarding school in Nance County, Nebraska, circa 1871
By Araceli Hernandez, Digital Outreach Educator; David ...
Making Ice Cream in 1910
Who wants ice cream? Photographer John Nelson of Ericson, Nebraska captured this little sweetie taking a turn cranking the handle of an ice cream maker in about 1910.
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William G Marshall – Deaf Shoe Maker
William G. Marshall arrived in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1879 to set up one of Lincoln’s earliest shoemaking shops. He, like both his parents, was born deaf.
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Historic Tax Credit Programs
May was Historic Preservation Month and we celebrated by looking at some before and after pictures of properties that took advantage of Tax Credit Programs.
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Baled Hay Church
A significant, and rare, representation of vernacular architecture within the Sandhills of west central Nebraska.
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Nebraska’s most problematic historical markers
The Nebraska Historical Marker Program is one of History Nebraska’s most popular programs, but some markers have not aged well. We’re reviewing them to identify and ...
Standing Bear
Standing Bear was born on Ponca land, near the mouth of the Niobrara, in what is now Nebraska around 1834.
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Genoa Indian School
By Ryan Reed
The two story brick building capped with a side gable roof is the last remnant of the extensive US Indian Industrial School campus in Genoa, Nebraska. Once ...
May Day
May 1st, or May Day, is the day set aside by cultural institutions to make sure they are prepared in case of emergencies. It is important for institutions with ...
Fort Robinson 2020 Dump Research
The Nebraska State Archeology Office preserves, explores, and interprets Nebraska's archeological sites and other historic resources for the benefit of the public and ...
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