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The Berry State Aid Bridge
The Berry State Aid Bridge was listed on the National Register in 1992.
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The Mrs. H.J. Bartenbach House
Nebraska doesn’t have many residential examples of the Moderne style, but we do have a beautiful one in the Mrs. H.J. Bartenbach House in Grand Island.
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Treating Certificates at the Gerald Ford Conservation Center
These certificates are now more stable and with proper storage and handling will be for many years to come.
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The Blacksmith Shop
By David L. Bristow, Editor
The blacksmith shop was always one of the first businesses established in any frontier community. It was hard to imagine a world ...
1952 Huskerville Polio Outbreak
A small Lincoln community experienced a polio epidemic, but it was unclear what exactly caused the unusual outbreak. The mystery remained until a later study revealed a ...
Preserved, Restored, or Conserved
When an artwork or artifact has been damaged through use or time, several terms get used, often interchangeably. Is the object going to be “preserved”, “restored,” or ...
Nebraska National Guard Mexican Border Service Medals
Collecting and studying military insignia for years, Mark D. Hunt found an obscure bronze medal that led him to research Nebraska's involvement in the United States' ...
2021 History Nebraska Awards
History Nebraska is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 History Nebraska Awards.
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A Review of Black History Month
During the month of February, History Nebraska highlighted articles and blog posts that pertained to Black History Month and the state of Nebraska. Some of them were ...
German Prisoners of War in Grand Island
By Breanna Fanta, Editorial Assistant (2021)
Nebraska and other rural states faced a severe farm labor shortage during World War II. The draft shipped men off to war, ...
Drought, trains, and a chicken dinner: FDR’s 1936 campaign stop in Fremont
It was billed as a presidential tour of the drought-stricken areas of the Midwest, but President Franklin Roosevelt was in full campaign mode when his train stopped in ...
When Jell-O salad was a status symbol
We don’t have to explain that traditional Midwestern salads usually don’t include lettuce. “Salad” traditionally means some sort of fruit suspended in gelatin with ...
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