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Ada C. Bittenbender and the Nebraska Woman Suffrage Association

Ada Cole Bittenbender, a leader in the woman suffrage and temperance movements, was also one of Nebraska's first woman lawyers and only the third woman admitted to ...

Ft. Atkinson Breaks Sod in Preparation for Upcoming Farming Demonstrations

On Dec 6, 2017, a plow sliced through the sod at Ft. Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP) for the first time in 55 years. Ft. Atkinson was the first military post west ...

Wilmot F. Crozier and Tractor Testing in Nebraska

The Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory, established in 1920, is the officially designated tractor testing station for the United States. It all started with Wilmot F. ...

Finding a New Nickname for Nebraskans

"At the very first meeting of the [Territorial] Pioneers [Association] in May, 1892, a member protested against the nickname, or totem name as I call it, of Nebraskans, ...

Marker Monday: Buckeye

Location Northeast corner of Sumner Road & Buckeye Road, Custer County, Nebraska View this marker's location 41.190656, -99.568321   Marker Text The ...

The St. Paul Church Riot

On the night of March 27, 1895, Elia W. Peattie one of the first female news reporters in Omaha, visited the diverse neighborhood of Sheelytown to report a fire. Located ...

The Story of Omaha Police Fingerprint Expert Emily Byram

Trained by the Army during World War I, Emily Byram Ruffner became one of the first female fingerprint examiners in United States law enforcement. As the United States ...

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