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When the Carnival Came to Town
Photo: The Flying Baldwins were a popular feature of the Walter Savidge Amusement Company. NSHS RG1667-1-15
Years ago, the peak of Nebraska summer ...
History Nebraska and Nebraska Arts Council invite artists to re-imagine historic posters
Using historic posters as inspiration, artists are invited to create their own posters to address today's themes including (but not limited to) COVID-19, economic ...
Screen Restoration at The State Archeology Office
Have you ever wondered what the archeologists at History Nebraska do when the weather does not permit field work? We've got the answer right here.
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Swing Landscape
A piece recently treated at the Ford Center is this study for a mural entitled Swing Landscape by artist Stuart Davis. Davis was a New York artist who studied under ...
Marker Monday: Potter and the Union Pacific Railroad
Marker Location
Potter Depot Museum. 845 Front Street, Potter, Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Marker Text
Potter began as a small Union Pacific Railroad ...
The historical roots of the George Floyd protests in Nebraska
By David L. Bristow, Editor
(Originally posted June 2, 2020)
Someday a historian will write a Nebraska History article examining the George Floyd protests in ...
Bringing the Property to You: Robber’s Cave and Digital Preservation
From the very beginning of the project, History Nebraska’s State Historic Preservation Office (NeSHPO) knew that adding Lincoln's Robber's Cave to the National Register ...
History at the Corner of Chadron Avenue and West 2nd Street
I encourage Nebraskans to ask questions and to learn more about the people who once lived in the old buildings still standing all across the state—you might discover ...
Get to Know Your Friendly State Preservationist
- Jessica Tebo
Jill Dolberg, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
You might be wondering what a preservationist even is. And before you ask, it’s not ...
Portrait of the Preservationist as a Young Woman
We've talked a lot about what historic preservationists do over the years, but we haven't talked as much about why they do it.
Here's our own Kelli Bacon's story of ...
Learning About Preservation From Virginia Lee Burton’s “The Little House”
Historic preservation seeks to honor the connection people inherently have between identity and place. Virginia Lee Burton’s classic, The Little House, speaks to that ...
Conserving a 224-Year-Old Gift Given to Chief Blackbird
When this document arrived at our Ford Conservation Center, it was in pretty rough shape. Thankfully, Hilary LeFevere, our expert Paper Conservator at the Ford Center, ...
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