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A New Life for an Old Painting
On January 1, 1863, Daniel Freeman filed the one of the first claims under the Homestead Act of 1862 in what is now Beatrice, Nebraska. When the Freemans built a cabin ...
HN’s Heritage Hero Awards for 2019
Bruce V. Richman arrived at Buffalo Rill Ranch in North Platte wearing his Buffalo Bill gear, thinking he would be doing a presentation for a school group as he has ...
How to Survive Falling Down a Well
F. W. Carlin survived a 143-foot fall down a well, but then he had another problem. Nobody knew he was there, and no one was likely to come looking for him. If was to ...
2020 History Nebraska Award Winners Receive Awards
History Nebraska's mission is to preserve, share, and teach Nebraska History, but we know that we're not in this alone. There is a whole host of amazing people who help ...
Who killed South Omaha’s mayor? Anti-Catholicism in Omaha in 1892
Though it looked like a suicide, an organization called the American Protective Association was convinced that the death of South Omaha’s mayor was a Catholic plot. The ...
What’s Bugging You?
We are all familiar with the difficulties of avoiding pest infestations in our homes and offices. All buildings are in need of pest control. Developed for the ...
2020 History Nebraska Award Winners
Nebraskans from Geneva, Lincoln, Hartington, and Kearney to be Honored February 19th at the Nebraska History Museum
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Sarpy County’s namesake “a legend in his own time”
The namesake of Sarpy County, Peter Sarpy (1805-1865) was an important trader whose career spanned Nebraska’s fur trade and territorial periods. “Sarpy’s life is not ...
Cool It! Using Relative Humidity to Protect Collection Materials
Preserving the life of collections objects is not easy. One of the best ways to make sure they last as long as possible is to manage the temperature and relative ...
How the Republican River Got its Name
Have you ever wondered how the Republican River got its name? The name is older than the Republican Party and has a surprising origin.
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Omaha’s Lillie Williams became a professional bicycle racer in 1889
Starting in the high-wheel bicycle era, Lillie Williams of Omaha became a multi-sport professional athlete at a time when women’s sports were widely regarded as improper ...
Light Damage
Exposure to visible and ultraviolet radiation can be a significant factor in the survival of objects. All wavelengths of radiation provide energy for deterioration ...
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