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Flashback Friday: The Shoulders of Atlas: Rural Communities and Nuclear Missile Base Construction in Nebraska, 1958-1962 – Nick Batter

On a Friday afternoon in October 1958, more than a thousand people gathered in Mead, Nebraska, for the opening of the Farmer's Union Co-op Grain Elevator. Flyers ...

Timeline Tuesday: A Blustery Thanksgiving in Valentine

President Grover Cleveland in a proclamation issued November 4, 1896, set aside November 26 "to be kept and observed as a day of thanksgiving and prayer throughout our ...

Marker Monday: Nebraska 4-H Clubs Began in York County

Location 4h Dr, York, York County, Nebraska View this marker's location 40.885246, -97.59033 Marker Text In 1898 E. C. Bishop, a teacher in nearby Bradshaw, ...

“Big, Ugly Red Brick Buildings”: The Fight to Save Jobbers Canyon – Daniel D. Spegel

"The use of warehouses will offend some citizens. They will ask how a warehouse can be beautiful, for only state capitols or things that had an aesthetic intent can be ...

Timeline Tuesday: Plenty of Work

Job hunters in Omaha during the booming 1880s had an easier time than those seeking work today. A reporter for the Omaha Daily Bee in the fall of 1888 "made ...

Too Much Beef, a complaint about football

The football schedules of early Nebraska teams sometimes matched ­or mismatched-high school and college teams and paired both with teams organized by other groups such ...

Recent Awards and Honors

It's been a busy autumn! In recent weeks the NSHS has recognized the generosity of a major donor, honored history makers at our annual banquet, and received a Nebraska ...

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History Nebraska was founded in 1878 as the Nebraska State Historical Society by citizens who recognized Nebraska was going through great changes and they sought to record the stories of both indigenous and immigrant peoples. It was designated a state institution and began receiving funds from the legislature in 1883. Legislation in 1994 changed History Nebraska from a state institution to a state agency. The division is headed by Interim Director and CEO Jill Dolberg. They are assisted by an administrative staff responsible for financial and personnel functions, museum store services, security, and facilities maintenance for History Nebraska.
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