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Investigating a 1910 Scottsbluff Panorama
Here's a panoramic view of Scottsbluff from about 1910. It's too wide for this blog, so we've broken it into pieces below. (You can also see and zoom in on this ...
Nebraska’s Unique Contribution To The Entertainment World
The election of William F. Cody in August 1967, to the Nebraska Hall of Fame indicated a popular interest in the history of Western America and the people contributing ...
Was William Jennings Bryan a Good Newspaper Editor?
Did you know William Jennings Bryan was the editor of the Omaha World-Herald for two years? Or that he didn't do a lot of actual editing in that time?
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Creating the Fruited Plains
During the early years of Nebraska statehood, settlers along the Missouri River began to find life somewhat less burdensome. Road travel, although still rough, presented ...
Scurvy in 19th Century Nebraska
For most modern Americans, the word scurvy holds little weight. To nineteenth-century Americans, however, the word conjured vivid images of misery, suffering, and ...
Marker Monday: Cook
Marker Text
Note: The term “Indian” is used instead of “Native American” or “American Indian” as it was the common usage of the time this marker was ...
Marker Monday: Youst Cemetery
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we're focusing on the Youst Cemetery near Hampton, the final ...
Hastings Downtown District Added to National Register of Historic Places
We're pleased to announce that the Hastings Downtown Historic District has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places!
History Nebraska is pleased to ...
Billy clubs and vagrancy laws: hobos in Nebraska
What was it like to live as a hobo? And what did hobos experience in Nebraska?
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Our new trustees for 2019
Charles Schroeder of Eagle and David C. Levy of Omaha have joined our Board of Trustees for 2019.
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One Leg in the Grave!
Omaha police officer James MacDonald spent a decade with one leg literally in the grave.
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Horses of a Different Color
It's always satisfying to see a restored piece come out of the Painting Lab, but this work we did for the Frontier Army Museum really brought this painting back to ...
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