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Bloodshed at Fort Robinson and our newest historical marker
As historians, the names we give to events are important. They imply interpretation but are also matters of consensus. This is a story of the ongoing debate over the ...
Noon Bites Lecture: Learn All About Cattle Brands
Actual cowboy Marlen Luff stopped by the Nebraska History Museum to share what he knows about the history of cattle branding and show off a few of his own brands. Catch ...
Immaculate Conservation
Much has been made over the last several years over “restoration” work performed by untrained people. First there was the fiasco of the fresco “Ecce Homo” in the ...
Six New Locations Added to National Register of Historic Places
History Nebraska is pleased to announce six Nebraska locations have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Domme-Haase Farmstead in Madison County, ...
Farm Strike! The 1977 Tractorcade
On December 10, 1977, Lincoln experienced one of its worst traffic jams ever, as over a thousand tractors and farm trucks descended on the capital to send a message: ...
Scenes From Nebraska’s World War I Experience
World War I had a massive impact on every state in the Union, and Nebraska was no exception. This video, produced after the war, shows some of Nebraska's World War I ...
Scenes from Norway
It was a challenge, but our Ford Conservation Center helped the Wikel family preserve their grandfather's 116-year-old oil landscape paintings.
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Saturday Evening Post 1948
Poster featuring the Saturday Evening Post cover for the July 24, 1948 issue. The cover features the illustration "Photos on Fake Broncos" by John Falter. The ...
Selling Pears by Rail in 1914
We hardly think of pears as rare or exotic fruits anymore, but in 1914 it was a big deal when a refrigerated train car rolled up filled to the brim with pears.
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Throwback Thursday Photo, Harvest Queen
This 1907 Solomon Butcher photo is fittingly titled Harvest Queen. We don't know who the woman in the photo is, but we do know she is ROCKING that outfit.
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Ledger Art Continued
Last month, we showed the first steps of repairing a soldier's diary that also contained Native American ledger art. The leather case (covers and spine) ...
Nebraska Artist Terence Duren’s Childhood Desk
This small desk belonged to Nebraska artist Terence Duren. Duren was born in 1904 and lived most of his life in Shelby, Nebraska. Provenance provided with the desk ...
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