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Throwback Thursday Photograph, Omaha 1868
Today’s Throwback Thursday photo takes way, way back to August 1868 to the northwest corner of 13th and Douglas Street in Omaha, Nebraska. Several employees of the Omaha ...
Danish Tug ‘o War Team
Tug of War was serious business in 1890s Nebraska. Just ask the Omaha Danes, reigning state champions in 1892.
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Twentieth Century Sign Sees Light of Day Thanks to Construction
History is all around us, but sometimes it is out of sight. A member of our staff was walking the streets of Lincoln recently when they happened upon a piece of history ...
Throwback Thursday Photograph, Belly Laughs
What do you think these boys are laughing about?
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“The Artist”
When a fire damaged Lila Vamosi's drawing "The Artist," she turned to our Gerald Ford Conservation Center to restore it. Although it still shows some scars, they now ...
What’s inside the “Engineer Cantonment” issue of Nebraska History
The Spring 2018 issue of Nebraska History is devoted to the history and archeology of Engineer Cantonment. The 80-page magazine comes with a membership to the Nebraska ...
Find Nebraska on the Internet*, 1973
This is a schematic map of the entire internet as it existed in 1973. Each oval represents a single computer. Can you find Nebraska's lone connection? (Remember, a ...
Something is happening… and it’s getting closer
Stay tuned for a major announcement on April 30, 2018!
Three Nebraska Locations Added to National Register of Historic Places
For more information on the National Register program in Nebraska, contact the Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office at (402) 471-4775 or visit ...
Charles Thone, Former Nebraska Governor and Congressman, Dies at 94.
Charles Thone, former Nebraska governor and congressman, died Wednesday at the age of 94. Born in Harrington, Nebraska on January 4, 1924, Thone graduated Harrington ...
Influential Women Artists of Nebraska
Nebraska's women artists that were active between 1880 and 1950 left a huge legacy, but you might not know that at first glance.
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We’re Number One!
Over the years, Nebraska has been "number one" in a lot of categories. We've had the nation's highest-rated football team, we've produced more popcorn than anyone else, ...
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