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School Safety Patrol
With the rise of automobiles in the 1920s, school safety patrols grew out of concerns for the well-being of students as they walked to school.
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The New Negro Movement in Lincoln, Nebraska
The New Negro Movement (NNM)—a term used here as opposed to the commonly used “Harlem Renaissance”—occurred not just in Harlem, and not just in large metropolitan areas. ...
“A Double Mixture”: Equality and Economy in the Integration of Nebraska Schools, 1858-1883
Most Americans associate the history of school segregation with Southern and urban communities, a physical distance that may create a sense of separation for some ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Fort Niobrara K Troop Kitchen
Today’s Throwback Thursday photograph features an exciting new addition recently donated to the NSHS Photograph Archives. Taken in about 1903, Private Zriny, Private ...
Nebraska’s On-Again Off-Again Relationship with the Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the US Constitution intended to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of the persons’ sex. In ...
The Nebraska Highway Archaeology Program in Action
These layers of sand in the side of the excavation are evidence of an active floodplain and were likely deposited during individual flood episodes. It was not ...
Crime Along the Overland Trail
Lawlessness along the Overland Trail to Oregon and California, according to Merrill Mattes, author of The Great Platte River Road, was relatively low. There were no ...
Marker Monday: Wayne State College
Location
1111 Main St, Wayne State College, Wayne County, Nebraska
View this marker's location 42.240700, -97.01476
Marker Text
The Nebraska Normal College was ...
Nebraska’s First Governor’s Mansion
Nebraska has had two official gubernatorial mansions, the first purchased in 1899, the second built in 1956. The first building was a two-and-one-half story, ...
Marker Monday: Post Headquarters, 1905
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on the story of a building we know very well. ...
Special Issue of Nebraska History Investigates Engineer Cantonment
How do you find a historic site that’s been lost for nearly 200 years? Until 2003 no one knew if the 1819-20 winter quarters of the Stephen Long Expedition still ...
New exhibit opens Friday! “What We Carried: Lincoln”
Fareda Kader brought this photo of her parents when she fled Iraq. It is part of What We Carried: Lincoln, an exhibit that opens Friday, January 26, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., ...
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