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Wilmot F. Crozier and Tractor Testing in Nebraska
The Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory, established in 1920, is the officially designated tractor testing station for the United States. It all started with Wilmot F. ...
Finding a New Nickname for Nebraskans
The Pioneer Record (Verdon), the organ of the Nebraska Territorial Pioneers Association, in November 1894 included a brief article written by John A. MacMurphy on ...
The Founding of the Nebraska Hall of Fame
The current Nebraska Hall of Fame was established in 1961 to officially recognize prominent Nebraskans. The Hall of Fame Commission, with members appointed by the ...
Marker Monday: Cheyenne County
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: Scenic Missouri Valley
While we think our Nebraska Historical Markers are striking, this one is dwarfed by its subject: the Missouri River Valley.
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Throwback Thursday Photo, Nebraska’s Last Bi-Cameral Legislature
Today is the second day of the second session of the 105th Nebraska Legislature. Today’s #ThrowbackThursday photo features the fiftieth and last bi-cameral session of ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, 1949 Christmas Party
Party like it is 1949! In today’s #ThrowbackThursday photograph employees from the Lincoln Distributing Company celebrate the season at a Christmas party on December 18, ...
A “Lady Patrolman” in Omaha?
By 1970 the Omaha Police Department had a few “policewomen,” but they were not allowed in cruisers and were not full police officers, or “patrolmen” as the city called ...
Behlen Buildings Survive Atomic Bombs
The steel panels used by Behlen Manufacturing, of Columbus, Nebraska, in the construction of their buildings proved their durability in an atomic bomb test at Yucca ...
Nebraskits: Rations for Nuclear Attack
To stock bomb shelters with food in the event of a nuclear attack, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture developed "Nebraskits," compressed wheat biscuits formulated to ...
Creighton University Side Saddle
Over the next three months, our blog posts will detail the history, condition, and treatment of a saddle that belongs to Creighton University. It is believed to have ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Santa’s Helpers from Fort Robinson, Christmas 1946
Santa is on his way! In today’s #ThrowbackThursday photo, a team of nine huskies pull Santa’s “sleigh” during a 1946 Christmas parade in Crawford, Nebraska. The huskies ...
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