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Beatrice, Crete, and Schuyler Downtown Historic Districts Now Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Corner of 11th and C Streets, view west, 1953. Photo courtesy of City of Schuyler   The historic downtown districts of Beatrice, Crete, and Schuyler are now ...

Noon History Bites – Learn New Things In Just 15 Minutes Over Your Lunch Hour

Noon History Bites at the Nebraska History Museum Centennial Mall and P Streets (131 Centennial Mall North) 12:00-12:15 p.m. Enjoy meaningful stories that abound at the ...

NSHS mourns death of esteemed colleague Jim Potter

The NSHS has lost an esteemed colleague and dear friend with the unexpected death of Senior Research Historian Jim Potter on Saturday, August 6. Jim began work at the ...

Timeline Tuesday: Burwell, Nebraska, Flying Machines, 1912 and 1964

 Welcome to our weekly series, "Timeline Tuesday." Every Tuesday, we'll post a brief Nebraska history story. The late NSHS historian and Nebraska History Associate ...

Timeline Tuesday: Schuyler Flour Mill Once the Largest West of Missouri River

The Schuyler Mill in its heyday. RG3466.PH4-6   During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries more than five hundred flour mills were built in ...

76-year-old man takes covered wagon along Oregon Trail to highlight historical significance

Caption: Ezra Meeker and his ox team at Chimney Rock, July 1906. NSHS RG0959.PH5-1   One hundred ten years ago in July 1906 Ezra Meeker stopped at Chimney Rock ...

What Is It Wednesday – August 17 – Gray Rock With a Handle

Welcome to “What Is It Wednesday”! We’ll post a photo of an unusual artifact from our collections every Wednesday morning. Post your guess in the comments, and share ...

What Is It Wednesday – August 10 – Heavy ridged doohickey with handle

Welcome to “What Is It Wednesday”! We’ll post a photo of an unusual artifact from our collections every Wednesday morning. Post your guess in the comments, and share ...

What Is It Wednesday REVEALED – August 10 – Fluting Iron

“What Is It Wednesday” Revealed – every Wednesday we post an unusual artifact from our collections and encourage viewers to guess the object. While this object is not on ...

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