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Marker Monday: Johnny Carson
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Born in Iowa, Johnny Carson (1925-2005) grew up in Norfolk at 306 S. 13th St. A performer from an early age, he graduated from Norfolk High School in 1943, ...
Nebraskans react to FDR’s nomination for a third term, 1940
Sutton, Nebraska native Herbert Johnson became a nationally renowned political cartoonist with The Saturday Evening Post. He donated 250 of his original drawings to the ...
Marker Monday: The Ponca Villages
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Present-day Ponca, Nebraska, is near the first village built by the Ponca in the early 1600s after they separated from the Omaha and became their own ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: The Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball
The idea for the Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (MNMLB) originated in 1991 when St. Paul, Nebraska, began a celebration to honor the local hero, Grover ...
Celebrating American Archives Month with a Look Back at the Year
This American Archives Month, the Collections team at the Nebraska State Historical Society wanted to share what they have been up to for the last year. From assisting ...
Marker Monday: St. Edward
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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 cast.
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William Jennings Bryan as the new George Washington
By David L. Bristow
Countless politicians have tried to claim a piece of George Washington’s legacy. This detail from a campaign postcard is a silly ...
Marker Monday: Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
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Willa Cather first came to Webster County from Virginia in 1883 at the age of nine. The vast open prairies of Nebraska made a lasting impression ...
The Sharp Homestead Case Study Part 3: What steps do archeologists take to excavate an archeological site?
Previous installments of this blog series have shown us why archeology is done and how archeologists know where to look for archeological sites. Part 2 also introduced ...
Marker Monday: Prehistoric Burial Site
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From 1050 - 1400 the lower Platte and Missouri River valleys were home to prehistoric Indian farmers. These people lived in small villages and ...
How a painting helped archeologists find a lost 200-year-old site
(Published in 2018)
How do you find an archeological site that’s been lost for nearly 200 years? Fifteen years ago, NSHS archeologists made the discovery of a ...
The State Capitol’s Lincoln Monument and Nebraska Statehood
By David L. Bristow
An estimated ten thousand people gathered at the Nebraska State Capitol on September 2, 1912, for the unveiling a new bronze sculpture of Abraham ...
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