The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Organization of Nebraska Territory
The Kansas-Nebraska Act, signed into law over 160 years ago on May 30, 1854, by President Franklin Pierce, was closely related to national and sectional politics in ...
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Is Nebraska a “Desert”? No… and Yes!
Ignore the photo above and look at the map below. Is “Great Desert” the dumbest description of Nebraska ever to appear in print? Sure, we’ve all heard “flyover country” ...
Vacationing on a Budget in 1909
Nebraskans have always looked to get the most vacation for their money. Back in the early twentieth century, one of the most popular bang for your buck vacation spots ...
Marker Monday: The Seedling Mile
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, our focus is a preserved section of the Lincoln Highway. It's ...
Buffalo Bill’s Big House
At first glance, an 18-room French Second Empire-style mansion might not strike you as “western,” but take a look at that huge barn! This is what a western man would ...
Sewing the Flag
In 1872 we held our first Fourth of July celebration. Everybody was eager to help and preparations went forward swiftly. The magnificent natural park with School Creek ...
No Father’s Day for Nebraska in 1915
“For some years we have had ‘Children’s Day’ and ‘Mother’s Day,’” said the North Platte Semi-weekly Tribune on June 10, 1911, “and now thanks ...
Marker Monday: The Savidge Brothers, Aviation Pioneers
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Near here was the scene of some of Nebraska's earliest experiments with flight in a heavier-than-air vehicle. Sometime before late 1907, Martin P. ...
Robert Ball Anderson’s journey “from slavery to affluence”
Born in slavery, Robert Ball Anderson became a prosperous rancher in Box Butte County, Nebraska.
State Song Sing-Along
The year Nebraska celebrated its centennial, it got a new state song. “Beautiful Nebraska” was so designated by the Nebraska legislature and the bill was signed into law ...
Marker Monday: K-9 Training Area, Fort Robinson
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In September 1942 the Fort Robinson War Dog Training Center was established. Barracks, classrooms, administrative offices, and other support ...
A Picnic Mishap
Picnicking is one of the most enjoyable summer pastimes, and Nebraskans more than one hundred years ago enjoyed it as much as we do today. Occasionally, however, ...
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