Journey to Freedom – Celia and Eliza Grayson’s escape from Nebraska slavery
Editor's note: Below is the first part of "Journey to Freedom from Nebraska Territory," from the Summer 2022 issue of Nebraska History Magazine. Read the complete ...
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Arbor Day 1982
Here's a look back at 1982 when a man helps a group of children plant a tree in honor of Arbor Day. Arbor Day originated in Nebraska in 1872, when the State Board of ...
Marker Monday: The Neligh Mills
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The Neligh Mills, built from locally fired brick in 1873 by John D. Neligh, was the first business and industry in the then newly platted town. Later owners ...
How much is a teacher worth? What Nebraska paid teachers in the 1920s
Most Nebraska teachers were paid poverty wages in the early 1920s, even before an economic recession prompted school districts to slash budgets even further.
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Courthouse and Jail Rocks
By David L. Bristow, Editor
How were Courthouse and Jail Rocks formed?
Imagine the North Platte Valley filled to the brim with land, as it once was. ...
Post Fire Conservation
The J. Huston Tavern in Arrow Rock, Missouri, was built by Joseph Huston in 1834 and served as the first permanent hotel in town. And this young prairie town did get a ...
Lessons From the Northwestern School of Taxidermy
The Northwestern School of Taxidermy was incorporated in 1903 by J.W. Elwood, Paul F. Greve, and R.H. Smith, and was located at 1202 Howard Street in Omaha, Nebraska. ...
Marker Monday: Logan Fontenelle
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Logan Fontenelle, an interpreter and Omaha chief, was born at Bellevue in May, 1825. His father was Lucien Fontenelle, a noted fur trader both ...
Didn’t like his wife’s cooking – a 1934 Omaha divorce sensation
By David L. Bristow, Editor
Frank wanted attention and he got it. Syndicated by the Associated Press, the above photo and caption appeared in newspapers ...
E. H. Barbour Recalls Mari and “Old Jules” Sandoz
Mari Sandoz (1896-1966), internationally known as a chronicler of the West and as an expert on Native American history, first gained fame as the author of Old Jules ...
Helen Keller Shocked at Nebraska’s Poor Financial Assistance for the Blind
It’s 1947, and the Nebraska legislature has not passed funding for educating and rehabilitating people with vision loss for twenty-five years. Who are ...
History Nebraska Awards $328,000 through Historic Preservation Grant
History Nebraska has announced the recipients of the Rural Nebraska Historic Preservation (RNHP) grant, which assists owners of National Register of Historic Places ...
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