Mona and John: A 50-Year Love Story
Early in 1908, 24-year-old Mona Martinsen, having just returned to New York after three years of studying sculpture with Auguste Rodin in Paris, wrote a letter to a ...
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The Headless Ghost of Redington, Nebraska
The month of October can sometimes inspire images specific to the Halloween season. In December we think about Christmas, with brightly decorated trees and wrapped gifts ...
Marker Monday: Pawnee City
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Pawnee City, the county seat of Pawnee County, was platted and the first lots were sold in the spring of 1857. The county, named for the ...
Nebraska Election Trivia
An election year is a good time to recall oddities from Nebraska elections and politicians of the past.
The youngest governor in Nebraska history was ...
Siouan Archeology
Nebraska has an archeological record of a few Siouan-Speaking tribes (Omaha, Ponca, Oto, Ioway, Missouria) that lived in earthlodge villages.
By Breanna Fanta, ...
On This Day: Armistice Celebrated Early
The armistice to end World War I signed at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month was greeted with great rejoicing in Nebraska towns. ...
The 1918 Flu Pandemic in Nebraska
World War I killed some 15 to 19 million people, but the 1918 flu pandemic was far worse. As the flu raged around the world, Nebraska communities responded.
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The Birth of the South Omaha Stockyards
In one decade, the South Omaha stockyards went from a single farm to a major meat center. The 1880s were a time of explosive growth for South Omaha, yet surprisingly few ...
Marker Monday: Susan La Flesche Picotte Memorial Hospital
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This hospital was built in 1912 under the guidance of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman physician, with the ...
NSHS Employees Recognized for Excellence in Leadership
Governor Pillen has recognized the Nebraska State Historical Society's Lezlee Williams and Bruce Carlson among 100 State of Nebraska public servants whose ...
Frontier Soldiers and Their Tiniest Enemy
Historian John McDermott wrote about the physical hardships of a frontier soldier’s life, describing the western plains as “an environment that could be frustrating, ...
“A burning shame” – defending bison in 1874
Some Nebraskans were aware of the values of wildlife conservation years before effective measures were enacted into law. The Daily Nebraska State Journal of Lincoln ...
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