Robert Kennedy and the 1968 Nebraska campaign trail
“I learned one thing I will never forget,” said Robert F. Kennedy on April 27, 1968, “It is a long way across Nebraska by train.”
Kennedy had just finished an ...
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Nebraska State Archeologists at Sharp Homestead
Archeologists from the NSHS State Archeology Office (SAO) began work on the Sharp Homestead site in Stanton County. The site was first recorded in 1992 and ...
New book, An American Corner of the World, explores Richardson County, Nebraska
April 30, 2025
A new book from the Nebraska State Historical Society offers a “deep geography” of an American place, Richardson County, Nebraska, in the state’s ...
Marker Monday: The Nebraska State Teachers’ Association
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On October 16, 1867, the first meeting of the Nebraska State Teachers’ Association was held on this site in the Brownville Union High School, at ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: Sheridan County Historical Society
The Sheridan County Historical Society (SCHS) was first organized in 1933 and reorganized in 1957 as a non-profit organization to preserve the history and historic ...
Marker Monday: Standing Bear and the Ponca Tribe
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In 1877 the Ponca Tribe and Chief Standing Bear were forced from their Nebraska homeland along the Niobrara River to an Oklahoma reservation. ...
Bill Green, a World War II Soldier
By David L. Bristow
Here is the story of one of the many Nebraskans who served in World War II. William Green wrote to his mother in Lincoln on February ...
NSHS Historic Sites and Museums Join Blue Star Museums Program
Blue Star Museums offer free admission to the nation’s currently serving active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, at ...
Marker Monday: Japanese Hall
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Japanese Hall was moved to the Legacy of the Plains Museum in 2019 from 1705 Avenue C, in Scottsbluff. Built by Japanese immigrants in 1928, the building ...
Mold or Material Issue?
The Gerald Ford Conservation Center Objects Lab recently completed treatment on a piece of contemporary sculpture that had a unique problem.
“Fish Wish” by artist ...
Marker Monday: The Fort Robinson Cemetery
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The first recorded interment in the Fort Robinson Cemetery was James Brogan, July 2, 1875; the last was Fred Lester, June 13, 1945. Among the 258 interments ...
Luna Kellie, Populist Leader and Songwriter
Imagine a farm protest movement strong enough to win statewide elections against both Republicans and Democrats.
It happened in the 1890s. The People’s ...
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