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 ...
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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 ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: Sandhills Heritage Museum
The Sandhills Heritage Museum (SHM) started 18 years ago because people in Blaine County wanted to preserve the stories and history of those who had come before them. ...
Marker Monday: Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School
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The U.S. Indian Industrial School in Genoa was in operation from 1884 to 1934. Built on land that was formerly part of the Pawnee reservation, it is the ...
1,733 Miles from Where? Kearney, Nebraska’s 1733 Identity
By David L. Bristow, Editor
Kearney has long promoted itself as the “Midway City” located halfway between the coasts, exactly 1,733 miles from both Boston and San ...
When Science Met the Coyote
How and why did this coyote end up in this cruel trap?
The coyote was long known to Nebraska’s Native peoples. They understood its intelligence. It’s no accident that ...
Marker Monday: Kay Cover, “Let Her Fly!”
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Softball gained popularity in Nebraska during the Great Depression and World War II as an athletic opportunity for girls and women. It continued to ...
What is this Revolutionary War sword doing in Nebraska?
By David L. Bristow
The American Revolution happened long before Nebraska statehood, but treasured relics made their way west, handed down from one generation to the ...
Frederick W. Thayer’s Invention
John Nelson’s photograph of a baseball game includes a catcher with face mask in the left foreground. NSHS RG3542:PH:097-12 (at right).
The catcher’s mask in baseball ...
Marker Monday: Cairo: Oasis of the Prairie
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Cairo (pronounced ‘Care-Oh’) began as a railroad town along the Burlington line. Agents of the Lincoln Land Company, a Burlington subsidiary, ...
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