Conserving Blueprints of a Historic Home
The Ford Conservation Center recently completed treatment on a series of 1920s cyanotype blueprints for a historic home in Walnut, ...
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Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day, marking Abraham Lincoln's 1862 proclamation abolishing slavery, was a significant holiday for Black Nebraskans. For former enslaved ...
Marker Monday: Vivian Strong
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On June 24, 1969, 14-year-old Vivian Strong was shot and killed by James Loder, a white police officer, while leaving a party in the Logan ...
Bicentennial Tapestry by the Nebraska Council of Home Extension Clubs, 1976
One popular way to celebrate a national anniversary is to look at the heritage of your own community.
At the 1975 annual meeting of the Nebraska Council of Home ...
A Nebraska Land Lottery
Land registration at Broken Bow, held October 13-25, 1913. NSHS RG3335.PH4-56
The desire to own land and the availability of cheap land were important factors in the ...
Marker Monday: Sioux Army Depot
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Sioux Army Depot was established on 23 March 1942 as Sioux Ordnance Depot. It was the only U.S. Army Ammunition Depot in Nebraska during World War ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: Nebraska City Historical Society
The Nebraska City Historical Society (NCHS) was established in 1937 as the Otoe County Historical Society by the Literature Department of the Nebraska City Women’s Club. ...
Director Update: the Capitol Gift Shop and Ford Center
We re-opened the Capitol Gift Shop in June with a soft opening on May 30th and a ribbon-cutting on June 4th with Lt Gov Joe Kelly. A big shout-out to Theresa ...
The Old Filling Station
By David L. Bristow, Editor
When we think about landmark buildings, gas stations probably aren’t the first places that come to mind. But they’ve been part ...
The Fourth of July at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Independence Day at Omaha's Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in 1898 was marked by a memorable parade and a celebration of American victory ...
Marker Monday: Inventor of Center-Pivot Irrigation Machine
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Born in 1894, Frank Zybach grew up in Loup Township, Platte County, Nebraska. He began inventing at age 13. In 1948, he developed a prototype of a ...
Where can you see the signing of the Declaration of Independence at the Nebraska State Capitol?
The Nebraska State Capitol is remarkable for its unified, thematic use of art and symbolism. Around the outside of the building, sculptures tell a story that ties the ...
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