The St. Paul Church Riot
On the night of March 27, 1895, Elia W. Peattie one of the first female news reporters in Omaha, visited the diverse neighborhood of Sheelytown to report a fire. Located ...
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Marker Monday: Mullen, Hooker County
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The Grand Island and Wyoming Central branch of the Burlington railroad came through this area in 1887 and built a siding here named Mullen after a railroad ...
Centennial Fireworks, 1876
This ad ran in the Omaha Evening Bee on July 3, 1876, one of many fireworks ads in newspapers at that time.
Nebraska towns were full of wooden buildings but lacked ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: Johnson County Museum, From a Dream to a Destination
Tecumseh’s Cornerstone Building was built in 1890 on the courthouse square at the corner of Third and Clay Streets. In 2008, the dilapidated building was scheduled for ...
Marker Monday: Baled Hay Construction
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The invention of mechanical balers in the mid-1800s led to the use of bales of hay or straw as building blocks. Pioneer builders developed structural ...
Stabilizing three insect-damaged Masonic “carpets”
(Published April 2026)
Freemasons have long shared their values and traditions with new members through artwork, including visual aids known as master’s charts or ...
Marker Monday: Original Townsite of Oak
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. This week we're focusing on the original site of a village ...
William Jennings Bryan’s daughter runs the hurdles, circa 1902
Ruth Bryan Owen was a pioneering congresswoman and diplomat who grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was also a noted public speaker and author, and in 1922 became one of ...
A Proposed Arboreal Bureau
An arboreal bureau managed by the Nebraska State Historical Society? J. Sterling Morton, the father of Arbor Day in Nebraska, and a longtime member of the ...
Marker Monday: Arbor Lodge
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The stately, 52-room mansion was completed in 1903 by Joy Morton, oldest son of J. Sterling and Caroline Morton. The Mortons' first home in ...
Earth Day is held on which famous Nebraskan’s birthday?
From the treeless plains came a holiday to celebrate the tree. In 1872 J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska City proposed the first Arbor Day. The State Board of Agriculture ...
Marker Monday: Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church
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The Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1883. This area, including portions of Kearney, Phelps, and Harlan counties, once had ...
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