How Does Chimney Rock Change Every Day? CR365 Puts the Rock on Daily Display
One of Nebraska’s most iconic landmarks is getting some daily attention from two Sandhills photographers and over 3,000 of their fans. Friends and photography partners ...
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Luella’s Lightning Shoe
By David L. Bristow, Editor
Carol Pearson was browsing an estate sale in California when she found an old shoe containing a yellowed newspaper clipping and ...
Marker Monday: Lewis and Clark Campsite
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The members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped a short distance south of here on the Nebraska side of the river, on July 15, 1804. They ...
Marker Monday: Nebraska 4-H Clubs Began in York County
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on E. C. Bishop, the teacher who is regarded ...
Flashback Friday – New album showcases Nebraska history and culture through song
What do Bruce Springsteen, Justin Bieber, the Zac Brown Band, and Peru State English professor Dr. Dan Holtz have in common? They’ve all sung songs about Nebraska. But ...
Throwback Thursday: New Photographs Reveal Details about 19th Century Lincoln
The smoking ruins of Leighton and Brown's Drug Store, Lincoln, NE, circa 1880.
Have you ever seen a couple of 1883 fire engines take up an entire downtown ...
Flashback Friday: A District Judge with No Law Degree Crushes Nebraska Organized Crime
Official portrait of Judge Joseph William Woodrough
In 1897, a twenty-four-year-old attorney came to Omaha to start his career in earnest. He lacked a law ...
Marker Monday: Kobs Cemetery
Kobs Pioneer Cemetery Marker, Douglas County, installed 2015
Nebraska Historical Marker enthusiast Butch Springgate sent in these pictures from his most ...
Flashback Friday Encore: Town of Lemoyne Sacrificed for Lake McConaughy, 1941
Lemoyne population sign, ca. 1938 [NSHS RG5995.AM, B22, V1]
This year marks 75 years since the completion of Kingsley Dam and the creation of Lake ...
Marker Monday: Martin Brothers – Two brothers shot by single arrow
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Note: The term “Indian” is used instead of “Native American” or “American Indian” as it was the common usage of the time this marker was ...
Marker Monday: Pawnee Woman’s Grave
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today our focus is the grave of a Pawnee woman wounded at the Battle ...
Marker Monday: Lakeland Sod High School
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on the story of Lakeland High School, which ...
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