Preserving Your Family Papers
We receive calls and e-mails all the time asking us for advice on how to preserve family papers. Here are a few tips that will help to ensure your family's history is ...
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10 Tips to Take Care of Your Family Photographs
October is American Archives Month. Here are 10 tips to care for your family photographs from (former) Photograph Curator Karen Keehr
Store your photographs and ...
Nebraska Digital Newspaper Program Earns $200,000 Grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities has granted the University of Nebraska-Lincoln $200,000 to continue the Nebraska Digital Newspaper Program with an expanded ...
Archives Month: 5 Tips for Locating Early District Court Cases
October is American Archives Month. 5 tips to help you locate early District Court Cases to help you with your research and genealogy.
[ Lancaster County District ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: Greatest Calamity in History of Louisville – 1923 Flood Kills Twelve
The Burlington Railroad Track after the "Cloud Burst" on Sept. 28, 1923, Louisville, Nebr. RG0802.PH000011-000068
In 1923, Louisville, Nebraska, was ...
Flashback Friday: Niobrara, the Town Too Tough to Stay Put
Ice gorge, Missouri River Flood, Niobrara. Date unknown. RG2118-5-16
Last week's Wild Weather Wednesday was so popular we decided to give you more of the ...
Full STEAM Ahead – Girl Scouts hold Annual Theme Kick-Off at Nebraska History Museum
Girls Scouts learn about STEAM careers at the Nebraska History Museum on Oct. 2, 2016
The Nebraska History Museum partnered with Girl Scouts Spirit of ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: 1915 Red Cloud Flood
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesday. Every Wednesday, we post a photo from our collections depicting an extreme weather event from Nebraska’s past.
Floodwaters at ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: Blizzard Derails Train Car Near Wausa, 1915
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesday. Every Wednesday, we post a photo from our collections depicting an extreme weather event from Nebraska’s past. Nebraska has seen ...
Marker Monday: The 100th Meridian
Marker Text
The 100th longitudinal line west of Greenwich was the major goal set by Congress in building the first transcontinental railroad. ...
Flashback Friday: The Knighthood of Youth Club Taught Nebraska Children to Avoid the “Grouchy Swamp”
Prior to the Boy Scouts, there were several youth organizations based on King Arthur and the Arthurian legend. One such organization was the Knighthood of Youth. ...
Timeline Tuesday: The Chicken Scourge of Lincoln
Mrs. Neidacorn feeding her chickens, Buffalo County, 1903.
Town residents of one hundred or more years ago sometimes kept a garden, chickens, or even a ...
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