Timeline Tuesday: Christmas at Fort Robinson, 1882
Fort Robinson Christmas party. RG1517-85-1
Fort Robinson provides the following holiday story of devotion and courage. It can be found in A Frontier Army ...
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Timeline Tuesday: Cherry Picking at the Watson Ranch
Solomon D. Butcher depicted a crowd picking cherries on the Watson Ranch in 1908. NSHS RG2608-2289
In 1888, H. D. Watson established the historic Watson ...
Marker Monday: Bancroft
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on a marker that tells the story of Bancroft ...
Marker Monday: The Flight of the Cheyennes
Marker Text
Just before 10 P.M. on January 9, 1879, the 130 Cheyennes held in the cavalry barracks made their desperate bid for freedom. After disabling ...
Real Nebraska Stories: Rodeo Nebraska
Rodeo Nebraska Photo Book Explores Nebraska’s Small-Town Rodeos
Rodeo Nebraska by Mark Harris is now available at Amazon Prime.
Eight years ago ...
Real Nebraska Stories: A Brave Soldier & Honest Gentleman
A Brave Soldier & Honest Gentleman: Lt. James E. H. Foster in the West, 1873-1881
By Thomas R. Buecker
A Brave Soldier & Honest Gentleman: Lt. James E. ...
A Spainish Fortune for Kearney – Maybe
Modern attempts to defraud the unwary via the internet by offering cash rewards in exchange for helping someone recover funds (with the helper required to make an ...
Real Nebraska Stories: From Our Special Correspondent – ‘The Greatest Gathering of Indians Ever Assembled’
Now that all of our book titles are available at Amazon Prime, we’re highlighting a book a day to let you know about all the great Real Nebraska Stories that we offer. ...
Real Nebraska Stories: Last Days of Red Cloud Agency: Peter T. Buckley’s Photograph Collection, 1876-77
Now that all of our book titles are available at Amazon Prime, we’re highlighting our books to let you know about all the great Real Nebraska Stories that we offer. Buy ...
Rare Marine Shell Artifacts Found in NSHS Archeological Collections
A photo of the runtee in the NSHS collections.
Two very uncommon artifacts made of Atlantic coast marine shell and called ‘runtees’ are in the NSHS ...
How Long Will a Sod House Stand?
Half of a soddy, brought down by cattle after breaching the owner’s protective fencing during a blizzard many years ago.
By David Murphy, ...
Flashback Friday: The Fight Over Nebraska’s State Seal and Flag
By James E. Potter
Florence Hazen Miller of Crete, right, with the Nebraska state flag for which she was the leading advocate. The woman on the left is ...
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