Tragedy at the 1931 Omaha Air Races
Aviator Charles Holman was the star of Omaha's first air races in 1931, but his final race ended with a grisly crash.
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Housing Problems in 1850s Nebraska
It's never easy to find good housing, but for newcomers to Nebraska in the 1850s it was especially difficult.
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Hunting Wild Game on the Prairie
As they moved out onto the prairies, many European and American settlers were astonished by the abundance of game. This, of course, made hunting a popular pastime for ...
The 19th-Century Nebraska Veterans Pension Fight
Governmental bureaucracy is nothing new. Almost a hundred years ago, Nebraska veterans discovered missing records and "red tape" when they applied for military pensions. ...
“Just Say No,” 1880s-style
The young women of West Point, Nebraska gave an ultimatum to the town's boys via poetry: "The man who takes the red, red wine,
Can never glue his lips to mine."
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Tom Osborne thought about quitting after this crushing defeat
In 2018, the Husker football team started the season 0-6 for the first time in school history. It reminded us of a time when young Tom Osborne thought about hanging ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, The Mug
1930s Lincoln loved novelty food stands. Our favorite was the root beer stand that was shaped like root beer, but if root beer had eyes and hair and could smile.
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Made in Nebraska: The Douglas Voting Booth
This voting booth was manufactured by the Douglas Manufacturing Company in Crete, Nebraska in 1996. The company was founded by William W. and Elizabeth (Robb) Douglas. ...
Watch Where You Sit!
Dr. John Dorwart of Friend, Nebraska wanted to ensure each of his nine children always had something to remember him by. So he made them furniture out of horns.
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Nebraska Artist Terence Duren’s Childhood Desk
This small desk belonged to Nebraska artist Terence Duren. Duren was born in 1904 and lived most of his life in Shelby, Nebraska. Provenance provided with the desk ...
Ledger Art Continued
Last month, we showed the first steps of repairing a soldier's diary that also contained Native American ledger art. The leather case (covers and spine) ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Harvest Queen
This 1907 Solomon Butcher photo is fittingly titled Harvest Queen. We don't know who the woman in the photo is, but we do know she is ROCKING that outfit.
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