Omaha and the “Red Summer” of 1919
World War I was over, but the nation was not at peace. Omaha was “a city in ferment,” torn by strikes, food shortages, and racial resentment. By September the city was ...
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Did Claude Nethaway murder his wife and frame an innocent man?
By David L. Bristow, Editor
Content Warning: This post quotes offensive, racist language and includes a detailed depiction of a murder scene.
His business card ...
History Nebraska Funding Digital Map of Lincoln’s Robber’s Cave
Lincoln's Robbers Cave is a fantastic historical resource, but years of tours have started to degrade the inscriptions that make it so unique.
The solution? Work ...
No Votes for Women—Nebraska Anti-Suffrage Propaganda
Photo: “Woman’s Rights #2,” detail of 1902 stereograph image by Omaha and Lincoln photographer J.M. Calhoun. History Nebraska RG3279-2
By ...
Fit for a King
Not every piece that comes into the Ford Center gets treated right away. Sometimes there is a backlog that builds up if a lot of work comes in to the labs, but ...
Simons’ Sketches
The Ford Conservation Center has been treating a series of sketches by Iowa artist George Simons. The sketches were gifted by a private donor to PACE (Pottawatomie Art ...
Transfiguration
Over the summer, Kenneth Bé, Ford Center Paintings Conservator, spent a week in a little town in Kansas. Surrounded by the beauty of the Kansas plains, Kenneth worked ...
Did the Sheriff Commit the Crime?
Thousands of dollars are missing in Kearney, but who is the thief? Is it the trusted postal clerk, or his good friend the former sheriff? This story of betrayal includes ...
Seven New Additions to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the nation's inventory of properties deemed worthy of preservation. It is part of a national program to coordinate and ...
Marker Monday: Lewis and Clark Campsite September 7, 1804
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on the story of one day in the years-long ...
Marker Monday: Bryan Bridge
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past.
Today we're focusing on a one of a kind bridge near Valentine ...
Water Screening Discoveries
This is only one small part of the work our archeologists do. If you want to learn more about their work to explore Nebraska's deep past, come see our newest exhibit at ...
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