Sarpy County’s namesake “a legend in his own time”
The namesake of Sarpy County, Peter Sarpy (1805-1865) was an important trader whose career spanned Nebraska’s fur trade and territorial periods. “Sarpy’s life is not ...
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2020 History Nebraska Award Winners
Nebraskans from Geneva, Lincoln, Hartington, and Kearney to be Honored February 19th at the Nebraska History Museum
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Who killed South Omaha’s mayor? Anti-Catholicism in Omaha in 1892
Though it looked like a suicide, an organization called the American Protective Association was convinced that the death of South Omaha’s mayor was a Catholic plot. The ...
What’s Bugging You?
We are all familiar with the difficulties of avoiding pest infestations in our homes and offices. All buildings are in need of pest control. Developed for the ...
2020 History Nebraska Award Winners Receive Awards
History Nebraska's mission is to preserve, share, and teach Nebraska History, but we know that we're not in this alone. There is a whole host of amazing people who help ...
How to Survive Falling Down a Well
F. W. Carlin survived a 143-foot fall down a well, but then he had another problem. Nobody knew he was there, and no one was likely to come looking for him. If was to ...
HN’s Heritage Hero Awards for 2019
Bruce V. Richman arrived at Buffalo Rill Ranch in North Platte wearing his Buffalo Bill gear, thinking he would be doing a presentation for a school group as he has ...
A New Life for an Old Painting
On January 1, 1863, Daniel Freeman filed the one of the first claims under the Homestead Act of 1862 in what is now Beatrice, Nebraska. When the Freemans built a cabin ...
Marker Monday: Grand Island Veterans Home
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments, places in our state's past.
Today, we're highlighting the Grand Island Veterans Home marker. ...
History Nebraska Seeking Coronavirus Related Objects and Stories for Collections
What would you save so that people tomorrow could understand today? History Nebraska wants the public's help documenting and preserving the experiences of Nebraskans ...
A Farm Boy Comes to Omaha, 1888
"I guess there ain’t any end to Omaha,” wrote sixteen-year-old Frisby Rasp in a letter to his parents in 1888. “You can walk till you are tired out in any direction you ...
Saving Slickers
The staff in the Objects Lab at the Ford Center had an extraordinary challenge this year. They were presented with a group of twelve archeological rubber raincoats, ...
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