History Nebraska
Publications
Who We Are
History Nebraska publishes works that explore Nebraska history and culture. Our readers range from professional historians to history buffs to curious people who simply find that learning about the past helps them better enjoy living and traveling here. We all share a passion for well-crafted historical writing.
- Nebraska History Magazine (quarterly for History Nebraska members)
- History Nebraska’s monthly email newsletter (full of history and the latest HN news)
- Nebraska History Moments weekly emails (photo and short story)
- Books
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"Nebraska Timeline" Columns
From 1992 – 2019, History Nebraska wrote a series of articles for newspapers titled “Nebraska Timeline.” Below you can browse or search through those articles and discover interesting stories from Nebraska’s History.Â
Santa Claus
By 1900 many department stores across America featured a live Santa Claus during the holiday season. Children typically sat on his lap and whispered their Christmas ...
Santa Fe Trail
French merchants operating along the Mississippi River in the 1730s felt sure they could make a profit if only a trade route could be opened to the Spanish provincial ...
Santee Sioux Musical Band
Noted musician and bandmaster John F. Lenger was born in 1849 in Bohemia. He attended a government school and music conservatory in Prague until he was fourteen, when he ...
Save Our Youth–Grow Watermelon
As you plan to plant your garden, don't forget to include some room for watermelon. You'll not
only be rewarded with luscious fruit that's the perfect antidote to ...
Save the Buffalo
Some Nebraskans were aware of the values of wildlife conservation years before effective measures were enacted into law. The Daily Nebraska State Journal of Lincoln ...
Saving the State’s Money
An official review of Nebraska state expenditures in early 1908 uncovered several questionable purchases. The Nebraska State Journal on January 28, 1908, noted that the ...
Sawyer’s Timeline
Andrew J. Sawyer's Lincoln the Capitol City and Lancaster County, Nebraska, published in 1916, included a section entitled "Brief Happenings in Lancaster County ...
Searching for Prairie Gems
Compiled cookbooks, filled with recipes contributed by local cooks, have long been printed
in Nebraska. These cookbooks present a fascinating look at what people cooked ...
Searching for Smuggled Hooch
U. S. Customs and Drug Enforcement Agency officials are kept busy these days searching for
smuggled illegal drugs. Traffickers have hidden drugs in everything from ...
Second State Capitol
The first Nebraska state capitol, built in Lincoln in 1868 and 1869, was replaced by a second less than twenty years later. Because the first capitol was built so ...
Second Territorial Capitol
The second territorial capitol building was erected in Omaha in 1857-58 at a cost of about $130,000. Situated on what came to be called Capitol Hill, it continued to ...
Seeing Lincoln: Civil War Veterans Remember
Abraham Lincoln's birthday in February of 1925 was celebrated by the History Club of Kearney State Teachers College with a dinner attended not only by members of the ...
Contact Us
David Bristow | Publications
History Nebraska
1500 R St
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-471-4748
david.bristow@nebraska.gov
History Nebraska
1500 R St
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-471-4748
david.bristow@nebraska.gov
Information Services:
Looking for research help? Contact Library/Archives, the Museum, or Education. The Publications division is an editorial office; we don’t have archival collections or reference staff here.
Looking for research help? Contact Library/Archives, the Museum, or Education. The Publications division is an editorial office; we don’t have archival collections or reference staff here.
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