Omaha Bee Balloon
The spectacular balloon ascension sponsored by the Omaha Bee in July of 1875 as part of Omaha's Independence Day festivities was noted by historian A. T. Andreas several ...
4th of July
What We Found
Pioneer Social Life
Life in Nebraska as reported by local newspapers in the first years of settlement was centered chiefly in the towns and farms along the west bank of the Missouri River. ...
A Premature Fireworks Display
Independence Day celebrations began a day early in Omaha in 1901 when on July 3, a carelessly dropped match at H. Hardy's Ninety-nine Cent Store ignited a large stock of ...
Sewing the Flag
"In 1872 we held our first Fourth of July celebration. Everybody was eager to help andpreparations went forward swiftly. The magnificent natural park with School ...
World War II – Airplane Mechanic School in Lincoln
In the summer of 1943 the United States was in the midst of World War II. The Sunday World-Herald Magazine on July 4 of that year in a special "Nebraska at War" edition ...
World War II – Aviation Hangars
In the summer of 1943 the United States was in the midst of World War II. The Sunday World-Herald Magazine on July 4 of that year, in a special "Nebraska at War" ...
World War II Victory Gardens
World War II wasn’t just about far-off battlefields. The home front was also important. With farming disrupted in much of the world, and with many farm workers joining ...
Hayes County Thanksgivings
Thanksgiving, with its combination of patriotic and religious sentiments, was a most popular19th-century American holiday. Only July 4th was more widely observed. Even ...
Nebraska Apples
The United States celebrated its first one hundred years with a Centennial Exposition, held appropriately in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was ...
A Kids’ View of Fourth of July in Beaver City, 1897
Firing a cannon at a Fourth of July celebration in Brownville, Nebraska, in the early 1900s. History Nebraska RG3190-23a
Two boys in Beaver City published their own ...
Fourth of July at Capitol Beach
Capitol Beach, a once popular recreation area near Lincoln, was the scene of memorable Independence Day celebrations, which featured a wide range of activities besides ...
Fourth of July at Epworth Park
Independence Day celebrations one hundred years ago were often boisterous, noisy affairs. However, the Nebraska State Journal of July 5, 1907, reported a "celebration ...
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