Chief Standing Bear and the Declaration of Independence
By David L. Bristow, July 23, 2025
A statue of Chief Standing Bear now stands in the US Capitol, and Lincoln’s newest high school is named in his honor. ...
America 250
What We Found
The State Capitol’s Lincoln Monument and Nebraska Statehood
By David L. Bristow
An estimated ten thousand people gathered at the Nebraska State Capitol on September 2, 1912, for the unveiling a new bronze sculpture of Abraham ...
William Jennings Bryan as the new George Washington
By David L. Bristow
Countless politicians have tried to claim a piece of George Washington’s legacy. This detail from a campaign postcard is a silly ...
Nebraskans react to FDR’s nomination for a third term, 1940
Sutton, Nebraska native Herbert Johnson became a nationally renowned political cartoonist with The Saturday Evening Post. He donated 250 of his original drawings to the ...
“Now there was blood in her eye”: An 1879 interview with Bright Eyes
By David L. Bristow
This is a preview of an article that will appear in the Spring 2026 issue of Nebraska History magazine. "Household Plus" NSHS members receive four ...
“Lafayette, we are coming!” World War I and the American Revolution
During World War I, the American Expeditionary Forces were commanded by Gen. John Pershing, a former University of Nebraska instructor who had ongoing ties to ...
Teapot Belonging to George Washington’s Sister, Betty
George Washington was held in such high regard that even minor objects associated with him became heirlooms. This battered teapot belonged to Washington’s sister Betty ...
How can we celebrate the US 250?
If you are not already aware, the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America takes place this year on July 4!
As we all ...
Nebraska at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
Some 10 million people visited the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. It was designed to wow the public with American progress in “Arts, Manufactures, and ...
Nebraska Suffragists and the Declaration of Independence
By David L. Bristow
This is the headline of a pamphlet found in the papers of Erasmus Correll at the Nebraska State Historical Society. Erasmus and Lucy Correll were ...
War Memorial, Antelope Park, Lincoln, 1936
Though its subject matter was traditional, Antelope Park’s 1936 war memorial was unusual for its materials and methods. Instead of carved stone, sculptor Ellis Burman ...
The Great Bicentennial Sculpture War
“No Indians, No Bison, No Covered Wagons, I-80 Sculpture Project Unveiled”
So read a Lincoln Evening Journal headline on July 9, 1975. Nebraska’s proposed I-80 ...
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