Mystery Grave in Boyd County
Like something out of detective fiction, a crew digging a trench found an unmarked grave in a rural field where no graves were known to exist. This 2000 discovery near ...
Boyd County
What We Found
Mystery Grave in Boyd County
The Boyd County skull, showing what appears to be a bullet hole in the forehead.
Like something out of detective fiction, a crew digging a trench found an unmarked ...
Taking the Plunge at Anoka
The Anoka Plunge Bath. RG3153-1-10
The “Hot Mineral Plunge Bath” at Anoka, Boyd County, fed by an artesian well, was constructed in 1907, just four years ...
Marker Monday: Lost Airmen of World War II
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On August 3, 1944, a C-47 transport carrying twenty-eight men of the U.S. Army Air Forces crashed in a ravine six miles southwest of Naper ...
Flashback Friday: Frontier Acres Museum and a Historian 4-Her
Hannah Spiehs with her award-winning 4-H Heritage Project.
Arthur B is an award-winning historian, animated storyteller, and a dedicated researcher of ...
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 ...
When Conversation Runs Dry…
By Joy Carey, Editorial Assistant
November 2012
We are witnessing firsthand the distress a drought causes in an agricultural community. With record temperatures ...
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