A Racing Novelty
Horse racing has long been popular in Nebraska. Early newspapers include numerous accounts of such races, which took place in all parts of the state. The Omaha Daily ...
Buffalo Bill
What We Found
Senator Cody
It's that time in the political calendar when candidates and incumbents announce theirintention to run for public office. Some names are brand new on the scene; other ...
Skirmish at Warbonnet Creek
On July 17, 1876, three weeks after the defeat of Custer at the Little Big Horn, the Fifth U.S. Cavalry, commanded by Col. Wesley Merritt, skirmished with Cheyenne ...
Webster’s Last Romantic Buffalo Hunt
In the autumn of 1872 an unusual group of men engaged in what one of them, John L. Webster, called "the last romantic buffalo hunt upon the western plains of the state ...
The Wild West in 1902
In an age of great showmen and traveling entertainers, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody's Wild West eventually became a moving extravaganza, including not only cowboys and ...
World’s Columbian Exposition – Nebraska Day
Nebraska Day, June 8, at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, featured the formal dedication of Nebraska's state building. Also part of the day's ...
Monarch’s Sad Fate
The sad end of a retired member of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West was announced by the Omaha Daily Bee on December 5, 1906. However, the article, headlined "Death Warrant ...
Nebraska Hall of Fame
The current Nebraska Hall of Fame was established in 1961 to officially recognize prominent Nebraskans. The Hall of Fame Commission, with members appointed by the ...
Cowboys and Art
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and his Wild West were major attractions at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. However, a few members of the Wild West did ...
Cody vs. Carver
Showmen William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and William F. "Doc" Carver both had careers as popular entertainers. Cody, after service as a skilled buffalo hunter, army scout, ...
Buffalo Bill in North Platte
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody considered North Platte, Nebraska, his hometown. North Platte residents basked in Cody's reflected glory during his lengthy career as a ...
Buffalo Bill’s Irma Hotel
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody helped found Cody, Wyoming, in 1895, and in 1902, had the Irma Hotel, named for his daughter, built there. Cody maintained two suites and ...
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