Nebraska Election Trivia
An election year is a good time to recall oddities from Nebraska elections and politicians of the past.
The youngest governor in Nebraska history was ...
Buffalo Bill
What We Found
When Buffalo Bill’s men almost dumped a cowboy statue in a lagoon
What happens when real cowboys see fake cowboy art? In 1893 it took all of Buffalo Bill Cody’s persuasiveness to keep his men from dumping the work of a famous sculptor ...
Buffalo Bill in the Nebraska Legislature
Buffalo Bill at age thirty-five. (RG3004-12)
Many of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody's exploits as a buffalo hunter, scout, and showman have been publicized ...
Nan J. Aspinwall, Western Entertainer
When Nan Aspinwall arrived in New York on July 8, 1911, after a ride on horseback from San Francisco to New York, it was perhaps the highlight of a long and colorful ...
Marker Monday: Scout’s Rest
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we focus on Scout's Rest in North Platte, originally built as ...
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