Halloween in Omaha, 1909
"Witches Revel Day Early," announced the Omaha Daily News on October 30, 1909. Because Halloween was on a Sunday that year, the traditional mischief occurred on the ...
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What We Found
Fourth of July at Tecumseh, 1883
Independence Day activities were reported by the July 7, 1883, Tecumseh Chieftain: "We didn't celebrate very profusely, but still all had a comfortable, quiet, pleasant ...
Beer and Blood: The Butchers’ Picnic
The South Omaha butchers conceived the idea that it would be fun to stay away and play a practical joke on their Council Bluffs brethren, . . . They sent a defiant ...
Nebraska’s Centennial County Histories
Commemorative ribbon, Philadelphia, 1876 Centennial. NSHS 11940-1-(51) (at right).
In the spring of 1876 Congress passed a resolution asking individual counties and ...
The Telegraph Arrives in Brownville
The most thrilling event of the summer of 1860 for the residents of Brownville, Nebraska Territory, was the completion of a telegraph line from St. Joseph, Missouri, to ...
Celebrating the Pilgrims, 1620-1920
Omaha’s tercentennial parade in 1920 included this float depicting the Pilgrims landing in the New World. RG2941-6-119
The 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ ...
Pioneer Zephyr’s Giant Knife
Giant knife, used to cut cake celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Pioneer Zephyr, Lincoln, 1944. (Source: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, ...
Happy Halloween!
Above is a Halloween party thrown at the residence of Flavia Waters Champe in 1950.
Many children have fond memories of Halloween. That memory often consists of candy ...
On This Day: Armistice Celebrated Early
The armistice to end World War I signed at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month was greeted with great rejoicing in Nebraska towns. ...
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