The Cheyenne Breakout
The U.S. Army outpost of Camp Robinson was established in 1874 in response to the need for a military presence near the Red Cloud Indian Agency in northwest Nebraska. ...
Fort Robinson
What We Found
Treasures from the Nebraska History Museum: Winter Items
As we enter another month of winter, here are some cold-weather-related items from the Nebraska History Museum collections, legacies of winters past:
This pair of ...
Marker Monday: Post Headquarters, 1905
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on the story of a building we know very well. ...
Marker Monday: 1887 Barracks Row
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today's subject is the Barracks Row at Fort Robinson, built during ...
Bloodshed at Fort Robinson and our newest historical marker
As historians, the names we give to events are important. They imply interpretation but are also matters of consensus. This is a story of the ongoing debate over the ...
Letters from Home: Prisoner of War Mail at the Fort Robinson Camp during World War II
A 1943 envelope illustrates the long and complicated process of sending and receiving mail between Nazi Germany and the Fort Robinson Prisoner of War Camp in Nebraska. ...
Major: A Soldier Dog – a Fort Robinson WWII story for kids
A new children’s book tells the story of a Nebraska-based World War II dog training program. Written by History Nebraska Director/CEO Trevor Jones, the story is told ...
A Review of Black History Month
A look back at posts from History Nebraska during Black History Month.
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Fort Robinson 2020 Dump Research
The Nebraska State Archeology Office preserves, explores, and interprets Nebraska's archeological sites and other historic resources for the benefit of the public and ...
Bugles at Fort Robinson
Why the fort would need to have so many at any given time remains a mystery.
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The gravestones with no names
This headstone once bore a child’s name, but it has been chiseled off. All other markers in the cemetery are likewise erased. Where is it?
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Fort Robinson Bullet
Not all the objects we treat at the Ford Center are beautiful works of art. Some tell darker and more tragic tales of our nation’s past. The object described here is a ...
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