Senator George Norris’s Snarky Letter to an Auto Dealer
George W. Norris of McCook (1861-1944) is remembered as one of the most influential US senators in American history, a dignified, idealistic leader that President ...
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What We Found
FDR’s Visit
In this election year, Nebraska has been host to the President, the Vice-president, and amultitude of other national political figures. The campaigners have been whisked ...
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps across the nation provided employment and vocational training for thousands of young men from 1933 to 1943. President Franklin D. ...
…Talk About the Drought! President Roosevelt Visits Nebraska Panhandle
In an earlier post we we recalled the effects of the 1890s drought in Nebraska. Unfortunately, it would not be the last. In 1936, Nebraska farmers were facing similar ...
Marker Monday: The Prairie States Forestry Project
Location
513th Ave, Orchard, Antelope County, Nebraska
View this marker's location 42.357289, -98.24290
Marker Text
The Prairie States Forestry ...
FDR’s Visit
Many national political candidates jet in and out of Nebraska without staying long. That was not the case when FDR came to visit in the fall of 1936.
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