The Not-So-Gay Nineties
The last decade of the last century is often referred to as "the Gay Nineties." But for farmersin Nebraska, the nineties were not so gay. Ample rainfall had produced ...
Frontier County
What We Found
Wait A Minute Mr. Postman…
Before the Rural Free Delivery (RFD) mail system was developed, farm families had to pick up their mail in the nearest town which could be hours or days away. RFD ...
J.W. Thompson Collection
J.W. Thompson posing by the mailbox of Henry G. Beye, who came to Frontier County by covered wagon around 1898. He, his wife Caroline Beisner, and his two sons Art and ...
Marker Monday: Ingham
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we focus on Ingham, a railroad town established in 1886 that ...
Women Serve on a Frontier County, Nebraska, Jury for the First Time in 1966
Frontier County, Nebraska, disallowed female jurors until 1962 and did not empanel its first female jurors until 1966.
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