Cigar Manufacturing in Grand Island
Cigarmaking, although never a leading Nebraska industry, was present in the state from early days. By 1869 there were 28 cigar makers in the state; by 1900 there were ...
Grand Island
What We Found
Brickyards
Demand for building material of all kinds encouraged the establishment of brickyards in Nebraska. Nebraska Territory had only one brickyard listed in the federal census ...
The Legacy of Nebraska Exhibit
Nebraska celebrated 150 years of statehood in 2017. “The Legacy of Nebraska: Paintings by Todd A. Williams” was open to the public on Statehood Day. Nebraska-born ...
Timeline Tuesday: Harrison Johnson’s History of Nebraska
"Our work is done," wrote Harrison Johnson (1822-1885) as he concluded his History of Nebraska, published in 1880. "The volume is completed, and only awaits the ...
Bombs Away!
Many plant workers during World War II were female. On March 24, 1942, construction began on the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant near Grand Island. Bombs and cannon shells were produced there throughout World War II.
Bayard Paine: Nebraska Supreme Court Justice
The Library/Archives Division holds a small collection of papers relating to Bayard H. Paine. Paine was a judge for many years and served on the Nebraska State Supreme ...
Major North’s Buffalo Hunt Ended by a Blizzard
About midnight the wind changed to the north, bringing rain and sleet, and within an hour a blizzard was raging on the open prairie.
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Timeline Tuesday: Grand Island Sugar Palace
Sugar beet harvest northeast of Lyman, Nebr., in the early 1920's. Beet pullers are at the far left, Ford trucks at center. RG2528-7-10
The Grand Island ...
Grace Abbott medal
Grace Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, in 1878. After graduating from Grand Island College in 1898, she received a master's degree in political science from ...
Downtown Style: Three New National Historic Districts
By David Calease
Three Nebraska downtowns are destined for the National Register of Historic Places. Grand Island, Kearney, and Neligh were all nominated for listing ...
Grand Island Sugar Palace
Nebraska's sugar beet production began in Grand Island in 1890. To commemorate the birth of a new industry, they threw a party and erected the Grand Island Sugar ...
Too Much Beef, a Nebraska Football Story
Early Nebraska football games could be a bit mismatched, but some were a bit more one-sided than others.
A December 9, 1895 game between York College and a local high ...
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