150 Nebraska State Fairs
By David L. Bristow, Editor; video by Josh Beeman
In 2019, Nebraskans celebrated the 150th Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Here are some of our favorite state ...
Grand Island
What We Found
Marker Monday: Grand Island Veterans Home
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments, places in our state's past.
Today, we're highlighting the Grand Island Veterans Home marker. ...
The Black doorman at Grand Island’s Hotel Yancey
A 1940 postcard tells multiple stories about Grand Island and mid-20th century America. The building itself remains a local landmark, while the postcard tells us about ...
Who is this man? The Black doorman at the Hotel Yancey, Part 2
We've learned the doorman’s name and his family’s story. William Patrick was the son of an enslaved man, and his parents were the first Black farmers in Hamilton County. ...
German Prisoners of War in Grand Island
By Breanna Fanta, Editorial Assistant (2021)
Nebraska and other rural states faced a severe farm labor shortage during World War II. The draft shipped men off to war, ...
The Mrs. H.J. Bartenbach House
Nebraska doesn’t have many residential examples of the Moderne style, but we do have a beautiful one in the Mrs. H.J. Bartenbach House in Grand Island.
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Marker Monday: Old Dodge School, World War II P.O.W. Branch Camp
Marker Text
Old Dodge School served as one of two branch camps in Hall County housing German prisoners of war. On July 9, 1944, Leo B. Stuhr, president of the county ...
Marker Monday: Tornado Hill
Seven tornadoes struck Grand Island and surrounding areas on the night of June 3, 1980.
Marker Text
Seven tornadoes struck Grand Island and ...
Marker Monday: The Seedling Mile
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, our focus is a preserved section of the Lincoln Highway. It's ...
Fonda Family and the Omaha Community Playhouse Share Legacy Spanning its Hundred Year History
This article appears in the Winter 2023 issue of Nebraska History Magazine, a quarterly publication of History Nebraska. Family-plus members receive four issues per ...
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