Learning About Preservation From Virginia Lee Burton’s “The Little House”
Historic preservation seeks to honor the connection people inherently have between identity and place. Virginia Lee Burton’s classic, The Little House, speaks to that ...
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What We Found
Portrait of the Preservationist as a Young Woman
We've talked a lot about what historic preservationists do over the years, but we haven't talked as much about why they do it.
Here's our own Kelli Bacon's story of ...
Get to Know Your Friendly State Preservationist
- Jessica Tebo
Jill Dolberg, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
You might be wondering what a preservationist even is. And before you ask, it’s not ...
History at the Corner of Chadron Avenue and West 2nd Street
I encourage Nebraskans to ask questions and to learn more about the people who once lived in the old buildings still standing all across the state—you might discover ...
Bringing the Property to You: Robber’s Cave and Digital Preservation
From the very beginning of the project, History Nebraska’s State Historic Preservation Office (NeSHPO) knew that adding Lincoln's Robber's Cave to the National Register ...
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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Genoa Indian School
By Ryan Reed
The two story brick building capped with a side gable roof is the last remnant of the extensive US Indian Industrial School campus in Genoa, Nebraska. Once ...
Valuation Incentive Program
The Valuation Incentive Program (VIP) is a long-term saving plan that freezes your assessed property valuation (at the prehab value) for 8 years after you’ve ...
History Nebraska Receives $350,000 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant
The National Park Service has awarded $350,000 from the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant to History Nebraska (P22AP01544). The State Historic Preservation Office ...
History Nebraska Awards $328,000 through Historic Preservation Grant
History Nebraska has announced the recipients of the Rural Nebraska Historic Preservation (RNHP) grant, which assists owners of National Register of Historic Places ...
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