Pests on the Plains: The Potato Bug
Solomon D. Butcher’s photograph from about 1905 depicted boys working in a sweet potato field at the State Industrial School in Kearney. NSHS RG2608-749 (at ...
Kearney
What We Found
Skating Under Cover: Kearney’s Indoor Ice Rink
An ice skater was photographed on a frozen Sandhills lake in Cherry County by Solomon D. Butcher in 1901. NSHS RG2608-2913 (detail) (Left).
Ice skating enthusiasts in ...
Seeing Lincoln: Nebraska Civil War Veterans Remember
This colorful GAR badge is from Hastings, Nebraska. NSHS 13000-3348 (at left).
Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1925 was celebrated by the History Club of Kearney State ...
The Bachelors’ Protective Union of Kearney
Solomon D. Butcher depicted the cigar stand inside Kearney’s Midway Hotel, which hosted many social events sponsored by the Bachelors’ Protective Union. NSHS ...
The Dandelion Rake
From the Kearney Daily Hub, April 21, 1917
“Kearney has it and has it bad,” said the Kearney Daily Hub on May 14, 1902. “The dandelion is taking the town, literally ...
Cherry Day at the Watson Ranch
In 1888, H. D. Watson established the historic Watson Ranch, at one time containing 8,000 acres, reaching from the fertile Platte Valley on the south to the rolling ...
Plenty of Beer in Kearney
Readers of the Kearney Daily Hub on August 16, 1930, must have been startled to read that during the hot summer days, there was “Plenty of Beer to be Had in Kearney and ...
Moving the Nebraska State Penitentiary
The Nebraska State Penitentiary in 1901. NSHS RG2158-1210
“The romance about the contemplated removal of the state penitentiary from Lincoln to Kearney is becoming ...
Marker Monday: Kearney – Fort Kearny
Marker Location
Interstate 80, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska; 40.670663, -99.15709. View this marker's location.
Marker Text
Note: the word Indian is used ...
Marker Monday: The Watson Ranch
Location
6411-6467 Lincoln Hwy, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska 40.699488, -99.16328
Marker Text
In 1888, H. D. Watson established the historic Watson ...
Timeline Tuesday: Celery Growing in Nebraska
Nebraska farmers have often experimented with new crops in their endeavor to obtain wealth from the land. The Kearney Daily Hub, on May 16, 1901, ...
Timeline Tuesday: Cherry Picking at the Watson Ranch
Solomon D. Butcher depicted a crowd picking cherries on the Watson Ranch in 1908. NSHS RG2608-2289
In 1888, H. D. Watson established the historic Watson ...
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