Preservation: Fun & Informative
Friday, May 1, 2015 brought not only a beautiful spring day, but also the Nebraska State Historical Society’s Preservation: Plain and Simple Conference, held in Lincoln ...
Lincoln
What We Found
Nebraska’s American Legion
The NSHS Library/Archives is being assisted this summer by graduate intern, Nina Herzog. Nina comes to us from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She is working ...
Masonry in the First Nebraska Regiment, 1863-66
Col. Robert R. Livingston of Plattsmouth, who commanded the First Nebraska Regiment in 1863-64, also participated in the regiment’s “traveling” Masonic Lodge. NSHS ...
The Unitarian Church of Lincoln
The Unitarian Church in Lincoln has a long and interesting history. The first meeting of the First Universalist Society of Lincoln was held on September 1, 1870. Charter ...
NSHS Awards 2015
Last Friday was the Nebraska State Historical Society's 137th Annual Meeting and its annual award luncheon. We were thrilled to celebrate the year with a packed room ...
Barbara and Ralph Fox Photo Exhibit
American Dreams in the Cold War: Photos by Barbara and Ralph Fox
Barbara and Ralph Fox, 1943 Ralph C. and Barbara Rehberg Fox Collection (NSHS ...
Four Nebraskans and the 1915 Henry Ford Peace Ship Expedition
We're pursuing a nautical theme with this blog. Read our earlier post about the Titanic's Nebraska connections here. We love it when readers help us deepen our ...
Brown Bag Lecture: The Job of an Archivist: Meeting a Fascinating Nebraskan, Frank Shoemaker
The Nebraska State Historical Society's Brown Bag History Forum returns to the Nebraska History Museum, Centennial Mall at P Street, this Thursday, April 21 at 12 noon. ...
Throwback Thursday: New Photographs Reveal Details about 19th Century Lincoln
The smoking ruins of Leighton and Brown's Drug Store, Lincoln, NE, circa 1880.
Have you ever seen a couple of 1883 fire engines take up an entire downtown ...
NSHS mourns death of esteemed colleague Jim Potter
The NSHS has lost an esteemed colleague and dear friend with the unexpected death of Senior Research Historian Jim Potter on Saturday, August 6. Jim began work at the ...
September Noon History Bites at the Museum Discussed Univ. of Nebr. Band Director’s Uniform
Museum visitors gather to hear Terry Rush present about University of Nebraska Band Director Jack Snider's band uniform.
We had a great turnout for Noon ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: Lincoln Lightning Strike
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesday. We'll post a photo from our collections depicting an extreme weather event from Nebraska's past. Lincoln has been having its own wild ...
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