Cheers for Miss Bishop
The Stuart Theater (140 N. 13th Street) hosted the world premiere for “Cheers for Miss Bishop” in Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 22, 1941. ...
Lincoln
What We Found
The Mystery of the William A. Wolfe Atlas Collection
Forty years ago on August 1, 1977, I started my career in the library of the Nebraska State Historical Society. The Library was located on the second floor of the ...
Hunger’s Coffin
By the start of the twentieth century the pain of death had been softened for many Americans. Professional undertakers, rather than family members, laid out and attended ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, George Churley and Puppets
Today’s Throwback Thursday photo features puppeteer George Churley surrounded by a few of his many creations. George served as producer, writer, and talent for “Kalamity ...
Timeline Tuesday: Baseball in Early Lincoln
Edward Manley, a Chicago educator, was the son of Samuel Manley, one of the five men that composed the faculty of the University of Nebraska when classes first began in ...
Vietnam Women’s Memorial Quilt
This quilt was owned by Judith Knopp of Lincoln, Nebraska, quilted by Donna Brittenham and Ann Davis, and painted by Arlene Koenig. Although no information is available ...
Nebraska Quarter Commemorative Set
On April 6, 2006, the Nebraska Quarter, with an image of Chimney Rock (a Nebraska State Historical Society Historic Site), was launched with much fanfare around the ...
Square Dance outfits
Joan (Hees) Clare and Lloyd Hees of Lincoln wore these typical square dance outfits of the 1980s and 1990s. Couples coordinated their outfits through matching fabric ...
Timeline Tuesday: Artificial Stone
The real beginnings of the modern concrete block industry did not begin until the advent of Harmon S. Palmer's cast-iron machine for making such blocks, patented in ...
Discover the Audiovisual Collection
October is Archives Month
You may know History Nebraska for its outstanding collections of photographs, manuscripts and public records, library materials or museum ...
Nebraska Football Spirit High in 1902
The football game between the Haskell Indian team and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
The University of Nebraska football team was on a winning streak in ...
Recent Awards and Honors
It's been a busy autumn! In recent weeks the NSHS has recognized the generosity of a major donor, honored history makers at our annual banquet, and received a Nebraska ...
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