Nebraska’s Skies Inspire Batik Map
This batik map of Nebraska was created by Lincoln artist Lilian Ibser while employed by the federal government on the Public Works of Art Program (PWAP). The PWAP was a ...
Lincoln
What We Found
Nebraska First Ladies Inaugural Ball Gowns
The wife of Nebraska's governor ("The First Lady") traditionally wears a special gown to the governor's inaugural ball, as represented by these five examples from the ...
Unicameral Gavel
Gavel used at first Nebraska Unicameral
In the early 1930s, Nebraska U.S. Senator George Norris promoted the concept of the non-partisan, one-house legislature ...
Abraham Lincoln life mask
Abraham Lincoln life mask (7701-17)
This bronze sculpture is from the life mask of Abraham Lincoln that was taken by artist Leonard Volk in 1860. In 1886, a ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Pioneer Park Golf Course
Fore! Today’s Throwback Thursday photo takes us to the opening day of the Pioneer Park Golf Course in Lincoln, Nebraska. Teeing off in the photo are (left to right) Ted ...
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. ...
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 ...
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