“The Climate is Awful Cold”: Judge Edward Harden in Nebraska Territory
When Nebraska Territory was organized in 1854 one of the judicial appointments went to Edward Randolph Harden of Georgia. A lawyer active in local Democratic Party ...
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Wild Weather Wednesday: Niobrara, the Town That Moved Twice
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesday. We’ll post a photo from our collections depicting an extreme weather event from Nebraska’s past.
Stereoview: Missouri River flood ...
Special Issue of Nebraska History Investigates Engineer Cantonment
How do you find a historic site that’s been lost for nearly 200 years? Until 2003 no one knew if the 1819-20 winter quarters of the Stephen Long Expedition still ...
Omaha in 1860
When Henry Palmer of Wisconsin visited Omaha in 1860, he saw a city that was only a shadow of what it would become. Well, mostly what he saw was "prairie covered with ...
How a painting helped archeologists find a lost 200-year-old site
How do you find an archeological site that’s been lost for nearly 200 years? Fifteen years ago, NSHS archeologists made the discovery of a lifetime—and they did it using ...
Creating the Fruited Plains
During the early years of Nebraska statehood, settlers along the Missouri River began to find life somewhat less burdensome. Road travel, although still rough, presented ...
A Horse Rescue on the Icy Missouri
What was a valuable racehorse doing on the icy Missouri River in January 1882? Men from a local packinghouse mobilized, but would they save the horse before it was swept ...
Niobrara: A Town Too Tough to Stay Put
Niobrara had a big problem with flooding early in its history, so its residents did the only sensible thing. They moved the town. The whole town.
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When a dragon boat came to Nebraska
Venting steam from its nostrils, the serpent-headed white boat moved mysteriously up the Missouri River without sails or oarsmen.
The boat’s source of power may have ...
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