J. D. Calhoun on Arbor Day
"The Herald observed Arbor Day duly and regularly," reported editor J. D. Calhoun in the Lincoln Weekly Herald on April 26, 1890. In honor of the holiday Calhoun ...
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Saving the Present at the Cost of the Past?
In the Summer 2012 issue of Nebraska History, Daniel Spegel explains the circumstances and powers that resulted in the largest ever demolition of a district listed on ...
The Ruins along Highway 2
Highway 2 through the Sandhills is one of Nebraska’s most scenic drives. Deep in the Sandhills lakes country, near the tiny town of Antioch, stand desolate, oddly-shaped ...
Beatrice, Crete, and Schuyler Downtown Historic Districts Now Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Corner of 11th and C Streets, view west, 1953. Photo courtesy of City of Schuyler
The historic downtown districts of Beatrice, Crete, and Schuyler are now ...
“Big, Ugly Red Brick Buildings”: The Fight to Save Jobbers Canyon – Daniel D. Spegel
"The use of warehouses will offend some citizens. They will ask how a warehouse can be beautiful, for only state capitols or things that had an aesthetic intent can be ...
Three Nebraska Locations Added to National Register of Historic Places
For more information on the National Register program in Nebraska, contact the Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office at (402) 471-4775 or visit ...
Six Nebraska Locations Added to National Register of Historic Places
History Nebraska is pleased to announce that six Nebraska locations have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Omaha Drummond Motor Company, Omaha ...
Six New Locations Added to National Register of Historic Places
History Nebraska is pleased to announce six Nebraska locations have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Domme-Haase Farmstead in Madison County, ...
Hastings Downtown District Added to National Register of Historic Places
We're pleased to announce that the Hastings Downtown Historic District has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places!
History Nebraska is pleased to ...
Two Nebraska Locations Added to National Register of Historic Places
History Nebraska is pleased to announce two Nebraska locations have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Albion Carnegie Library and the Oakland ...
Nebraska State Historic Preservation Board to Review National Register of Historic Places Nominations
For more information on the National Register of Historic Places program in Nebraska, contact the Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office at History Nebraska at ...
History Nebraska Funding Digital Map of Lincoln’s Robber’s Cave
Lincoln's Robbers Cave is a fantastic historical resource, but years of tours have started to degrade the inscriptions that make it so unique.
The solution? Work ...
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