Eli Ricker Wounded Knee interviews
Eli Seavey Ricker was born in Maine in 1843. Following his service in the Civil War with Company I, 102nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry, he became a farmer, ...
Native American History
What We Found
John Gregory Bourke Photographs of Native Americans
Captain John Gregory Bourke, ca. 1893 [RG2955.PH000002]
John Gregory Bourke was born in Philadelphia in 1846. He distinguished himself at the Civil War battle of ...
NSHS Returns Ponca Remains
The NSHS recently returned its last ancestral Ponca remains to the tribe for reburial. The objects include skeletal remains and funerary objects mostly from the 1700s ...
Marker Monday: Cheyenne County
Marker Text
Note: The term “Indian” is used instead of “Native American” or “American Indian” as it was the common usage of the time this marker was ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, John A. Anderson Collection
Today’s #ThrowbackThursday features the photographs of Nebraska photographer John A. Anderson, including this portrait of Mato He Oklogeca (also known as Chief Hollow ...
Yuletide in Knox County
"The holidays passed off at this place very enjoyably considering the hard times," the editor of the Niobrara Pioneer observed late in December, 1874. Pioneering in ...
New Look, New Conservation Guide
The History Nebraska Conservation Division has a new name, new look, and new ways to help you preserve your own collections.
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The Long Journey Of White Fox
In 1874, a Pawnee man named White Fox died from disease while traveling in Sweden. Tragically, his remains didn't make it back home for over a century thanks to the ...
Documenting Red Cloud Agency with Photographs
A few short stops on the way to the Black Hills in the 1870s led to invaluable photos of the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Indian Agencies.
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The Nebraska Fur Trade
During the seventeenth century, Native Americans in Nebraska were starting to trade for European goods, such as glass beads and metal items. One of the first trading ...
Bloodshed at Fort Robinson and our newest historical marker
As historians, the names we give to events are important. They imply interpretation but are also matters of consensus. This is a story of the ongoing debate over the ...
Bellevue: The First Twenty Years
This article has been an attempt to explore the founding and early growth of Bellevue, Nebraska on the basis of some new data and, to a degree, upon a reinterpretation ...
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