Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan and the sinking of the Lusitania
President Woodrow Wilson and hist cabinet, 1913. Bryan is seated front right. NSHS RG3198.PH49-5
May 7 marks the one-hundredth anniversary of the sinking ...
Nebraska History
What We Found
A.E. Sheldon and the Nebraska State Historical Society
NSHS Superintendent Addison E. Sheldon and an Omaha tribal leader, probably in the 1930s. NSHS RG1289.PH16-7
Addison E. Sheldon, who led the Nebraska ...
The Long Journey of Dan Jibreus
Last year this blog featured a post that discussed a Nebrsaka History article, "The Long Journey of White Fox." The article tells the story of three Pawnee men who ...
Why So Serious? 3 reasons why you never see a smile in old photographs
Long before the selfie, photographs had a much more somber appearance: no one smiled. Research shows that attitudes toward photos have changed drastically since the ...
Sellers Award Winner for 2015 Announced
The Lincoln Star, August 17, 1955
The winner of the Sellers Award, which recognizes the best article published in Nebraska History Journal in the course ...
NSHS mourns death of esteemed colleague Jim Potter
The NSHS has lost an esteemed colleague and dear friend with the unexpected death of Senior Research Historian Jim Potter on Saturday, August 6. Jim began work at the ...
Nebraska Unwrapped: What would you include?
Calling all would-be curators! What should the Nebraska State Historical Society be collecting? When the Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln re-opens on April 1st, it ...
Five Ways to Experience the History of Nebraska
#1 Chimney Rock
Feel the awe and curiosity the pioneers experienced when they saw the most famous landmark on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.
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Fishing Tales in Nebraska
Fishing Tale, 1867
A brief note on the pleasures of fishing appeared in the Nebraska City News, May 25, 1867. The piece is unsigned, but the author may have been J. ...
“Definitely Representative of Nebraska”: Jeanine Giller, Miss Nebraska 1972, and the Politics of Beauty Pageants – David C. Turpie and Shannon M. Risk
In 1982, the Lincoln Journal published an article entitled, “Miss Nebraskas rate pageant experience: Great!” For the article, the reporter, Charles Flowerday, had ...
Shocking Medical Breakthroughs
From the snake oil salesmen of the past to the infomercial pitchmen of today, the public has been bombarded with devices, diets, and medicines promising relief from ...
Nebraska’s Perfectly Peculiar People
Each state has its share of wonderfully wacky, unique, and downright fabulous people. Here are a few of ours.
Miles Maryott
Miles Maryott, born in Burt County ...
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