State Fair, 1870
The state fair held in Brownville in 1870 generated great local excitement. Brownville then had four hotels besides a number of restaurants and boarding houses to take ...
Nemaha County
What We Found
Thomas J. Majors
Thomas J. Majors (1841-1932) of Nemaha County was a pioneer soldier and farmer who served in the Nebraska territorial and state legislatures; in Congress; and as ...
French in Nemaha County
The movement of French people into the Nebraska country began before the territory was opened for settlement, the first Frenchmen being trappers or Indian traders. For ...
Barns in Nebraska Territory
Why is it there are no barns in this Territory?" asked the Nebraska Farmer in December 1861. "In all of the Middle States-even among the very first settlers, a barn was ...
Brownville, 1859
Brownville in 1859 was a small but growing settlement on the Missouri River in Nemaha County. One of the town's early settlers, journalist and agriculturist Robert W. ...
Like Father, like Son: Dressing By the Numbers
The Coryells at Thanksgiving, 1948. NSHS RG2183-1948-112-6-1
The Coryells were a prominent Lincoln family with roots in Nemaha County. Perhaps some of you ...
Marker Monday: Lewis and Clark Campsite
Marker Text
The members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped a short distance south of here on the Nebraska side of the river, on July 15, 1804. They ...
Benton Aldrich was a difficult neighbor—but his dugout sod house was one of Nebraska’s best libraries
Benton Aldrich was man who got on other people’s nerves. He registered the deed to his Nemaha County farm in his wife’s name so she could vote in school elections. He ...
Well-traveled collections objects
These items were already heirlooms when they came to Nebraska in a covered wagon.
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Nebraska writer Marion Marsh Brown
Marion Marsh Brown grew up in a hurry. She published her first story at age 10 and graduated from high school at age 14. Her beloved father died when she was a ...
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