J.W. Thompson Collection
J.W. Thompson posing by the mailbox of Henry G. Beye, who came to Frontier County by covered wagon around 1898. He, his wife Caroline Beisner, and his two sons Art and ...
NSHS Permanent Collection
What We Found
Safe Haven Law, 2008
During the regular session in 2008 the Nebraska legislature passed LB157 commonly known as Nebraska's "safe haven" law. Safe haven laws are usually intended to provide ...
Vietnam Women’s Memorial Quilt
This quilt was owned by Judith Knopp of Lincoln, Nebraska, quilted by Donna Brittenham and Ann Davis, and painted by Arlene Koenig. Although no information is available ...
Nebraska Quarter Commemorative Set
On April 6, 2006, the Nebraska Quarter, with an image of Chimney Rock (a Nebraska State Historical Society Historic Site), was launched with much fanfare around the ...
Sierra Nevada Bunnell Smith
This quilt was made for Sierra Nevada Bunnell, also known as Vada, who was born in Ashland, Nebraska, in 1870. Family legend has it that her father took a covered wagon ...
Nebraska Cigar Boxes
Employees at Ross & Dryson Cigar Factory, Lincoln, Nebraska (RG2158.PH9-15)
Cigar making and cigar smoking in Nebraska reached their pinnacle shortly after the ...
Charles R. “Joe” Sterling
Charles R. "Joe" Sterling receiving award (RG5544.PH3)
Charles R. "Joe" Sterling, raised near Weeping Water, Nebraska, joined the U.S. Navy in the ...
Katherine Enevold Grunwald quilts
Tulip Applique QuiltNSHSÂ 13046-1
Lavender Flowers in a PotNSHSÂ 13046-3
Trip Around the World quiltNSHSÂ 13046-2
Kathrine Enevold Grunwald ...
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