Columbus Day and Nebraska’s Italian Heritage
Aerial view of Omaha’s Little Italy. NSHS RG 2341-470
Columbus Day, established to commemorate the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on October 12, ...
Omaha
What We Found
Dr. Peabody Fought Omaha Cholera Outbreak in 1867
Dr. James H. Peabody. From Alfred T. Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (Chicago, 1882)
Cholera, characterized by severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration, ...
Omaha Bankers Asked: Does Money Spread the Flu?
Interior of a bank by photographer John Nelson
Nebraska’s last great epidemic was the 1918 Flu epidemic, but the earlier flu pandemic of 1889-90 also affected the ...
Celebrating the Holidays with the Cumings
Thomas B. Cuming. NSHS RG2411-1134
Omaha in 1854 was a village without churches and social organizations, but Margaret Cuming, widow of Thomas B. Cuming, who was ...
Man Seeking Wife, with help from the Mayor
Here's an oddball story for your day. In 1934, a thirty-year-old farmer from South Dakota named John Sourbier wrote the mayor of Omaha with a unique request. "Maybe you ...
Original Omaha “foot ball”
Even before Nebraska had the Husker football team, it had Omaha “foot ball” clubs that played what we now call soccer. The game’s growth in Omaha was similar to its ...
Nebraska Corn Helps Win the War
In a blog post a few years ago we showcased the gas station operated by Earl Coryell that pioneered the production and sale of an ethyl alcohol blended motor fuel. ...
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 ...
Marker Monday: Winter Quarters
Marker Text
Here in 1846 an oppressed people fleeing from a vengeful mob found a haven in the wilderness. Winter Quarters, established under the direction of the ...
Half-Century of Historic Preservation
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, which was signed by President Lyndon Johnson in October 1966. The act was passed in ...
Flashback Friday: Our World-Traveling Beaver Effigy Bowl
One of the upcoming Nebraska Unwrapped: Selections from the Collections exhibit artifacts has traveled the world since the last time it was available for the public to ...
NSHS Archeology Division Co-hosts the Flint Hills Archeology Conference
Flint Hills Archeology Conference attendees at the Fort Atkinson Powder Magazine. From left, Bob Blasing, Diane Laffin, Rob Bozell, Laurie Schwab, Chris Hord, Nolan ...
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