Nebraska Digital Newspaper Program Earns $200,000 Grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities has granted the University of Nebraska-Lincoln $200,000 to continue the Nebraska Digital Newspaper Program with an expanded ...
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Wild Weather Wednesday: 1915 Red Cloud Flood
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesday. Every Wednesday, we post a photo from our collections depicting an extreme weather event from Nebraska’s past.
Floodwaters at ...
New Economic Impact Study Cites $79.8 million impact and 1,033 jobs from Nebraska Historic Tax Credit Projects
Burlington Station in Omaha before and after renovation.
Tax credits for historic preservation projects are producing big pay-offs. A new economic impact ...
Native American Heritage: Artifact Collections
This is a look at our Native American artifacts and are just a handful of the collections that include information about the past and present influences of Native ...
Real Nebraska Stories: Last Days of Red Cloud Agency: Peter T. Buckley’s Photograph Collection, 1876-77
Now that all of our book titles are available at Amazon Prime, we’re highlighting our books to let you know about all the great Real Nebraska Stories that we offer. Buy ...
Timeline Tuesday: Willa Cather and Beauty and the Beast
Cast of 'Beauty and the Beast' including Willa Cather in a top hat. The play was a comedic musical version written by J Barmby. RG1951-1119
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Beauty and the Beast
The Red Cloud Opera House on February 4, 1888, was the scene of an amateur theatrical entitled Beauty and the Beast. Small-town opera houses hosted such entertainments ...
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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Perception vs Reality: Willa Cather
Willa Cather is often remembered as cantankerous and reclusive by biographers, but that's not the necessarily the case.
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Nebraska’s Round Barns
We're all about exploring curiosity. Sometimes, curiosity turns a conversation with a friend into years of study and an article about Nebraska's beautiful round ...
History Nebraska Transfers Willa Cather State Historic Site to the Willa Cather Foundation
Big news! We are transferring ownership of the Willa Cather State Historic Site and supporting collections to The Willa Cather Foundation.
By completing this ...
The Era of Radio Begins, 1922
“In future ages historians will scan the record to determine when radio transmission became general and popular and will fix the date not far from 1922."
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