Oblinger Letters
The Uriah W. Oblinger Collection, donated to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1958, includes 318 letters (1862-1911). At the heart of this correspondence lies ...
Red Willow County
What We Found
Pests on the Plains: The Potato Bug
With the sole exception of grasshoppers, perhaps the most hated insects to afflict the pioneer farmer were potato bugs. So prevalent were they at one time in Nebraska ...
Red Willow County’s First Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in 1896 was celebrated on November 26, and editor F. M. Kimmell of the McCook Tribune took advantage of the holiday to reflect on Red Willow County's recent ...
Historical Marker
On May 26, 1885, four families of Bohemian emigrants traveling in three covered wagons drawn by ox teams, camped in Richmond Canyon between Bartley and Cambridge. About ...
Marker Monday: McCook Army Air Base
Marker Text
McCook Army Air Base, activated April 1, 1943, was one of eleven Army Air Force training bases in Nebraska during World War II. The base was ...
Marker Monday: Pawnee Woman’s Grave
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today our focus is the grave of a Pawnee woman wounded at the Battle ...
Marker Monday: Mallalieu University, Red Willow County
The University, named for Bishop Mallalieu, was opened in September, 1886, with an enrollment of sixty students.
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Timeline Tuesday: Thanksgiving in Red Willow County
Thanksgiving in 1896 was celebrated on November 26, and editor F. M. Kimmell of the McCook Tribune took advantage of the holiday to reflect on Red Willow County's recent ...
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