Made in Nebraska: Vineyards
(Published April 1, 2003)
A recent boom in Nebraska vineyards harkens back to an earlier time when grape vines were plentiful. In 1879 there were 84,000 vines ...
Robert Furnas
What We Found
Agricultural Prospects in 1859
Letters to the Nebraska Farmer
The first issue of Robert W. Furnas's Nebraska Farmer was published in October of 1859 in Brownville. Furnas (who had established ...
Nebraska Hall of Fame, Early Members
For Nebraska, a relatively young state with a small, stable population, the pool of potential Hall of Fame candidates has always been somewhat limited. The recent advent ...
Nebraska Territorial Fair, 1859
The first Nebraska territorial fair was held at Nebraska City, beginning Wednesday, September 21, 1859, and lasting three days. Robert Furnas, later governor of ...
Forests in Nebraska
Nebraska's forestry exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition, held in 1893 in Chicago's Jackson Park, was located in a special building among similar exhibits from ...
Furnas, Robert W.
Robert W. Furnas was one of early Nebraska's strongest promoters. Although he gained fame as a soldier, governor, and agriculturist, he was also an influential ...
Cass County Fair, 1861
The Cass County Agricultural Society held its sixth annual fair in the fall of 1861. The two-day fair was described by E. R. O. of Rock Bluff in a letter to Robert ...
The Telegraph Arrives in Brownville
The most thrilling event of the summer of 1860 for the residents of Brownville, Nebraska Territory, was the completion of a telegraph line from St. Joseph, Missouri, to ...
The Telegraph Arrives at Brownville
When the so-called Lightning Line arrived in Brownville and connected Nebraska to the world, residents celebrated speeches, a parade, and a wine-fueled afterparty.
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