Dr. Charles Arnold’s Helmet
With one look at this helmet, you know it has a story to tell. Fortunately, it has a happy ending.
This helmet belonged to Dr. Charles H. Arnold. Arnold ...
World War I
What We Found
On This Day: Armistice Celebrated Early
The armistice to end World War I signed at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month was greeted with great rejoicing in Nebraska towns. ...
The 1918 Flu Pandemic in Nebraska
World War I killed some 15 to 19 million people, but the 1918 flu pandemic was far worse. As the flu raged around the world, Nebraska communities responded.
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Will Pigs Help Win the War?
After the United States entered World War I in April of 1917, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Herbert Hoover head of the U.S. Food Administration. Hoover believed ...
Messages from the Great Beyond
The practice of Spiritualism primarily involved the communication with spirits or ghostly associations who have “gone over,” or died in the flesh. Claiming to be in ...
“Lafayette, we are coming!” World War I and the American Revolution
During World War I, the American Expeditionary Forces were commanded by Gen. John Pershing, a former University of Nebraska instructor who had ongoing ties to ...
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