The Girls of Company Z
An 1890s Omaha photo shows three young women dressed in what look like men’s military cadet uniforms. It was frowned upon for women to be dressed in such a manner, so why were they?
military
Marker Monday: Harvard Army Air Field
Marker Monday: Lost Airmen of World War II
Location
Nebraska 12, Naper, Boyd County, Nebraska
View this marker's location: 42.958869, -99.08987
Dr. Charles Arnold’s Helmet
Click here to learn more about the Arnolds.
-Laura Mooney, Senior Museum Curator
What’s inside the “Engineer Cantonment” issue of Nebraska History
The Spring 2018 issue of Nebraska History is devoted to the history and archeology of Engineer Cantonment. The 80-page magazine comes with a membership to the Nebraska State Historical Society. Single copies are available for $9.95 through the Nebraska History Museum.
Here’s the table of contents:
Marker Monday: Crook House
Welcome to Marker Monday! Each Monday we will feature one of Nebraska’s hundreds of historical markers. If you’d like to see a specific marker featured, send an email to jill.dolberg@nebraska.gov.
Marker Monday: K-9 Training Area, Ft. Robinson
Welcome to Marker Monday! Each Monday we will feature one of Nebraska’s hundreds of historical markers. If you’d like to see a specific marker featured, send an email to jill.dolberg@nebraska.gov.
Flashback Friday: Shelton Farm Girl Remembers the WWII North Platte Canteen
Interior of the North Platte Canteen during War War II. Volunteers served donated sandwiches, cookies, coffee, milk, and birthday cakes to over six million service men and women. NSHS RG2154-6-1
Flashback Friday: 'The Greatest Gathering of Indians Ever Assembled'
Red Dog's village southeast of Red Cloud Agency.
Marker Monday: B-24J Bomber Crash in Deuel County, 1944
Location
15718 Road 108, Ellsworth, Deuel County, Nebraska;
View this marker's location: 41.838373, -102.4708
