Billy clubs and vagrancy laws: hobos in Nebraska
What was it like to live as a hobo? And what did hobos experience in Nebraska?
One Leg in the Grave!
Omaha police officer James MacDonald spent a decade with one leg literally in the grave.
How pioneer trails shaped Omaha streets
Everything has a historical context, even the roads you drive on. Omaha's Military Avenue has a history that stretches back to the 1847 Mormon road to Utah.
Nebraskans Loved Actress Sarah Bernhardt, Whether They Understood Her or Not
When world famous stage actress Sarah Bernhardt came to Omaha in 1901, it was a big deal. Over 2000 people were overjoyed to watch her perform. But many couldn't understand a single word.
See? Coronado Made it to Nebraska After All
Historians long believed that in 1541, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado became the first European explorer to reach the Platte River in Nebraska. By the 1890s, historical and archeological evidence pointed toward central Kansas as Coronado’s farthest north, but the story lived on in popular culture.
Throwback Thursday Photograph, Julius Meyer
A Midsummer Christmas Eve
This Christmas card from 1880 depicted a warm-weather scene similar to one actually experienced by Omahans on December 24 in 1889. NSHS 3832-136 (at left).
Nebraska Cigar Boxes
University of Omaha Football Photographs
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