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Nebraska's History | Your family's future Recent News and Articles
Nebraska’s Five Capitols
By David L. Bristow, Editor
Our state capitol is one of the nation’s most recognizable, but did you know it’s the third capitol built on that spot, and the fifth to ...
Siouan Archeology
Nebraska has an archeological record of a few Siouan-Speaking tribes (Omaha, Ponca, Oto, Ioway, Missouria) that lived in earthlodge villages.
By Breanna Fanta, ...
Marker Monday: Mitchell & Ketchum Homesteads
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The most infamous Nebraska showdown between settlers and cattlemen began in 1878 on the Custer County homesteads of Luther Mitchell and Ami Ketchum, ...
The Huskers on Thanksgiving 1922 and The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
Final game at Nebraska Field, November 30, 1922. RG2758-105-10
It was the final game of the season. Notre Dame came to Lincoln to face Nebraska in front of 16,000 ...
Marker Monday: Standing Bear and the Ponca Tribe
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In 1877 the Ponca Tribe and Chief Standing Bear were forced from their Nebraska homeland along the Niobrara River to an Oklahoma reservation. ...
The Blizzard of 1948-49
The Nebraska National Guard was called out, and volunteers worked to rescue trapped livestock, homes, and even whole communities. But the job was too big for Nebraska ...
