This Day in History - March 31: 30,000 loose Nebraska quarters delivered to historical society
This Day in History - March 31: 30,000 loose Nebraska quarters delivered to historical society
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Nebraska State Historical Society sees new leader at the helm
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Nebraska State Historical Society sees new leader at the helm
Apr 16, 2025
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'We're back': Nebraska Historical Society reopens gift shop
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'We're back': Nebraska Historical Society reopens gift shop
10 months ago
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Hall County Historical Society honors Nebraska’s first Lieutenant Governor
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Hall County Historical Society honors Nebraska’s first Lieutenant Governor
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Hall County Historical Society shares history of experimental government program in Nebraska
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Hall County Historical Society shares history of experimental government program in Nebraska
Jul 5, 2024
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Nebraska State Historical Society charts different course with new leader at helm
Nebraska State Historical Society charts different course with new leader at helm
Apr 16, 2025
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Adv. in History: Exploring Nebraska's State Historical Parks
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Adv. in History: Exploring Nebraska's State Historical Parks
Jun 17, 2022
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The 150th Nebraska State Fair kicks off today! To celebrate, we dug through our photo collections to bring you this video of the fair's first 100 years. Watch the fair grow and change before your eyes! | Nebraska State Historical Society
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This is the clip of our Pure Nebraska story on Harvard Historical Society. | Harvard Historical Society
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In 1900, this short film featuring a Union Pacific train arriving at Omaha's Union Station from Council Bluffs, Iowa was released by the Biograph Film Co. It is the earliest known footage of a Nebraska Scene. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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The Nebraska State Capitol ornaments are a timeless gift for the holidays! 🎁 Stop by the Capitol Gift Shop to view ornaments of year’s past and see if you can find the inspiration for the ornaments, based on beautiful elements around the building or the preservation work of the Office of the Capitol Commission. Most ornaments for the subsequent years are still available, some in limited quantities. The State Capitol Gift Shop is open Monday-Friday from 9AM-4PM. | Nebraska State Historical Socie
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How the State Historical Society chooses items for its collections
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Curious to see how archeologists piece together the past? In 2018, History Nebraska archeologists and UNL Archeology students worked together to excavate a site in the Sandhills to gain a greater understanding of how people lived in Nebraska. Watch the full video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HOcYpaK8lo | Nebraska State Historical Society
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Expanded Nebraska Lectures series illustrates history of university, state
May 5, 2019
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Did you know that there are still physical remnants of the old Oregon, Mormon, and California trails in Nebraska? There are! This short video from our staff in western Nebraska can tell you more. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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Historical Society Foundation to Mark 80 Years with Chimney Rock Trail Project
Sep 29, 2022
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I Was Pleasantly Surprised by This Historical Trail in Nebraska
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Along the Niobrara River in Naper, Nebraska was the White Horse Ranch. In 1937, Cal and Ruth Thompson began a horse training/riding school for children on the ranch. These students would then showcase what they’d learned to the public, which lead to the touring White Horse Troupe. After Cal’s death in 1963 and Ruth's in 1990, the ranch was left to her sister Ruby Shumaker. When Ruby died in 2000, it was passed on to her children, Betty Whipple and Bob Shumaker. It was designated as a National Hi
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One of the most devastating natural disasters early Nebraska settlers faced was the deadly Blizzard of 1888, which struck 131 years ago today. It killed many people and drove one schoolteacher to a heroic feat of survival. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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Let's take a stroll down memory lane and see more sights from Lincoln, Nebraska in 1960. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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Traveling back in time is closer than you think. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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Along with being a final place of rest, cemeteries are also a goldmine of information when it comes to our family and community history. In 2005 the State of Nebraska enacted a law that created the "Cemetery Registry" which is managed by State Librarian Cindy Drake at the Nebraska State Historical Society. But, the unfortunate reality is that rural pioneer cemeteries are under threat. Here's our story. TONIGHT! Nebraska Stories airs at 10pm CT / 9pm MT following the PBS Special "Africa's Great C
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Happy Arbor Day! The 62nd celebration of Arbor Day in Nebraska was an especially festive one. Then-Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace joined Nebraska Governor Charles Bryan to pay tribute to the Arbor Day Founder J. Sterling Morton at his home, Arbor Lodge, in Nebraska City. These Universal News newsreel shots from our video collections captured some of the festivities. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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Show your pride for Nebraska in two ways. First, become a new member of History Nebraska. Second, new members get a free Good Life sign! | Nebraska State Historical Society
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Since 1968, NEBRASKAland DAYS has become a popular showcase of North Platte and Nebraska's western history and culture, including the Buffalo Bill Rodeo. Started by Buffalo Bill Cody in 1882 as the "Old Glory Blowout" and a predecessor to his Wild West shows, the rodeo continuously draws thousands of people every June. For more NEBRASKAland DAYS recordings and history: https://history.nebraska.gov/nebraskaland-days-in-lincoln-and-north-platte/ | Nebraska State Historical Society
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Sure, holiday shopping is much easier nowadays. But you can't see window displays like these on Amazon. These window displays were all filmed by Roland Meyers at Omaha's Brandeis Department Store in the 1960s. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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90 years ago today, the Sower was lifted to its perch atop the Nebraska State Capitol. Thousands of people watched as the seven-ton, nineteen-foot-tall bronze statue was raised 400 feet by a derrick perched atop the tower. And now you can watch it too thanks to the video in our collection. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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What do popcorn, Athens, Pender, and a windmill all have in common? This video of the Nebraska Trail with Don Jacks from the Nebraska Public Power District in 1977 has the answer. We wonder how many bags of popcorn H.C. and Lou sold over the years! | Nebraska State Historical Society
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Here's silent but clear instructions on how to make a pinhole projection box for safe solar eclipse viewing from the 1963 eclipse. Some of the KOLN TV film preserved at the Nebraska State Historical Society. | Nebraska State Historical Society
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