The Soldiers’ Memorial in Lincoln
Honoring the military is important. In fact, a week from today, our nation specifically remembers those who served on Veterans Day. But to sculptor, Ellis [...]
Lincoln’s Former Downtown Carnegie Library
Starting a Lincoln Library was not an easy task. Collecting books from people who hardly had any to begin with was challenging. And there was [...]
Juneteenth: A Day to Celebrate African American Influence in Lincoln
I enjoyed researching my History Lover's Guide to Lincoln book. Seeing the impact made by different cultures was fascinating. The African American community was no [...]
Historic May Day Celebrations at the University of Nebraska
Until I was researching details for A History Lover's Guide to Lincoln, I never realized that celebrating May Day used to be an important spring celebration [...]
A Whistle-stop Tour Across Nebraska on the Nebraska 150 express
With 24/7 news coverage, sometimes we can forget that newsworthy people were not quite as accessible. Newspapers were not as common. What stories were contained [...]
Thursday Tribute: Remembering Nebraska Historian, James Potter
The name, James Potter, may not be familiar to you. But by the end of this post, I truly hope you also appreciate the contributions [...]
Fort Kearny: Nebraska’s Pioneer Stopover
Imagine coming upon this field around 1900. Just looks like normal farm ground, right? But if you looked across the road 50 years prior, you would [...]
Nebraska History Museum Re-opens Tonight (No Foolin’!)
After 18+ months of structural renovations, the Nebraska History Museum is reopening! All week-end (really all month) they have all sorts of fun family events planned. [...]
Friday Flashback: Edwin Perkins and Kool-Aid
Edwin Perkins, the inventor of Kool-Aid was born on this date (January 8th) in 1889. If you explore the basement of the Hastings Museum, you [...]
Friday Flashback: Nebraska’s First Short-Term Governor
Exactly 161 years ago today in the year 1854, Nebraska's First Territorial Governor Francis Burt took office. As the third official auditor of the United [...]