Flashback Friday: Finding Amusement in Nebraska (Roller Coasters Anyone?)
Half price! The annual homeschool day at Worlds of Fun occurred this week. Every year I hope to take our kids, as they are getting [...]
People Behind the Places: Nebraska Counties A-D Named for Famous People
Why this series? Beginning post: Nebraska Counties A-D When I drive by places in thinking mode, I often wonder how they came up with the [...]
Friday Flashback: The Nebraska Harvesting Community
Unless you happen to live in the middle of the boondocks or a ranch some place where you own half the county, you probably can [...]
“Riding” Tractors in the City (of Lincoln): Larsen Tractor Test & Power Museum
Despite being around for almost a century, Lincoln's Tractor Museum is a little-known secret. If not for the below two reasons, maybe the place would [...]
Flashback Friday: Fabled Flats, Fortune, Failure, Frame-able
Seventeen years later I still remember the places to stop. Having gone away to the Twin Cities for college, I came to know that roads [...]
Czech out the Costumes: Nebraska History Trunks
Czech out the costumes! Have you ever wanted to experience history as opposed to only reading about it? The Nebraska History Museum actually has trunks [...]
Flashback Friday: See you at the Sokol (cultural gymnastics in Nebraska)
Having moved several times in my lifetime, I know that there are certain things that I would never trust to be packed by "professionals." Precious [...]
Flashback Friday: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show
One of the most iconic early Nebraskans was a renaissance man. In fact, if you look at the below resume, William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) [...]
Current Nebraska History Museum Exhibits are Especially for Nebraska Girls!
Attention Nebraska Girls: This Summer of 2013 the Nebraska History Museum has exhibits created with you in mind! Place at a Glance Name/Location Nebraska History [...]
Flashback Friday: Fairmont Creamery
While I do not necessarily set my DVR to watch the show, when I get a chance, I do enjoy watching PBS's show, History Detectives. [...]