Terrific Tuesdays: Hands-On History at the Nebraska History Museum
Next Tuesday is the beginning of the Nebraska History Museum's History Hour for Kids. The day after Memorial Day and the following ten weeks from [...]
Arbor Day In Nebraska
Just in case you missed it, the holiday that Nebraskans can be most proud of is today. Why? Because Arbor Day originated in Nebraska. (Maybe [...]
Birthday Parties for Nebraska
Did you realize that today is Nebraska's 147th birthday of being a state? Evidently we missed the program that happened yesterday morning at 8 at [...]
Medal Monday: Memorable Moments for Nebraska
First of all, congratulations to Shelby, Nebraska, native Curt Tomasevicz and the rest of the 4 man bobsled team who led the United States to [...]
Friday Flashback: Displaying Nebraskans in World War Two: Exhibit Closing Soon at the Nebraska History Museum
Writing about Nebraska's part in World War 2 has been a part of upcoming blog post plans. But I had to accelerate the timing due [...]
Friday Flashback: The Blizzards of ’49 in Nebraska
If you live in the Midwest, did you survive the blizzard this week? Actually while we were out Tuesday morning/afternoon, by the time that the [...]
Travel Tips Tuesday: Reciprocal Museum Memberships
Reciprocal:corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent: (reciprocal privileges) Don't you love dictionary.com's definition? I love even more how the meaning can play out. Buy one, get one [...]
Friday Flashback: Nebraska Man of Science: “Doc” Harold Edgerton
Strobe Light Photography Perfecter Jacques Cousteau Collaborator Noted MIT faculty member Creative Lecturer (Favorite Professor) Contributions to Marine Archeology results in discovery of Civil War [...]
Flashback Friday: Learning About Cowboys in Early Nebraska at the Nebraska History Museum
To my regret, we ended up almost sprinting through the exhibit. At least it felt like there was A LOT more to absorb than we [...]
Nebraska Cowboys Exhibit at Nebraska History Museum
This week we went to visit the "Cowboy Exhibit" at the Nebraska History Museum. I was under the impression that the display was almost [...]