Travel Tips Tuesday: To Join or Not to Join? Museum Memberships Across Nebraska
Are you a joiner? Do you like to participate in different clubs? Do you belong to any organizations? As I look back, I probably could [...]
Flashback Friday: Officer’s Quarters at Fort Robinson in Northwest Nebraska
While much is known about the history of Fort Robinson, not as much is documented on the particular families that stayed there. Especially in the [...]
The Place of Fairy Tales: Joslyn Castle in Omaha (Part 2)
If I had to pick one home in Nebraska that I have always wanted to see, Joslyn Castle in Omaha would be at the top [...]
The Place of Fairy Tales: Joslyn Castle in Omaha (Part 1)
So, did anyone guess where we were yesterday? We loved our family's first trip to Joslyn Castle. I took so many amazing interior pictures that [...]
Decorated for Christmas: The Kennard House and The Ferguson House in Lincoln
Over the course of the week-end, we did make it to the Ferguson House (twice) and the Kennard House once. Seeing both places decorated for [...]
Flashback Friday: Former Secretary of State Kennard and his house
I love the story about how Lincoln came to be the capital city. (Maybe I would not appreciate it so much if I had been [...]
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation of 1863
Long ago, President Abraham Lincoln knew how to appreciate blessings. This had to be a struggle in the middle of a War caused by internal [...]
Off the Map: Nebraska Native Americans
When I began working on this post, I had a different focus. I was looking through my Perkey's Nebraska Place Names book for locations that [...]
Beyond the Husker Game: Other Lincoln events (Civil War Remembrance Day)
Tuesday is the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Today also happens to be Civil War Remembrance Day. In Lincoln, The Nebraska State History [...]
Friday Flashback: Using Quilts to Interpret Nebraska History
When pioneer women sewed quilts, they were not looking to write history. They were simply piecing together warmth for their family. While a few perhaps [...]