Brown County in Nebraska
Brown County in Nebraska Established by act of the state legislature on February 19, 1883. County Seat: Ainsworth License plate number: 75 Nebraska [...]
Banner County in Nebraska
Banner County in Nebraska Created by legislative enactment on November 6, 1888. County seat: Harrisburg Nebraska License Plate Number: 85 Nebraska Banner County map [...]
The Ninety-Three Nebraska Counties
Being able to bring history to the present is one of my favorite things about teaching and about writing. Explaining the past in a way [...]
The Nebraska Celebration is Six Months Away
Nebraska will be turning 150 in exactly 6 months. March 1, 2017 will be a day for Nebraskans to remember! All kinds of celebrations are [...]
Wednesday Wrapping Up Summer 2016
Today is the last day of August 2016. While I know that technically summer does not end for a few weeks, to me August and [...]
Omaha Durham Museum and the Odyssey of Shipwrecks
This is the last week-end for the Durham Museum in Omaha's Odyssey's Shipwreck: Pirates and Treasure Exhibit. Our family greatly enjoyed exploring this exhibit. Very [...]
Museum of American Speed in Lincoln
Thank you to the Museum of American Speed for the complimentary tickets. Lincoln is privileged to have wonderful exhibits of racing and automobile memorabilia. Bill "Speedy" [...]
Nebraska Passport 2016 Update
This year, we have really been enjoying going to Nebraska Passport Places. Visiting places that we have never been has added interest to our travels, but revisiting [...]
Friday Photography: The Filley Stone Barn
Maybe the gigantic cotton ball clouds were the reason. Or maybe because of the company - that was the first day in forever that my [...]
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 [...]