Friday Flashback: North Platte Canteen Resources to Help You Learn More
Posting about the North Platte Canteen was a rushed affair for me yesterday. Within 2 minutes of finishing, I was out the door for a [...]
Mayhew Cabin: Nebraska’s Underground Railroad Starting Point
Since Nebraska became a state after the Civil War had ended, I thought that slavery did not play a part in the state. But Nebraska's [...]
Lindbergh Learns in Lincoln (to Fly)
I love to find unexpected places! This one I discovered when my husband and I were dating 15 years ago. Walking a few miles was [...]
Cars in Nebraska: Going on a Wild Ride with Nebraska Stories
Tomorrow night is the premiere of the next edition of Nebraska Stories. The topic may almost be more suited to Father's Day as both segments [...]
The Olympics in Nebraska
I must confess that I could be an Olympic junkie if I had enough time. I would be perfectly content to watch just about every [...]
A to Z about Nebraska Native Americans
As a part of our studies on Native Americans, we have been reading through this paperback book. This inexpensive paperback is FULL of well-researched information [...]
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 [...]
Nebraska Stories: Sharing the Tales of Nebraskans
I promise that I will be posting more about quilts in the next few days. First I am taking a quick detour. Normally I am [...]
Off the Map: How did those Germans end up in Russia and then in Nebraska?
This is a bit of an unusual "Off the Map." Really the post could be titled "On the Move." Or forwarding address. About the transition [...]
People Behind the Places: Nebraska Counties Part 5 (T-Z)
We are to our final installment of "People Behind the Places: Nebraska Counties." Next week, we will look at "Places Behind the Places" to cover [...]