Historic May Day Celebrations at the University of Nebraska
Until I was researching details for A History Lover's Guide to Lincoln, I never realized that celebrating May Day used to be an important spring celebration [...]
Past Nebraska Thanksgivings
Thanksgiving might be my favorite holiday. I think I love the fact that this celebration is all about being grateful. Even though challenging times do [...]
Celebrating Veterans at the Nebraska History Museum
Tomorrow is Veteran's Day. In recent years, our country has been providing more perks and benefits for Veteran's Day around this holiday. That makes me [...]
Prairie Wind Voices at Gering’s Legacy of the Plains: Day 23 #DetourNebraska Challenge
Expecting to tour a home when its under construction never works out very well. The same result is what happened when I stopped by Gering's Legacy of [...]
Franklin Academy: Day 17 #DetourNebraska Challenge
When ever I travel solo across Nebraska, I guarantee that whenever possible, I would stop by at least one Nebraska historical marker. Something about reading [...]
Neligh Mill: Day 11 #DetourNebraska Challenge
Heading to Northeast Nebraska was always a part of my plan for my big Labor Day week-end travel trip last year. But then I ran [...]
Nebraska Items for Sale at the History Museum Landmark Store
About eighteen months ago, I introduced you to the newly updated and improved Nebraska History Museum. Finally today I explored the museum with my children. This [...]
Thursday Tribute: Remembering Nebraska Historian, James Potter
The name, James Potter, may not be familiar to you. But by the end of this post, I truly hope you also appreciate the contributions [...]
Nebraska History Museum Re-opens Tonight (No Foolin’!)
After 18+ months of structural renovations, the Nebraska History Museum is reopening! All week-end (really all month) they have all sorts of fun family events planned. [...]
Friday Flashback: Nebraska’s First Short-Term Governor
Exactly 161 years ago today in the year 1854, Nebraska's First Territorial Governor Francis Burt took office. As the third official auditor of the United [...]