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Be a History Detective - Childrens Summer Workshops, Wednesdays in July, 2008. Sign Up NOW!

The Library/Archives Reference Room will be CLOSED on Saturday, July 26th, as the headquarters building will be without electrical service.

Hit the Trail to History
High gas prices got you down? Thinking about canceling vacation? STOP!

The Nebraska State Historical Society's museums and historic sites are just down the road and we're inviting you to join us on a trip through Nebraska history .

Announcing the Missouri River History Conference, 2008
At Ponca State Park, Ponca, Nebraska
September 4-7th
Theme: Steamers, Sandbars, and Snags -
Reflections of the Steamboat Era on the Missouri

Brown Bag Lecture Series Forum, "Running for President in 1908: Bryan vs Taft"
   Presenter: Jim Potter, Senior Research Historian, NSHS
   Schedule: 12 Noon, Thursday, July 17, 2008. Museum of Nebraska History, 15th & P Streets, Lincoln.

4 New Nebraska Timeline (Out of Old Nebraska) articles
are now available on the website.

Henry Ford visits a Fremont tractor show in 1916. Eaton Brothers operate Lincoln Pottery Works, 1881-1901. Is there a Horse Heaven? (1875). "Iron Man" Sarg Cole endurance test, Omaha, 1925.

Check the properties newly listed in 2008 in the National Register of Historic Places.
Counties with newly listed properties are: Buffalo, Cass, Chase, Custer, Douglas, Gage, Lancaster, Scotts Bluff, Sherman, and Wayne.

French Gratitude Train
See a collection of objects from the French Gratitude Train, (Merci Train) given to the State of Nebraska following World War II.

Wyuka Cemetery Interments, (Lincoln, Ne.) 1877 - Feb. 1881 "Those Who Slumber" (pdf)
These listings predate the Wyuka burial cards.

Help the Nebraska State Historical Society find examples of community buildings, structures, and sites that represent the New Deal in Nebraska. This year marks the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs developed in response to the Great Depression. See this PDF for more information and known examples.

Nebraska State Historical Society Looks for New Deal Sites

Beef State, a co-production of the Nebraska State Historical Society and NET Television, is a new hour-long documentary on the history of the beef industry in Nebraska.

See historic photos, brief video stories, and a 3-minute preview of the tv show. Tune in on June 1 (6 p.m.) when the full program airs NET-1 Television and NET-HD.

Solve History Mysteries at Investigation Station -- Open Now!
Free Family Fun for All Ages
at the Museum of Nebraska History, 15th & P Streets, Lincoln, NE

Access the  Nebraska Public Documents  web site, launched in October 2007. It includes reports from 1891 to 1929 and is a keyword searchable collection of digitized historic reports of Nebraska constitutional officers and state agencies.

Nebraska newspapers arranged by town name.
A new index in PDFs will help you find Nebraska newspapers on microfilm.

PRESERVATION at WORK for the NEBRASKA ECONOMY.
A new study examines the economic impact and benefits of historic preservation. (4M pdf)

A New Educators' Resource Guide to the Museum of Nebraska History
is now available on the website. (pdf)

Saving Nebraska' s Treasures
Video sneak peeks and workshop segments now available to help you preserve items of importance to you and your community.

  2007 Annual Report now on-line
  (6 megabyte PDF)

 

Nebraska National Guard Exhibit opened November 9 at the Nebraska State Historical Society's Museum of Nebraska History
Advertisement (pdf)

Nebraska Studies website 
 Have a look at NEW WWII content.

Historic preservation makes sense, but does it make cents? New study tracks economic impacts for Nebraska.

Check the properties newly listed in 2007 in the National Register of Historic Places.
Counties with newly listed properties are: Box Butte, Cherry, Custer, Dawes, Douglas, Howard, Platte, and Sarpy.

 Duck Creek archeological dig photographs

CRAZY ABOUT QUILTS? QUESTIONS ABOUT QUILTS?
Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's Museum of Nebraska History, 15th & P streets, Lincoln, Tuesday-Friday, 9-4:30; Saturday-Sunday, 1:00-4:30

Quilts A to Z! provides an enjoyable overview of quilting terms and techniques, a brief examination of the multitude of quilt patterns and their even more numerous names, and a revolving two-year exhibit of fabulous quilts from the collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society and the International Quilt Study Center. Come back often, because the quilts will change every six months. Quilts A to Z! is also an online exhibit.

See a Crazy Quilt recently acquired for the Museum Collections.

Weird Nebraska: Strange Stories and Amazing Facts, now a website exhibit.

New Databases include a Nebraska History Index, Civil War Veterans, Gazatteers, Prisoner Records, Education Reports, names in County Atlases, Sherard's Nebraska Place Names, 1860 - 1954 Tract Book Index and WWI Draft Registration Cards
Also find Name Index to terminated Nebraska Land Entry Files (National Archives) and Nebraska . . . Our Towns (University of Nebraska).

Cased Nebraska Quarters, $5.00
Exceptionally popular cased sets are again available at the Nebraska State Historical Society Store. Check out the new stock for 2007.

Checkout our most recent issue of Nebraska Trailblazer!
Learn about the new Nebraska State Quarter, Chimney Rock, and how we identify ourselves.

Find NEW procedures and forms to aid you in transfering public records to the State Archives.

Download the new Valuation Incentive Program (VIP) Brochure,
a property tax incentive that assists in the preservation of Nebraska's historic buildings.




Check the Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reports
in PDF format, now online.
All counties for which reports have been done are now available.

Upcoming Events at the John G. Neihardt Center, Bancroft, NE