By Jeff Kurrus Every six months, the staff of Nebraskaland Magazine sits down for a no-holds-barred meeting to share, reject, and accept ideas for future magazine stories. The days are long, and sometimes tedious, but the end result (which isn’t seen for many more months by you, our readers) is …
Posted by Dan Farnsworth Backpacker Magazine – Nebraska’s Indian Cave Here, David McDermott of Backpacker Magazine offers a great portrait of a hiking trip through Indian Cave State Park. Enjoy!
Posted by Dominique Worthing Sideshows have become a staple at state fairs these days, but back at the end of the 19th century sideshows were the topic of much debate as people tried to decide what were legitimate features of a fair. See more here: http://blog.nebraskahistory.org/?p=4908
Posted by Dominique Worthing During World War II there were over one hundred prisoner of war camps in the United States; Fort Robinson, Nebraska was one of these camps. The drawing bellow depicts Barracks 349 during Fort Robinson’s prisoner of war period. See more here: http://blog.nebraskahistory.org/?p=5251
Posted by Dominique Worthing Steamboats were once a popular choice of transportation along the Missouri River and elsewhere in the country. Many artifacts have been found in relation to steamboats and the Nebraska State Historical Society Archives are full of useful artifacts that tell the tale of steamboat travel in Nebraska. See …
Assassin bugs are tiny predators that live up to their name. Find out more here: http://prairieecologist.com/2012/07/06/photo-of-the-week-july-6-2012/
Posted by Dominique Worthing In the summer of 1906 the Norfolk Weekly News-Journal reported that several of the town’s residents were putting up tents to beat the evening heat. In the days before air conditioning summer nights were often muggy and unbearable indoors. See more here: http://blog.nebraskahistory.org/?p=1618
Over a century ago, Lincoln’s Epworth Park was the scene of a more subdued than normal Fourth of July celebration, according to the Nebraska State Journal. Despite the subdued nature of the gathering, it was deemed a success with over four-thousand in attendance, and Governor George L. Sheldon making an appearance …
Posted by Dominique Worthing June 18, 1908 was “Cherry Picking Day” at the Watson Ranch, located just west of Kearney, Nebraska. The Kearney Daily Hub reported that visitors began arriving at six in the morning, and by “quitting time” (5 p.m.), they had picked 623 bushels of cherries. See more …
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