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 …
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
By Mike Groenewold Many of you know that each summer some of our parks are impacted by storms: hail, strong winds and an occasional tornado. The Park Landscape Services and Operations Division staff members work together to assist park crews with the initial cleanup, so I get to see, first …
Landscape Notes from Mike Groenewald: Cemeteries can be considered a sad place if we dwell on the fact they contain the earthly remains of our family and friends. However, a recent tour of some eastern Nebraska Cemeteries on Memorial Day reminded me of the wonderful tribute they provide to our …
Touring Nebraska Orchards in 1872 American Pomological Society medal awarded to the Nebraska State Horticultural Society in 1871. NSHS RG0957.PHO-12 Well before the emergence of Arbor Day as a state holiday dedicated to tree planting, southeast Nebraska had a number of thriving orchards. In 1872 the Nebraska State Horticultural Society sponsored a …
Level I Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, the most important and threatened waterfowl habitat in North America The Prairie Pothole Region is the core of what was once the largest expanse of grassland in the world, the Great Plains of North America. Its name comes from a geological phenomenon that left …
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