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Category Archives: Library/Archives
Upcoming Release of the 1940 Census
Join us on Sunday, March 25, 2012 to learn more about the 1940 U.S. Census to be released on April 2nd. The Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society, in partnership with the Nebraska State Historical Society, has organized a special program relating … Continue reading
No Riding on the Sidewalk!
I recently ran across a booklet containing the Ordinances of the City of Beatrice, Nebraska from the year 1885. I thought I would share a few items of interest.According to Ordinance no. 60, it was unlawful to ride a bicycle, … Continue reading
Blizzard of January 12, 1888
The early settlers of Nebraska faced many hardships, a great number of these weather and climate related. Among the most destructive of natural disasters were the sudden prairie blizzards. The blizzard of January 12, 1888 had an immense impact on … Continue reading
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Tagged blizzard, natural disaster, winter
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The Sioux City & Pacific Railroad Company
The Library/Archives recently acquired this stock certificate for the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company. The company was founded in 1864 for the express purpose of building a connection between Sioux City, Iowa and the Union Pacific’s main line at … Continue reading
Happy Halloween!
Many children have fond memories of Halloween. That memory often consists of candy gathering, parties with friends, or dressing in costumes and pretending to be someone else. The importance of the mask in history is the topic of much literature, … Continue reading
Spirit Photography
With the discovery of photography, along with using the technique of double exposing a negative, many interesting images have appeared through the years. The deliberate creation of a spirit photograph by a photographer in an attempt to financially exploit believers … Continue reading
Vampires of Nebraska
Custer County Chief, 1/3/1896 Another frightening-if-true story with a supernatural twist comes out of the northwest county of Dawes, just around the Pine Ridge. The end of 1895 saw a number of brutal attacks against many herds of cattle and … Continue reading
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Tagged cowboys, Dawes County, Folklore, Ghost Story, Nebraska, vampire
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Messages from the Great Beyond
The practice of Spiritualism primarily involved the communication with spirits or ghostly associations who have “gone over,” or died in the flesh. Claiming to be in contact with the beyond, the Fox sisters from New York are credited with starting … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Cobb, Clairvoyant, Folklore, Ghost Story, Lincoln, Nebraska, Spiritualism
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The Haunted Cabin of James Conway
#4 Alexandria Journal 10/30/1965 The town of Alexandria, population 73 at last count, is found northwest of Fairbury. This sleepy farm community is said to have had within its boundary, a haunted cabin with a history going back to 1878. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria, Folklore, Ghost Story, James Conway, log cabin
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A Haunted Cowboy
3 Hemingford Herald 4/24/1896 The Old West has its share of ghostly lore, no matter what section of the country you study, and Nebraska is no exception. By 1896 most of the territorial fighting had calmed down in Western Nebraska … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlisle Cattle Company, cowboy, Folklore, Ghost Story, Guide Rock, Hemingford, Joe Healy, Nebraska, Old West
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