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Category Archives: Museum Collections
Search for Something New
We did it again! We have added new amazing Nebraska treasures to our Museum and Photograph Collections online searchable database. Explore the more than 17,000 historic items in our growing database. With more than 13,000 objects from the Museum Collection, … Continue reading
An Artist’s View of the Fort Robinson Prisoner of War Camp
During World War II there were 126 Prisoner of War (PW) camps in the United States. Fort Robinson, Nebraska had one of these camps. By the end of the war, this camp consisted of 160 temporary buildings, and housed three … Continue reading
Go Big with Buttons
I like the saying “Go Big or Go Home.” To me it means if you’re going to do something then do it with all you’ve got–throw yourself into it. I like that attitude. The skirt, jacket, and cape above scream that attitude … Continue reading
A Cornhusker and a Man
This is a rather ordinary and worn looking artifact, isn’t it? Some of you may know that it is a corn husking hook used in the days before mechanical corn pickers when farmers would walk through their rows and pull … Continue reading
Hedwig Rosenberg’s Persian Lamb Coat
The Nebraska History museum has a collection of clothing that spans almost 150 years. Some of these items have important stories to tell. Here is one of those stories. In the early years of the 1930s, life for Hedwig and … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Collections
Tagged coat, Holocaust, immigrants, Jewish, Nazi, World War II
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For Whom The Bell Tolls
In the early 1900s, this bell was used on a homestead in Otoe County to call farmhands to meals. In the 1920s, it was used by WJAG radio announcer, and future Nebraska Senator, Karl Stefan to add sound effects to … Continue reading
The Filley Ladies Aid Society Fundraising Quilt
Recently, I’ve begun researching fundraising quilts. Many typical fundraising quilts have names stitched or inked all over the front. This quilt, however, is quite unique and I thought I would share it with you. This beautiful crazy quilt was a … Continue reading
Wait A Minute Mr. Postman…
Before the Rural Free Delivery (RFD) mail system was developed, farm families had to pick up their mail in the nearest town which could be hours or days away. RFD service was started as an experiment in West Virginia on … Continue reading
Fun and Games
With the temperature hovering around 100 degrees this week here in Lincoln, I’m reminded of similar hot summer days growing up on the farm. My brother and I spent many a summer day playing games in front of the window … Continue reading
Nebraska’s New Deal Art
For those of you who were unable to make it to the Nebraska History Museum last year for the exhibit entitled, “For the People: Nebraska’s New Deal Art,” we have some good news! These works of art are now available … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Museum Collections
Tagged Federal Art Project, Great Depression, New Deal art
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