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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Sweet Treats at Easter
What is Easter without eggs, if not the genuine article, then at least egg-shaped candy? By the early twentieth century, the use of the modern chocolate-making process and improved mass manufacturing methods meant that the chocolate Easter egg was fast replacing … Continue reading
Nebraska Roundups in the 1870s
By the mid-1870s Nebraska’s open-range cattle industry, centered in the western Platte Valley and the Panhandle, was experiencing growing pains. Concerns included introduction of Texas cattle to supply the Indian agencies, unregulated “round-ups” that caused ownership disputes (in winter, long … Continue reading
“Devil Clouds” Marks Centennial of Omaha Tornado
Tune in to NET on Friday, March 22, at 7:00 p.m. (Central) for Devil Clouds: Tornadoes Strike Nebraska, a look at the infamous 1913 Omaha tornado. From NET’s website: “Easter Sunday 1913 dawned as a spring-like day of celebration. It … Continue reading
Nebraska’s Honey Creek Coal Mine
Many of the early searches for coal in Nebraska were prompted by the settlers’ pressing need for fuel, but they also realized that a supply of coal could be a big economic boost for the state. By the early 1870s … Continue reading
Ashland, the First Saunders County Seat
An unusual feature of the boundary of Nebraska’s Saunders County is Ashland Precinct, which forms a wedge on the southeast corner, projecting down between Lancaster County on the west and a small piece of Cass County that extends northward between … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska Timeline, Publications
Tagged Alvin Saunders, Ashland, Saunders County
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NSHS on YouTube: Listen to Homesteading Songs
The Nebraska State Historical Society has made its first music videos! In the Spring 2013 issue of Nebraska History, Peru State College professor Dan Holtz writes about “The Folk Songs of Great Plains Homesteading.” But why just read about folk … Continue reading
Posted in Audiovisual, Education and fun, Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged folk songs, homestead, music, pioneer, Solomon Butcher
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Treasures from the Civil War Veterans Museum
The NSHS works hard to collect and preserve Nebraska history, but we don’t do it alone. Historical organizations and museums dot our ninety-three counties and contain many treasures. To support their work in preserving our collective history we’re showcasing items … Continue reading
The Unicameral’s Unwritten Rules
Policy-making has always been a delicate business with a lot of formal rules that must be followed. But as Nebraska State Senator Bill Avery explains in the Spring 2013 issue of Nebraska History, there is an equally important set of … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged folkways, law, Legislature, Lincoln, Nebraska, politics, rules, traditions, Unicameral, unspoken
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Nebraska’s Miss America: Teresa Scanlan
The first Miss Nebraska to be crowned Miss America, Teresa Scanlan, will be featured in a new exhibit to open March 1, 2013, Nebraska Statehood Day, at the Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln. The Gering, Nebraska, resident was the ninetieth … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Nebraska History News, Publications
Tagged Miss America, Teresa Scanlan
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