Tag Archives: Arbor Day

Nebraska’s Semicentennial Arbor Day

Posted on April 25, 2013 by pgaster

Nebraskans celebrated the semicentennial of the state’s admission into the Union in 1917 on several dates, including March 1, Statehood Day; February 12, Lincoln’s birthday; and in churches, February 25, the Sunday nearest Washington’s birthday. The citizens of Nebraska City, … Continue reading →

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Touring Nebraska Orchards in 1872

Posted on April 26, 2012 by pgaster

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 summer tour of some of the most outstanding … Continue reading →

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A Proposed Arboreal Bureau

Posted on April 26, 2010 by pgaster

An arboreal bureau managed by the Nebraska State Historical Society? J. Sterling Morton, the father of Arbor Day in Nebraska, and a longtime member of the Historical Society, in 1886 recommended the establishment of such a bureau. Morton early recognized … Continue reading →

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Happy Birth-Arbor-Earth Day

Posted on April 21, 2010 by lireland

April 22, 1832: J. Sterling Morton is born. April 22, 1885:  The Nebraska legislature sets observation of Arbor Day, a new state holiday, on Morton’s birthday. Having moved to Nebraska Territory in 1854, Morton was an early and ardent advocate of tree planting. He proposed the … Continue reading →

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