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Tag Archives: artifact
The Farm Master Milk Pasteurizer
The Nebraska History Museum recently acquired a milk pasteurizer used by the Wright family in Pawnee County, Nebraska. Dean and Opal Wright purchased the pasteurizer from the Sears, Roebuck, & Co. catalog in 1952. Their son, Merlin, had polio that … Continue reading
The Start of an Illustrious Career
I am continuing to go through the collection of John Falter, a highly successful artist and illustrator born in Nebraska, and routinely find items that I feel are little gems. The museum collection includes preliminary sketches and doodles that resulted … Continue reading
The Long Life of a Cherished Gift
We all know that a gift needn’t be expensive, flashy, or purchased to be loved. The story of this rocking horse proves that. We’re fortunate that this cherished little piece of Nebraska history ended up in the Society’s collection … Continue reading
Colors of the Season
Red and green are colors traditionally associated with the Christmas holiday. They are also common on quilts made during our country’s colonial era and during the colonial revival of the early 1900s. The Nebraska State Historical Society’s quilt collection features … Continue reading
Frederick Douglass’s Nebraska Sister
Frederick Douglass is remembered for his escape from slavery and for his speeches and autobiographies through which he advocated passionately for freedom and civil rights. But he wasn’t associated with Nebraska history… until recently. A series of letters uncovered in … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Collections, Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged African Americans, artifact, cemeteries, Lincoln, Norfolk, Omaha
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The Spanish American War’s Second Nebraska
A few months ago, I blogged about a Spanish American War uniform. I thought you might enjoy seeing a few other Spanish American War objects associated with the Second Nebraska. In 1938, a group of Norfolk, Nebraska ,veterans that had served with … Continue reading
A Nebraska Artist’s Christmas
The Christmas Taffy Pull, Oil on Canvas Mounted on Board, 1964. This appeared on the cover of the Omaha World-Herald’s Magazine of the Midlands. These two paintings, with Christmas themes, were created by Terence Duren (1907-1968) a leading Nebraska artist … Continue reading
Giving Thanks from Far Away
Unfortunately being in the armed forces means that, sometimes, you need to be away from the people and places most important to you on special days like Thanksgiving. While this is undoubtedly hard, our military has tried to soften the … Continue reading
A Turkey Tale
Ahh, historic postcards . . . they never fail to impress. Some of you may recall that my colleague Laura Mooney and I blogged about them at Halloween. Well, they’re resurfacing for another holiday. Our collection contains quite a few … Continue reading
We Love Quilts! Part 3
Back in March I blogged about the opening of a new quilt exhibit called Beauty in Hard Times: Depression Era Quilts in Nebraska. I mentioned that this exhibit will run for two years and the quilts will change every six months. Well, six months are … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Museum Collections
Tagged artifact, collections, Great Depression, museum, quilt
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