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Tag Archives: military
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
Christmas at Fort Robinson
Fort Robinson provides the following holiday story of devotion and courage from A Frontier Army Christmas, compiled and annotated by Lori A. Cox-Paul and Dr. James Wengert, and published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. In December 1882 Corp. Martin … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska Timeline, Publications
Tagged Christmas, Fort Robinson, military, natural disaster
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A Cow on the Roof and a Bullet in the Head
Solomon Butcher’s 1886 cow-on-the-roof photo is one of the best known and most iconic images of homesteading on the Great Plains. Butcher photographed Sylvester Rawding’s family in front of their sod house near West Union, Custer County, Nebraska. Butcher eventually … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Photograph Collection, Publications
Tagged agriculture, Civil War, Custer County, homestead, military, Solomon Butcher
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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
Letters from Home: POW Mail at Fort Robinson
Thousands of miles from home in an enemy country, German soldiers sent and received mail while prisoners of war at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. But how did mail get from one country to the other, considering that the two sides were … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged Fort Robinson, military, prisoner of war, World War II
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Recent Acquisition: POW Scrapbook
The Library/Archives recently acquired a scrapbook relating to a Nebraskan’s military service during World War II and his capture and imprisonment in a German POW camp. Quentin M. Coyle, a native of Valley, Nebraska, served as a Liberator bomber pilot … Continue reading
Posted in Library/Archives, Manuscript Collections
Tagged military, prisoner of war, Quentin M. Coyle, scrapbook, World War II
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The Mysteries of a Spanish-American War Uniform
One of the Nebraska History Museum’s wonderful volunteers is recataloging and researching the museum’s Spanish-American War uniforms. This particular private’s uniform has the name Fred Lecron marked several times on its lining. Our volunteer’s eagle eye spotted something else that … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Collections, Uncategorized
Tagged artifact, military, Spanish American War
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Dr. Charles Arnold’s Helmet
With one look at this helmet, you know it has a story to tell. Fortunately, it has a happy ending. This helmet belonged to Dr. Charles H. Arnold. Arnold was a native of Dorchester, Nebraska, and received his medical … Continue reading
Nebraska Town Gets Bombed!
“Unknown Planes Drop Six Bombs on Tarnov.” This was the headline from the Columbus Daily Telegram on August 16, 1943. The article states that, “Two unidentified planes dropped practice bombs on the village of Tarnov between 4 and 4:30 a.m. … Continue reading
Summer along the Trail
Pvt. August Scherneckau was a soldier with the First Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War. In 1865, he and his comrades were posted at Midway Station, sixty miles west of Fort Kearny along the Platte River Road. Scherneckau observed … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged Civil War, military, Nebraska territory, trails
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