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The Wad Room

One of the great things about working in the Collections Department at the Nebraska History Museum is getting to work with the new materials coming into the museum.  One of our recent acquisitions is an issue of The Powder Keg, … Continue reading

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Frontier Soldiers and Their Tiniest Enemy

In “The Plains Forts: A Harsh Environment,” John McDermott describes the physical hardships of a frontier soldier’s life. The article appears in the Spring 2010 issue of Nebraska History. McDermott describes the western plains as “an environment that could be … Continue reading

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