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Tag Archives: Valentine
What’s in a Name?
When your name is easily used in puns and songs, the novelty wears off quickly. But instead settling for cheap laughs, one Nebraska town has turned a notable name into international recognition and thousands of letters. In the Spring 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged cachet, Heart, holiday, post office, stamp, Valentine, Valentine's Day
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Nebraska’s New Deal Art Legacy
Historical treasures can be found in many unexpected places. Sometimes, they may be right in front of us for a long time before we recognize their value. When the New Deal sought to breathe life into the Depression-era economy, scores … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged Albion, art, Auburn, books, Crawford, Geneva, Great Depression, Hebron, Minden, New Deal, Ogallala, O’Neill, Pawnee City, post office, Red Cloud, Schuyler, Valentine
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A Nebraska Land Lottery
The desire to own land and the availability of cheap land were important factors in the settlement of the West. U.S. government land laws in Nebraska between 1854 and 1904 moved much of the public domain into private ownership. Two … Continue reading
Those Fish Stories
Improbable fishing yarns have been around as long as fish and fishing. The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal in the summer of 1907 reported an escalating series of such tales from Verdigre, Neligh, and Valentine, Nebraska. The News-Journal said: “A few days … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska Timeline, Publications
Tagged fishing, Neligh, Valentine, Verdigre
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