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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Revelling in Spring
All of us in Nebraska have been especially thankful for the lovely spring we’ve been experiencing. Sometimes a cold, dark, long winter is just what we need to remind us of the wonder of this time of year. I … Continue reading
Tractor vs. Horses
Which is more economical for a farmer, a tractor or a team of horses? In the early years of tractors, the answer wasn’t obvious to everyone. A series of tractor shows in the Midwest from 1913 to 1919 encouraged the … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Photograph Collection, Publications Tagged agriculture, Ogallala 2 Comments
This Noble Moses P. Kinkaid
On April 28, 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt signed a bill sponsored by Moses P. Kinkaid of O’Neill, which allowed homesteaders to claim 640 acres of land in certain parts of western Nebraska where smaller farms were impractical. Most of the … Continue reading
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A Proposed Arboreal Bureau
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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The Great Sheedy Murder Trial of 1891
It was Lincoln’s most sensational criminal trial of the nineteenth century. But as historian Timothy Mahoney argues, the Sheedy case was more than just a sordid tale of murder, adultery, and greed. In “The Great Sheedy Murder Trial and the … Continue reading
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Happy Birth-Arbor-Earth Day
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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One of Those Days
You think you’ve had ”one of those days”? Consider this from the 1875 Omaha Bee, available on microfilm in the newly re-opened Reference Room at the NSHS headquarters, 1500 R Street: “Officer Hanlon went out this morning to repossess some … Continue reading
Dr. Picotte’s House
The NSHS is pleased to announce that the Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte House, 100 Taft Street in Walthill, has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This two-story home was built by Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte … Continue reading
One of Lincoln’s Final Acts
President Abraham Lincoln was shot on the evening of April 14 one hundred and forty-five years ago. He died early in the morning on the following day. Among the items found on his desk after his untimely demise was the … Continue reading
In the Dog House
One of the many perks of my job as photograph curator is getting to examine the details revealed by our Digital Imaging Lab during the scanning process. Take the photograph of Pete’s Dog House. It is a great photo by … Continue reading