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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Shoeing Omaha: “Attirement of Their Feet” in 1888
Browsing through the advertisements in early Nebraska newspapers reveals that our grandparents and great-grandparents had a choice of fashionable footwear. “A neat foot in a tidy fitting shoe or boot is the pride of the average man and woman,” said … Continue reading
The Ghost in the Camera
Ghosts? Spirits? Wisps of ectoplasm? In 1861 Boston photographer William H. Mumler discovered that he could produce a second, “ghostly” image on his photographic plates if he deliberately re-exposed them for a short time. He claimed he had photographed actual … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Photograph Collection, Publications Tagged collections, ghost, Lincoln, photography Leave a comment
Morton and Wilson, Nebraska Territory’s Ghost Counties
Today many Nebraskans live in counties known by different names than they were during Nebraska’s territorial years. The first eight counties in the state were Douglas, Cass, Dodge, Washington, Richardson, Burt, Forney, and Pierce, all named for prominent political leaders. … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications Tagged J.Sterling Morton, Morton County, Nebraska territory, Wilson County Leave a comment
100th Anniversary of Religious Leader’s Visit to Nebraska
Sunday, September 23, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of `Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas’ visit to Lincoln, Nebraska. The Bahá’í Faith was founded by Bahá’u’lláh in 19th-century Persia. `Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas (1844-1921), eldest son of Bahá’í founder Bahá’u’lláh, became the sole interpreter of his … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Library/Archives, Manuscript Collections Tagged 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas, Bahá'í Faith, Fairview, Lincoln, religion, William Jennings Bryan 1 Comment
The Search for Better Babies
“If better live stock, why not better babies?” asked a member of the Grange in the pages of Philadelphia’s Farm Journal in December of 1913. It was a natural question reflecting growing interest after 1900 in child development and concern … Continue reading
This Lincoln Hotel Has Seen It All
There’s nothing like a complicated and slightly shady past to make a place interesting! What is now an unassuming single-story building in the Haymarket Landmark District has been through lots of adventures and tragedies that you would never know by … Continue reading
Twister Tall Tales
Tall tales of the freakish nature of Nebraska tornadoes are sometimes found in the pages of early newspapers in this state. The Columbus Journal is the source for several stories of people supposedly picked up, whirled aloft, and then returned … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska Timeline, Publications Tagged Bradshaw, Columbus, Nelson, Omaha, tornadoes 1 Comment
Nebraska’s Vigilante Justice
Public opinion can be a dangerous thing. This is especially true in the case of mob lynching, something we associate with the “wild west” and the lack of a civilized judicial system. However, in an article in the Fall 2012 … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications Tagged African Americans, Bancroft, crime, Holt County, law, lynching 2 Comments
Labor Day, a Real Holiday and a Royal Good Time
Labor Day is a holiday of long standing in Nebraska. Our law was introduced in the twenty-first regular session of the state legislature by Senator Frank T. Ransom from Nebraska City. The bill passed without opposition and was approved by … Continue reading