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Story of Gurdon Wattles one of Omaha's biggest successes -- 5/4/2008

Gurdon Wallace Wattles, whose family name was McWattles before immigration to the United States from Scotland, was born on a farm in Tioga County, N.Y., in 1855. ...more

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130 Years Ago -- 5/4/2008

   1878: Pipes were laid to carry artesian water from Government Square to the Commercial Hotel in Lincoln. ...more

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Adoptee grateful for maternity home -- 3/30/2008

Nebraska Industrial Home was really a state-operated home for young unwed women. ...more

Famous Front Pages

Browse a selection of our memorable front pages. Files are in PDF format. Get Adobe Acrobat Reader

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The Lincoln Journal Star: A history

From the 1860s to the modern day, a timeline of Lincoln's newspaper history. ...more

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Journal Star Library and Archives begin 1881 through the present...more