When should we wish Lincoln happy birthday? -- 3/11/2008
There is no doubt that Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 and that we will be celebrating the bicentennial of his birth next year. ...moreTuesday, May 13, 2008 12:11 pm
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. ...moreTuesday, May 6, 2008 01:48 pm
A couple of surprises in store for visitors to Butler County -- 4/27/2008
The area now known as Butler County was first home to the Native but was soon crossed by a number of westward routes including the Mormon Trail, Old Military/Government Road, The Pike's Peak and Fort Kearney roads, to name a few. ...moreTuesday, April 29, 2008 11:01 am
John M. Young, Lincoln’s founder -- 4/20/2008
John M. Young was born Nov. 25, 1806, near Batavia in Genesee County, N.Y. ...moreTuesday, April 22, 2008 01:39 pm
McConaughy, Kingsley, the project and Big Mac -- 4/13/2008
Water rights and irrigation are in Nebraska's news every day and are easily among the top concerns at all levels. The earliest settlers had some of the same concerns being aired today and always sought to locate near streams or other bodies of water for personal use in addition to farming and livestock raising. ...moreTuesday, April 15, 2008 03:15 pm
Remodeled Richards Block, at 11th and O streets, still standing -- 4/6/2008
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The Sandhills: Nebraska's answer to the Sahara -- 3/30/2008
Nebraska's Sandhills evoke many theories of their origin, possibly formed from sediment eroded from the Rocky Mountains by the monumental Pleistocene glaciers, and perhaps only 15,000 years old at the outside. ...moreTuesday, April 1, 2008 02:52 pm
Buffalo Soldiers and Galvanized Yankees -- 3/23/2008
They protected construction work, mail routes and the trails, and also did actual construction. ...moreTuesday, March 25, 2008 11:42 am
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