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Nebraska author Mari Sandoz remarked that most people see Nebraska as "that long flat state that sets between me and any place I want to go." If so, ... More

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The boldest and bravest of pioneers headed west, by covered wagon and on foot, to carve out new lives from verdant prairie sod, near the riverbanks ... More

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A decade after she published Images of America: Lincoln Park, Chicago, Lincoln Park native and current resident Melanie Ann Apel is back with another ... More

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From the organization of the first Arbor Day to the invention of Kool-Aid, "It Happened in Nebraska" features thirty-three""events from the history ... More

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Once heralded as the "Queen City of the Plains," Alliance, Nebraska originated as a simple railroad junction called Grand Lake. Founded on true ... More

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During the early 20th century, Grand Island was a unique and diverse community. No one captured this better than Julius Leschinsky. As Grand Island's ... More

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It has been home to the Lakota and Pawnee, to Buffalo Bill and the "Great Commoner." From its earliest days, Nebraska has held a strategic place in ... More

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Hastings was founded in 1872 on the open prairie at the intersection of two railroads. It grew to become the "Queen City of the Plains," cigar-making ... More

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The World Theatre in Kearney, Nebraska, opened in 1927 and was welcomed by an excited public. Much more than just a movie house, it soon proved to be ... More

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From its beginnings as a frontier military post on the Missouri River, through its years as a transportation and meatpacking center, to its present ... More

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Late-19th-century publications regularly promoted Nebraskas young cities and towns, and Crete was no exception. Settled by homesteaders, merchants, ... More

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During the summer and early fall of 1898, Omaha, Nebraska, came alive with the sights and sounds of the Trans-Mississippi and International ... More

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This is the quintessential chronicle of Wisconsin's unique and engaging history. This is first and foremost a story of people: the Indians, explorers ... More

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Stretching midway across Wisconsin's famous Door County peninsula, Sturgeon Bay has developed into the county's business and industrial center. ... More

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With the migration of African-American sharecroppers to northern cities in the first half of the 20th century, the African-American population of ... More

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From a pool of barely nine thousand men of military age, Nebraska--still a territory at the time--sent more than three thousand soldiers to the Civil ... More

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Chicago Memories is a unique book that captures the sights, the culture, and the flavors of the toddling town lovingly immortalized by Frank Sinatra ... More

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In 1874, Ezra Eggleston bought much of the land that is now downtown Mount Prospect and began to plan a village. He named the town after its position ... More

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Prepared in cooperation with the Brecksville Historical Association, Brecksville offers a rare and fascinating look into a city that grew at a ... More

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Cuyahoga Falls has Chicago skinned in a dozen ways. So proclaimed an early resident of the city whose premier location on the mighty Cuyahoga River ... More

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"Arrived safely, will write more later." "Having a wonderful time, wish you were here." The briefest of messages, displayed for all the world to see, ... More

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Licking County is located at the geographic center of Ohio. The history of the county began over 2,000 years ago when an ancient people known as the ... More

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Resting on the shores of Lake Michigan, Cedarburg, Wisconsin has been defined by its natural resources and its pioneering settlers since its earliest ... More

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