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The Sage Brothers

The Sage Brothers

by | Aug 24, 2024

On the night of June 2, 1969, while on maneuvers in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne was in collision with the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans. The impact cut the Evans in two, the bow section sinking almost...
The Ponca Tribe

The Ponca Tribe

by | Aug 24, 2024

This has been the homeland of the Ponca Indians since earliest recorded history. In 1868, the federal government signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie which transferred the land to the Sioux without the permission of the Ponca. Treaties made with the government in 1858...
Lewis and Clark Camp Site: Sept 7, 1804

Lewis and Clark Camp Site: Sept 7, 1804

by | Aug 24, 2024

On this day the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean camped on the bank of the Missouri River at the base of a river landmark near here, now called The Tower. Clark wrote, “Capt Lewis & my Self walked up to the top which forms a Cone and is about 70...
O’Neill Historic Marker

O’Neill Historic Marker

by | Aug 24, 2024

O’Neill Historic Marker Thousands of Irish were leaving troubled Ireland to settle in crowded American cities. O’Neill became interested in founding agrarian colonies in the West. For his first colony, he selected Holt County, on Nebraska’s frontier. The first...
The Neligh Mills

The Neligh Mills

by | Aug 24, 2024

A good mill was a major factor in the growth of Nebraska communities during the 1870’s and 1880’s. Mills turned locally grown grain into flour, cutting down on expensive long distance shipping. Mills with an ample water supply and situated on main rail lines were able...
Ponca Trail of Tears – White Buffalo Girl

Ponca Trail of Tears – White Buffalo Girl

by | Aug 24, 2024

Treaties in 1858 and 1865 greatly reduced the size of the original Ponca Reservation, yet the tribe remained peaceful. An 1868 error in the Treaty of Fort Laramie ceded Ponca lands to their enemy the Dakota Sioux, resulting in eight years of repeated raids against the...
The Savidge Brothers, Aviation Pioneers

The Savidge Brothers, Aviation Pioneers

by | Aug 24, 2024

The Savidge Brothers, Aviation Pioneers Following this success, the brothers spent five years barnstorming throughout the Great Plains. Matt Savidge was among the first to develop a method of skywriting. During these five years, the brothers built and flew three...
Page Base Line

Page Base Line

by | Aug 24, 2024

Page Base Line was used to make the triangulation computations, base lines had to be measured precisely on the ground approximately every one hundred miles. One of these important base lines, measuring 5.127 miles, was placed north of Page in 1900 in a SW to NE...
O’Neill — Irish Capital of Nebraska Historical Marker

O’Neill — Irish Capital of Nebraska Historical Marker

by | Aug 24, 2024

O’Neill, county seat of Holt County, was founded by General John O’Neill, a native of Ireland and veteran of the American Civil War. The “general,” a rank bestowed on him by admirers because he commanded three Fenian incursions into British-governed Canada, first...

Dixon County Museum – Allen

by | Aug 15, 2024

Dixon County Museum in Allen, Nebraska preserves and displays artifacts, photographs, and historical records from Dixon County and the surrounding northeast Nebraska region.
Lewis & Clark Pulley Museum

Lewis & Clark Pulley Museum

by | Aug 11, 2024

The Crofton Haymarket LLC is an event center for special events, parties, reunions, weddings, and meals. As a service to the community, the Crofton Haymarket is available to other community and non-profit organizations for meetings and gatherings at no charge. For...

Heritage House Museum

by | Jul 21, 2024

Heritage House Museum in Long Pine, Nebraska preserves local history and artifacts from the Long Pine and Brown County area, operated by the Long Pine Nebraska Heritage Society.

Butte Historical Museum

by | Jul 20, 2024

Butte Historical Museum in Butte, Nebraska preserves and displays artifacts and history from Boyd County and the surrounding northeast Nebraska region.

Antelope County Historical Society

by | Jul 7, 2024

The Antelope County Historical Society has preserved the history of Antelope County, Nebraska since 1886. The museum complex at 410 L Street in Neligh includes the main building, a one-room schoolhouse, a log cabin, and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Visitors can...

Plainview Klown Doll Museum

by | Jul 4, 2024

The Klown Doll Museum in Plainview is definitely full of clown dolls, and anyone with the extremely common clown phobia would do well to stay away. But for lovers of weird, kitschy roadside attractions, the Klown Doll Museum is anything but scary. The Plainview Klown...