History Nebraska

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Nebraska State Historical Society
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Agency overview
Formed1878
Preceding agencies
  • Nebraska State Historical Society
  • History Nebraska
Jurisdiction State of Nebraska
Headquarters1500 R Street, Lincoln, Nebraska
Agency executive
  • Cindy Drake, Interim Director and CEO
Website Nebraska State Historical Society (Official Site)

Nebraska State Historical Society, formerly History Nebraska, formerly the Nebraska State Historical Society is a Nebraska state agency, founded in 1878 to "encourage historical research and inquiry, spread historical information ... and to embrace alike aboriginal and modern history." It was designated a state institution in 1883, and upgraded to a state agency in 1994. The agency rebranded and announced their name change to History Nebraska on April 30, 2018. The agency returned to its original name of the Nebraska State Historical Society on September 3, 2024. [1]

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The agency's mission statement is "[to] collect, preserve, and open to all, the histories we share." The agency developed a process for the return of human remains, burial objects and cultural items of 1,400 individuals in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990. [2]

State Historic Sites

Facilities and operations of the society include:

Site nameImageNearest cityCountyRemarks
Chimney Rock Chimney Rock NE.jpg Bayard Morrill The formation served as a landmark along the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, and the Mormon Trail during the mid-19th century. The trails ran along the north side of the rock, which remains a visible landmark for modern travelers along U.S. Route 26 and Nebraska Highway 92.
Fort Robinson Fort Robinson post HQ 2.jpg Crawford Dawes and Sioux Former U.S. Army fort in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska. Fort Robinson played a major role in the Sioux Wars from 1876 to 1890. The Battle of Warbonnet Creek took place nearby in July 1876. Crazy Horse surrendered here with his band on May 6, 1877.
John G. Neihardt State Historic Site Neihardt study from E.JPG Bancroft Cuming Features museum exhibits about Nebraska Poet Laureate John Neihardt. The one-room study that Neihardt used from 1911 through 1920 as the place where he wrote many of his works is preserved at the site, and also features the Sacred Hoop Prayer Garden, designed by Neihardt, and a library with materials about Neihardt's life and legacy.
Museum of Nebraska History Nebraska State Historical Society Building.jpg Lincoln Lancaster The Society's headquarters features a library and archives, and administration and the research and publications operations of the Society. Located on the campus of University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Neligh Mill State Historic Site Neligh Mill.jpg Neligh Antelope Museum commemorating the importance of flour mills to Nebraska and the West as a whole. Exhibits relating to the operation of the mill and its history are located in the original warehouse from 1866, as well as the 1915 addition where the power plant was once housed. The Society has restored the mill's office building, which has original furnishings. It reconstructed the 1919 flume to the south. The remnants of the dam that collected water for the mill are still visible on the Elkhorn River nearby.
Senator George Norris State Historic Site George Norris House from SE 2.JPG McCook Red Willow Home of U.S. Senator George W. Norris (1862–1944), a Nebraska politician who championed the New Deal of the 1930s and the Rural Electrification Act.
Thomas P. Kennard House Thomas P. Kennard house from N 1.JPG Lincoln Lancaster Built in 1869, the Italianate house belonged to Thomas P. Kennard, the first Secretary of State for Nebraska, and one of three men who picked the Lincoln site for the new state's capital in 1867.

Nebraska State Historical Society also operates the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center in Omaha.

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References

  1. Hammel, Paul (September 16, 2024). "New interim director of troubled state history agency making changes, facing some pushback". Nebraska Examiner. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  2. Salter, Peter (February 28, 2022). "'The right thing to do': Why a Sioux warrior's ceremonial items are leaving Nebraska museum, headed to his family in Florida". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved March 1, 2022.