Nebraska State Historical Society

Want to see some of Nebraska’s archives up close? Come check out the Nebraska History Museum! Archives play an important role in interpreting our history, and quite a few records from our archival collections are on display in our exhibits. Most recently, we pulled original material...

From October 1862 until March 1863 stagecoaches of the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express passed near here along the Oketo Cutoff. The cutoff diverged from the Ft. Leavenworth to Ft. Kearny Military Road northeast of Marysville, Kansas, angled northwest to cross the Big Blue River near Oketo, Kansas, and passed through the Otoe India...

Photo: NSHS RG2341-0-420

By the 1890s South Omaha had a reputation as a rough, violent place. But Omaha World-Herald columnist Elia Peattie saw something else:<...

Some of you may have noticed that we have a new way to search our collections online – through a database called ArchivesSpace. The Nebraska State Historical Society staff has tagged collections by the names of people, places, and topics so you can browse in different ways and make new connections. ArchivesSpace catalogs all our archival collections and describes them so you ...

The Indy Room at the Museum of American Speed

Nestled in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Museum of American Speed is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the people, machines, and innovations that shaped America’s rich automotive and racing history...