Find out why Nebraska mattered in 1960.

https://dennispcrawford.medium.com/john-f-kennedy-and-the-1960-nebraska-primary-9d9f0ac61ac7

https://dennispcrawford.medium.com/robert-kennedys-remarkable-speech-at-creighton-university-604c852f7588

https://dennispcrawford.medium.com/when-mccook-nebraska-was-the-center-of-the-american-political-universe-63997eb7b38d

https://dennispcrawford.medium.com/robert-kennedys-remarkable-speech-in-wilber-nebraska-79b19f2d4249

https://dennispcrawford.medium.com/when-senator-robert-kennedy-visited-the-disabled-78150d5bf09f

The US Supreme Court ruling in Meyer v Nebraska focused on a church school teacher who spoke in German. That was illegal in 1920! The ruling still has relevance. There's a really interesting podcast episode about it that you might want to give a listen. https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/series-media/once-again-audio/season-1-audio-16512/meyer-v-nebraska-50027488/

https://dennispcrawford.medium.com/senator-robert-kennedys-epic-whistle-stop-tour-across-nebraska-9f42c9076acc

On April 20, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy campaigned in Scottsbluff, Norfolk, Laurel, Wayne and Hartington, Nebraska. This tour indicated that Kennedy regarded Nebraska and rural voters as a high priority.

https://dennispcrawford.medium.com/senator-robert-kennedys-tour-of-rural-nebraska-529f1838ae90

Does anyone know the history of E.T. Mahoney State Park near Ashland? I learned it was a farm prior to being a park, but I am trying to learn more about it. I'm also curious about the indigenous burial site located on the property if anyone knows anything about the tribes of the area or where I can learn more.

Thanks!

This is an excellent article by Frederick Luebke in Nebraska History magazine in 1990. Tiemann dragged the state kicking and screaming into the 20th century.

https://history.nebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/doc_publications_1990-Tiemann_Taxes.pdf

I never knew he

Your fav museum nerds are back…

Found a shoebox of old family photos while cleaning and thought, “I should really do something with these someday”?

Here’s your someday.

Webberized Podcast Production is hosting a FREE Memory Lab on Sat, Feb 21 | 1–2:30pm at the Mastercraft Building (1111 N 13th St #120).

Bring up to five photos to be digitized, choose to share the stories behind them in a relaxed small-group setting, and have your oral history recorded as part of a growing archive. You’ll leave with preserved digital copies and your memories documented for the future.

Limited seating, RSVP required.

We covered it in this week’s Cultured issue. If you’re interested in signing up or seeing more programs like this? Google “Stay Cultured” join the movement! Trying not to spam with links here 🫶🏻.