After Lincoln was designated the capital city on July 29, 1867, businesses helped the city grow to what it is today. Here are some of the earliest businesses in Lincoln.
The Haymarket district has been a focal point for businesses and restaurants in downtown Lincoln since the late 1800s. Look back at how the Haymarket changed throughout the years through these archive photos.
The Haymarket district has been a focal point for businesses and restaurants in downtown Lincoln since the late 1800s. Look back at how the Haymarket changed throughout the years through these archive photos.
- Lincoln Journal Star
A tornado swept through Hallam on May 22, 2004, leveling most homes and businesses. Volunteers in surrounding communities including Lincoln came together to help with the cleanup. Do you remember?
- Jessica Kennedy
COZAD — The Robert Henri Museum and Art Gallery announced that it will begin its regular summer season hours on Friday, May 1.
- Victoria Ayotte
These 25 homes are among those on the National Register of Historic Places for being historically/architecturally significant. Descriptions are from the Nebraska State Historical Society, taken from register documents.
- Paul Whelan
On Feb. 22, 1960, 34 protesters, most of them students from Virginia Union University, were arrested when they refused to leave the Thalhimers department store in Richmond after they were denied service at a lunch counter and in the tea room. The Richmond 34 were convicted of trespassing and…
The morning of Feb. 18, 1979, began in record low temperatures with a forecast for “an inch or two of snow on the way.” At midnight, the thermometer at the Byrd Field Weather Station read 9 degrees, eclipsing the record for the date of 11 degrees, set in 1900. Less than 24 hours later, the “…
A look back at taxi cabs and drivers in Richmond.
The Capitol Hotel was located on 720 E. Grace St. Street in downtown Richmond. The 120-unit hotel was built in the early 1900s and served as a hotel for decades until the late 1980s when rooms were rented out as affordable housing.
The 1948-49 blizzard left over 75,000 people marooned and close to 34,000 miles of roads impassable. See photos of how Nebraska weathered the storm.
A look back at Richmond Professional Institute and the early days of Virginia Commonwealth University.
The Schoolchildren's Blizzard of 1888, which killed an estimated 235 people, was one of the most deadly disasters. But the deadliest was likely the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
Nebraska ghost towns' stories often are unheard — and remind us about the struggles of taming the wilderness that became the Good Life.
Nebraska ghost towns' stories often are unheard — and remind us about the struggles of taming the wilderness that became the Good Life.
Located on Monument Avenue, the Branch House is one of Richmond’s iconic historic homes.
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady has seen his share of crimes in a career that spanned more than 40 years. No. 1 on the list is Charles Starkweather's killing spree.
A look back at Philip Morris in the 1950s and 60s.
Wallop’s Island, a six-square mile island off of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, has a rich history dating back to the 1600s when it was granted to John Wallop by the Crown (of England) in 1692. The island passed hands several times and in the late 1940s, the U.S. Navy began using part of the isla…
COZAD — Peter Osborne, director of the Robert Henri Museum and Art Gallery, gave a presentation titled "Robert Henri: Traveling the World" Wednesday at the art gallery in collaboration with the Wilson Public Library.
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Language Access hosted its second annual interpreter conference at Boys Town in Omaha, bringing 52 interpreters together for training, networking, and court access topics.
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The Blues Armory at 6th and Marshall Streets was built in 1910.
From the race track to the farm, here's a look back at horses from our archives.
Actively fought from 1950 to 1953, the Korean War — known to many living Americans from the "M*A*S*H" TV series — cost the lives of 58 western Nebraska service members.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch archives, these are some of the front page stories that covered the local effects of the worldwide influenza pandemic in the fall of 1918.
In October, the Richmond Times-Dispatch will be marking 175 years since its first issue in 1850. Here's a look at some of the many advertisements from the paper's archive.
In October, the Richmond Times-Dispatch will be marking 175 years since its first issue in 1850. Here's a look at some of the many photos from the paper's archive.