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Lincoln Army Air field was constructed in 1942 on the former Lincoln Municipal Airport. The 2,750-acre property was leased to the army by the City of Lincoln. The base provided technical training for aircraft mechanics, basic training for army aviation cadets, and served as an overseas deployment staging area for bombardment groups and fighter squadrons. It was one of eleven U.S. Army Air Force...
Wikipedia The University of Nebraska was created by an act of the Nebraska state legislature in 1869, two years after Nebraska reached statehood. The school was given a mission to "afford to the inhabitants of the state the means of acquiring a thorough knowledge of the various branches of literature, science, and the arts." The school received an initial land grant of about 130,000 acres and...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Dakota County, Nebraska. Dakota County was formed by European-American settlers in 1855. It was named after the historic Dakota Sioux tribe, who were powerful in the area of Nebraska and South Dakota. Adjacent Counties Union County, South Dakota Woodbury County, Iowa Thurston County Dixon County Cities, Villages & Commu...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in York County, Nebraska. York County was organized in 1870. Sources differ on the origin of the county's name: some state it was named after York in England, while others maintain it was named by early settlers from York County, Pennsylvania. Adjacent Counties Butler County Seward County Saline County Fillmore County Clay ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jefferson County, Nebraska. Official Website Jefferson County was founded on 26 January 1856, and its governing structure was organized in 1864. It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States. Rock Creek Station was a stage and Pony Express station established in 1857, on the Oregon & California Trails, tha...
Wikipedia Designed to capture contributors and participants in America's expansion westward from the east coast. Including politicians, newsmen, explorers, founding fathers, frontiersmen, mountainmen, railroadmen, lawmen, outlaws, gunfighters, etc. Notable people of the American Old West Artists Frederic Remington - Artist who specialized in the American Old West Explorers Saca...
This cemetery is located on 505 N. East Avenue, York, York County, Nebraska. This cemetery is part of the Cemeteries of Nebraska project. Find a Grave Billion Graves
This is for profiles created as part of the Lithuanian Heritage Project (LHP), a group on Facebook. The goal of the Lithuanian Heritage Project is to work collaboratively to build the information bridge between countries and generations, to collect information that enables Lithuanians globally to connect with their Lithuanian family members. Those wanting to join this project should be member...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Omaha, Nebraska. Official Website Omaha is the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha's pioneer period began in 1854, when the city was founded by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. The city was founded along the Missouri River, and a crossing called Lone Tree Ferry earned the city its nickname, the "Gateway to the Wes...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Douglas County, Nebraska. The county was established in 1854 and named after Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), a senator from Illinois. It is the state's most populous county, home to over one-fourth of Nebraska's residents. It's also home to Omaha, the state's largest city. Adjacent Counties Dodge County Washington County Sau...
List of United States Representatives from Nebraska Nebraska's current delegation to the United States House of Representatives as of January 2025: 1st district -- Mike Flood 2nd district -- Don Bacon 3rd district -- Adrian Smith
Hillside Cemetery Also known as North Loup Cemetery North Loup, Valley County, Nebraska, USA
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Valley County, Nebraska. Valley County was formed in 1871 and organized in 1873. Its name derives from the local terrain: much of the county consists of valley land lying between the North and Middle Loup Rivers. Adjacent Counties Greeley County Wheeler County Sherman County Custer County Garfield County Cities, To...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Nance County, Nebraska.The land that comprises Nance County was originally part of the Pawnee Reservation, created in 1857 when the Pawnee Indians signed a treaty with the United States ceding its lands in exchange for the reservation. After Nebraska gained statehood in March 1867, the state government extinguished the tribe's rights ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Gage County, Nebraska. The county was created in 1855 and organized in 1857. The county was named for W.D. Gage, a Methodist minister. Adjacent Counties Jefferson County Johnson County Lancaster County Marshall County, Kansas Otoe County Pawnee County Saline County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Box Butte County, Nebraska. History Box Butte County was formed as part of a series of partitionings of the Nebraska Panhandle. In 1883, the Nebraska legislature divided the Panhandle into two counties, Sioux and Cheyenne. In 1885 the original Sioux County was divided into three counties: Sioux, Dawes, and Sheridan. Because of the...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Platte County, Nebraska. Named after the Platte River which makes up its southern boundary, Platte County was officially established by the Legislature on Jan. 26, 1856. Adjacent Counties Colfax County Butler County Polk County Stanton County Merrick County Nance County Boone County Madison County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Merrick County, Nebraska. Merrick County was formed in 1858, and was organized in 1864. It was named for Elvira Merrick, the maiden name of the wife of territorial legislator Henry W. DePuy, who introduced the bill that created the county. Adjacent Counties Hamilton County Polk County Hall County Howard County Platte Coun...
From the Wikipedia article on Creighton University .Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and...
This cemetery is located 4912 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Find a Grave This cemetery is part of the Cemeteries of Nebraska subportal.
Please add profiles of people who were born, lived or died in Lincoln County, Nebraska. It is not to be confused with the state capital, Lincoln in Lancaster County .= Official Website =The county was established in 1866 and named in honor of the recently assassinated president, Abraham Lincoln. Adjacent Counties * Custer County * Logan County * Dawson County * Frontier County * Hayes County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Butler County, Nebraska. The county was created in 1856 and organized in 1868. Adjacent Counties Saunders County Seward County York County Polk County Platte County Colfax County Cities, Towns & Communities Abie Alexis Bellwood Bone Creek Brainard Bruno Center David City (County Seat) Dwight Edho...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Burt County, Nebraska. The county was formed in 1854 and named after Francis Burt, the first governor of Nebraska Territory. Adjacent Counties Thurston County Monona County, Iowa Harrison County, Iowa Washington County Cuming County Dodge County Cities, Villages, Towns, Townships & Communities Argo Arizona Bas...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clay County, Nebraska. The county was formed in 1855, and was organized in 1871. It was named for Henry Clay , a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky, and later United States Secretary of State. Adjacent Counties York County Fillmore County Thayer County Nuckolls County Webster County