The party took place in the rooftop Schimmel Ballroom, and guests appeared to be bucks only — an elite group of well-to-do men who were dressed to the nines. The wild game dinner was a highly-anticipated annual event, one that existed during the lifetime of the hotel.
History & Culture
A Soldier Returns to Fort Atkinson
When a farmer uncovered a portion of Lt. Gabriel Field’s headstone while plowing in 1954, it led to the exhumation of six graves.
The Women Who Shaped Conservation
To celebrate International Women’s Day, let’s peek into the past and see how women have shaped the wild places of North America.
Why Kearney Will Become a Second Minneapolis
Kearney was booming in 1889 when city boosters commissioned a promotional book The City of Kearney, Nebraska.
Cross Nebraska Rivers by Ferry
We take bridges for granted, but river-crossing Nebraskans of the past mostly relied on ferries well into the 20th century.
Replacing the Offensive
In September, the U.S. Department of Interior announced the Board on Geographic Names had approved the list of replacement words for a term that historically has been an offensive ethnic, sexist slur typically directed toward Native American women.