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Albion, investing in itself, shows how small towns can thrive

If you want to see a small town crackling with energy, drive to Albion and enter the front door of Boone Beginnings. Nearly two dozen infants, toddlers and…

Post author By Matthew Hansen
Post date March 11, 2022

Why they came: Homesteader myths, reality shape modern Nebraska

Forgive George Barnes if he looks a little grim. No one cheesed for the camera in the 19th century. But Barnes’ jaw is clenched and he’s frowning slightly…

Post author By Matthew Hansen
Post date December 10, 2021

For Black Nebraska homesteaders, Dewitty became ‘springboard’

Nebraska homesteaders were poor and poorer, Catholic and Protestant, European and American. And almost uniformly white. Except for the homesteaders who settled in a place called Dewitty, near…

Post author By Matthew Hansen
Post date December 10, 2021

Albion, investing in itself, shows how small towns can thrive

Why they came: Homesteader myths, reality shape modern Nebraska

For Black Nebraska homesteaders, Dewitty became ‘springboard’

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