This #MarkerMonday we pay tribute to several WWII B-24 'Liberator' bombers who were killed in a fatal training accident on October 25, 1943 near Milligan, Nebraska.

Marker Text: history.nebraska.gov/marker-monday-…

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In the 19th c., thousands of migrants left their signatures on immense rocks in the American West. Conrad Rudolph and Jason Weems explore the cultural dynamics motivating this unique phenomenon. muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/article…

Extended interview with University of Nebraska-Lincoln historian John Wunder, 1945-2023, now open access thanks to Project MUSE RIP Professor Wunder muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/article… GreatPlainsQuarterly Great Plains Conservation Western History Association WHA Grad Caucus Midwestern History Association Brenden W. Rensink 📚🏃‍♂️⛰ Western Museums Association (WMA) UNLGreatPlains #twitterstorians

Our sincere condolences to the family of Dr. John Wunder, who passed away June 25, 2023. Dr. Wunder was director of the Center for Great Plains Studies from 1988-1997. He will be deeply missed. legacy.com/us/obituaries/…

Check out the latest scholarship in Native American and Indigenous studies in our 2023 catalog: bit.ly/3Xp0lyq

Heavy heart. My MA and PhD advisor John Wunder passed away last night. I'll post a tribute soon but am still processing this. I just wanted to let people know. Such a loss. A source of so much goodness in the world is gone. It's now on us to carry the torch.

FREE article on Project MUSE Using case studies of several rural Great Plains communities, Andrew Husa reveals how these small towns have sustained their populations through various strategies. Andrew Husa
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The Winter 2023 issue of GPQ is now available on Project MUSE ! Articles include the oldest maps of the Great Plains, 21st century Niitsitapi horse culture, US Army Signal Weather observers, creative nonfiction from Bernard Quetchenbach, & more. muse.jhu.edu/issue/50809

OUT NOW: What can a 150-year-old Nuevomexicano ballad tell us about water conservation? Tim Foster and Texas Tech University's John Beusterien join me to discuss their article, “The Thirsty Llano Estacado: The Manuel Maés Ballad Corpus,” published in GreatPlainsQuarterly. tinyurl.com/3ppte6d2

Oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of rain soaked dormant prairie grass.

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FREE article on Project MUSE: Sean Brotherson & Fred Woods explore the nineteenth-century religious mission of the Latter-day Saints in North Dakota as this community sought to spread their message and establish roots in the northern Great Plains. ow.ly/U6Op50OoAEQ

Are you making summer plans? We highly suggest stopping at Fort Robinson, one of the great historic places of the American West that stretches back to 1868.

Until then, here are some of our favorite pictures from the site: history.nebraska.gov/fort-robinson-…

Thrilled to share my first travel story for the The New York Times about author Mari Sandoz and her many years in #Lincoln . This one goes out to the great Ron Hull, one of Mari's greatest champions, who passed away just two weeks ago. #Nebraska nytimes.com/2023/05/02/tra…

The Fall 2022 issue of Great Plains Quarterly is now available on Project MUSE ! Articles on Mormon missionary work in North Dakota, Willa Cather's 'O' Pioneers', memory anchors, population sustainability in the rural Great Plains, and more! #GreatPlains
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FREE article this week! Frank H.W. Edler examines Neb. attorney C.A. Sorensen's early years from 1914-1924 as a pacifist arguing against the US entering WWI, his role in championing civil liberties, and his fight for social justice. muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/article…

The Fall 2022 issue of GREAT PLAINS RESEARCH is now available on Project MUSE ! Articles on cattle feedyard worker safety in Nebraska, soils of the Loess Hills, the Bohemian Alps, engaging Indigenous youth in STEM, and more. #GreatPlains muse.jhu.edu/issue/50450#in…

Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca Tribe will be honored with a USPS stamp to commemorate Standing Bear's landmark civil rights case in 1879 . The new stamp will be unveiled in a ceremony in Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 12. Details: about.usps.com/newsroom/natio…

Free article this week! 'Imagining Skyscrapers in a Wheat Field: Regionalism and Cold War Development in the Texas High Plains' - as detailed by Brian Ingrassia, one man's attempt to build a new city shows deeper meanings of regional development. muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/article…

Free article in GPQ this week: 'The Bone Hunters: New Visions of an Ossified Past' in which Casey Pallister chronicles the brief history, but devastating long-term impact, of bison hunting and bone gathering on the Great Plains. muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/article…
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March is Women's History Month, commemorating the significant roles of women in American history. Here are some notable women and places where you can celebrate Nebraska girl power ow.ly/eBBN50NiYAw