The Trans-Mississippi Exposition ran from June to October 1898 on land southwest of 16th Street and Ames Avenue in the north part of the then-city. More than 2.6 million visitors
A coal mine near Cole Creek? Oil derricks looming over Happy Hollow Club’s golf course? Wouldn’t that have been something if either had happened during Omaha’s age of energy exploration?
From weed trees to pricey eggnog, pioneer Nebraskans celebrated Christmas in different ways. We unwrap a collection of sometimes quirky holiday stories, as told by History Nebraska historians.