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Nebraska State Historical Society

Independent state agency and membership organization in Nebraska, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nebraska State Historical Society
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Nebraska State Historical Society, formerly History Nebraska, is a Nebraska state agency, founded in 1878 to "encourage historical research and inquiry, spread historical information ... and to embrace alike aboriginal and modern history." It was designated a state institution in 1883, and upgraded to a state agency in 1994. The agency rebranded and announced their name change to History Nebraska on April 30, 2018. The agency returned to its original name of the Nebraska State Historical Society on September 3, 2024.[1]

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The agency's mission statement is "[to] collect, preserve, and open to all, the histories we share." The agency developed a process for the return of human remains, burial objects and cultural items of 1,400 individuals in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990.[2]

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Facilities and operations of the society include:

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Nebraska State Historical Society also operates the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center in Omaha.

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