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Swedish emigration got underway in the early 1840s, and had the third-highest rate in all of Europe. Phelps County Nebraska, similar to many counties across Nebraska, was settled by a tight-knit Swedish population. Many of the population were farmers who found themselves without means, spurned by the modernization of agriculture. In 1844 the first stagesContinue reading “Swedish Emigration”
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The Great Depression in Phelps County
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Three Gun Wilson During Prohibition
Stereoscope – Jan 2010 Three Gun Wilson Swoops Down As Church Bells Ring Holdrege Progress October 31, 1932. Five Simultaneous Raidsby Twenty Officers With Federal WarrantsLand Four Holdrege Peoplein Federal Jail at HastingsWhile Other Are Held HereA few minutes before the last church bells rang in Holdrege Sunday morning, a series of simultaneous raids onContinue reading “Three Gun Wilson During Prohibition”
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June 2010 Phelps Helps Newsletter Congregational Churches in Phelps County Darlene Samuelson, a volunteer at our library has just completed an index of Congregational church members in Phelps County, Nebraska. The communities include Holdrege, Loomis and Bertrand. We do not have the records for the Urbana Congregational, a country church that was located in theContinue reading “Congregational Church Update”
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Stereoscope – April 2010 Excerpts from early Holdrege Daily Citizen In the 1890’s, the Hampton Hotel was one of Holdrege’s showplaces. The building was razed in 1938. Memories of the big times within its walls lingered with many of the Holdrege residents of the time. The hotel was built with brick manufactured in Holdrege. ItContinue reading “Hampton Hotel”
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1936 Terrorists in Holdrege
From the April 2010 Stereoscope 1936 Terrorists In Holdrege! It was about 9:30 on the evening of July 24, 1936. H. E. Nelson, a brakeman from McCook, had just gotten off a freight train which had pulled into Holdrege and was now on a siding. Nelson began walking along the tracks near the coal chutesContinue reading “1936 Terrorists in Holdrege”
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The 1935 Republican River Flood
From the April 2010 Stereoscope The 1935 Republican Flood Written by Sandra Salter Plans are being made to honor those who lost their life in the Republican Valley Flood by marking each known person’s grave with a special marker on Memorial Day 2010. It is believed that 113 people lost their lives and some familyContinue reading “The 1935 Republican River Flood”
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Published in the November 2008 Stereoscope The Tower Motel written by Patti Simpson In 1935 the first paved road in the county was between Funk and Holdrege. By 1938 the old Detroit-Lincoln-Denver (DLD) Highway, now known as US 6, was hard surfaced across the entire state of Nebraska.Dale, the son of Lee and Myrtle (Stephenson)Continue reading “The Tower Motel”
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Movie Theaters of Holdrege
Published in the July, 2009 Stereoscope Movie Theaters of Holdrege By Patti Simpson For the last several months the entire community has been watching the Sun Theater with anticipation. The changes taking place are amazing! Thanks to a group of local citizens calling themselves the Strategic Community Investments Group LLC, the Sun Theater is shiningContinue reading “Movie Theaters of Holdrege”
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