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UNK assistant professor Nathan Tye receives History Nebraska award for hobo research

January 30, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

This story originally appeared in the Kearney Hub LINCOLN — University of Nebraska at Kearney assistant history professor Nathan Tye was recognized this week for his research on jobless drifters. History Nebraska announced Monday that Tye is the recipient of the James L. Sellers Memorial Award for the best article published in the state historical association’s Nebraska History Magazine in 2018. Tye wrote the article, “Billy Clubs and Vagrancy Laws: Confronting … [Read more...] about UNK assistant professor Nathan Tye receives History Nebraska award for hobo research

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Faculty, News Tagged With: department of history, History Nebraska, hobos, James L. Sellers Memorial Award, Kearney, kearney Hub, Nathan Tye, Nebraska History Magazine, UNK

‘Giant Grasshoppers and Two-Ton Potatoes’: Father-son research team studies history of state’s ‘exaggeration postcards’

January 7, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Jason Combs discovered the first postcard at an estate sale in Funk, Nebraska. The subject matter immediately captured his attention, just as the creator intended. It featured a couple cows standing near an ear of corn with a garden in the background – a pretty common Midwest scene. Except the corn towered above the livestock, making it appear to be a good 10 feet tall with hoof-sized kernels. Combs was intrigued … [Read more...] about ‘Giant Grasshoppers and Two-Ton Potatoes’: Father-son research team studies history of state’s ‘exaggeration postcards’

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Faculty, News Tagged With: exaggeration postcards, F.D. Conard, geography, Jason Combs, John Ripley, Kearney, Nebraska History Magazine, Philosophy, Tate Combs, UNK

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