Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Crawford Fire Department members of 1910


            Thanks to Marvina Franey and John Miller for prompting us to provide the full caption for this 1910 photograph of members of the Crawford Fire Department as listed in the "SOUVENIR BOOK - 75th YEAR"  printed for CRAWFORD, NEBRASKA 1886-1961:

SEATED (on floor):  Dr. Sprague    
FRONT ROW L-R (seated):  V. Kennedy, W. James, F. Scott, J. Tobein, C. Beckwith, L.J. Secrest, and A. Cross.  
SECOND ROW (standing):  J. Elliott, E. Possom, L. Wilson, G. Tobein, R. McCormick, W. Forbes, J. Bruer, Jr., and Wm. Bruer.    
THIRD ROW (standing):   S. Morris, D. Whipple, B. Kawley, J. Sherrill, 
B. Stone, H. Sherrill, L. Morris.

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Remembering the Blizzard of 1949

It was 75 years ago this month that the devastating "Blizzard of 1949" blew across the High Plains region of the heartland.  Nebraska ETV produced this video – including portions filmed in northwest Nebraska.