Originally published to Facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on 5/7/2021. Today’s Facebook History series looks at some of the early hospitals in North Platte, all created by one man, Dr. John Twinem. Dr. John Twinem was born in Northern Ireland on April 12, 1871. In 1893, Twinem came to America to further his education. He enrolled in Wheaton College […]
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William Maloney
Originally published to Facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on 4/30/2021. William Maloney was born in Green County, Iowa on September 18, 1882. He came to Nebraska with his family. When he was 16 years old (1898), the family moved west to North Platte. In 1902 William went to work for C.A. Howe in his furniture and hardware store, located […]
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Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on 4/23/2021. Today’s History looks at the oldest standing building in the downtown—Dixon building, 516-518 North Dewey Street. “In June of 1879, Louis Thoelecke bought the two lots that comprise the Dixon Building site. He built two brick buildings right away and opened up his jewelry store. He leased the second […]
Read the rest of this entry »Young Love Turned Tragic
Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on 4/16/2021. Today’s History Friday takes a look at a story of young love that turned tragic. June Andrews was born on September 19, 1911, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. She had four sisters and two brothers; and June was the eldest child. Before June was set to graduate from High School, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Salute to Nellie Snyder Yost
Originally published to Facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on April 2, 2021. Today’s North Platte History Story is a belated salute to Women’s History Month, which just ended on March 31st. We are highlighting a wonderful, inspirational North Platte woman, historian and author — Nellie Snyder Yost. She was only 4 foot 8 inches tall, but she was mighty […]
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