Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on August 26, 2022. Welcome back to another Facebook Friday History! Today’s Facebook Friday History looks at another fraternal organization, the I.O.O.F., which stands for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows! Never heard of them? Heard of them, but wondered what the heck are these “odd fellows” doing? Well, according to […]
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Dr. Josiah Beckley Redfield
Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on August 19, 2022. Today’s North Platte History looks back at a turn of the century doctor, Dr. Josiah B. Redfield. Dr. Josiah B. Redfield’s family history gave researchers quite a run, so stick with us as we unfold his story. Read on! Josiah Beckley Redfield was born in Omaha, Nebraska […]
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Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on August 12, 2022. Welcome back to another Facebook Friday History! Today’s Facebook Friday History looks at a fraternal organization—The freemasons or the Order of Free and Accepted Masons; specifically, the building where the members met, namely, the Masonic Temple. From Britannica.com: Freemasonry is the teachings and practices of the fraternal […]
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Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on August 5, 2022. Welcome back to another Facebook Friday History! Today’s Facebook Friday History looks at a hard-working, innovative gardener, farmer, and WWI veteran; who survived floods, the great war, and challenging farming conditions. John James Hahler was born on June 24, 1899 in Pierre, South Dakota to Julius J. […]
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Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on July 29, 2022. Welcome back to another Facebook Friday History! Today we look at an early pioneer, Jonathan Higgins. I chose to highlight this pioneer because of the paragraph below that was written about him in “An Illustrated history of Lincoln County Nebraska and her people” by Ira Bare: “Jonathan […]
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