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Jan. 13, 2025Nebraska City, Neb. |  By: Jeremy Werner

Area library to examine Nebraska's early years

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NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. - Nebraska’s chaotic early years as a territory take center stage in historian Jeff Barnes’s presentation, "The (Mad) Queen of the Prairies: Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory."

The event is set for Thursday, February 6, at 7 p.m. at the Morton-James Public Library in Nebraska City.

Barnes explores the quirky and turbulent beginnings of the Nebraska Territory, where an Indian chief was proclaimed its first governor, banks printed their own money, and women nearly gained the right to vote.

He highlights a time when governors rotated frequently and battles over the capital dominated politics. Using rare images and maps, Barnes connects these unconventional moments of the 1850s to Nebraska’s lasting legacy.

A respected historian and author, Barnes has spoken in all 93 Nebraska counties and earned two Nebraska Book Awards.