America 250: Nebraska City

08/28/2026

Thanks, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for the shout out! We are so proud of Kate Dia and our newest mural!

07/15/2026

Although Nebraska City as an organized community is not 250 years old (yet), our history is still pretty cool!

Since it’s scorching hot out for the next several days and tough to travel the trails and waterways of 1884, relax and enjoy our streamlined modern podcasts of Nebraska City history by educating yourself with Vol 1&2 of the Nebraska City Historical Society Walking Tours, guided by Lucille Sharp. Just visit our website
nebraskacityhistoricalsociety.com and click on the news tab to check out current Podcasts and get your history on, either by driving the tour while listening or chill-laxin in the comfort of home learning about other historic Nebraska City homes-either way, enjoy!

07/09/2026

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Sharing the Spirit of America

07/09/2026

A few photos from the “Sharing the Spirit of America” public reading of the Declaration of Independence tonight - what a cool event! Thank you to everyone who came out and to all our volunteer readers!

Hawai'i America250 Commission
Nebraska 250

07/08/2026

We’re setting up for the “Sharing the Spirit of America” reading of the Declaration of Independence this afternoon at 5 p.m. at the Otoe County Courthouse! Due to the heat, we are moving our event onto the shady part of the lawn. BYO chair! See you soon!

07/06/2026

Here, in the Assembly Room of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA, the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776*. This Wednesday, July 8, 2026, millions of people all around the globe will gather in public spaces to hear those words read aloud... including right here in Nebraska City! Join us at 5 p.m. Wednesday on the steps of the Otoe County Courthouse for this incredible experience!

(*The U.S. Constitution was also signed here in 1787, but we'll celebrate that in 2037.)

07/04/2026

Thank you, Nebraska City Tourism & Commerce, Inc., for such an incredible day! Treestock 2026 is in the books and it was fantastic. So much to do for all ages!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend with your family and friends… and Happy Independence Day from America 250: Nebraska City!

07/04/2026

Be cool like Lexi on this Fourth of July and come down to Steinhart Park for Treestock! Bounce houses, snowcones, ice cream, patriotic make & take bracelets, live music, food trucks, putt putt, mechanical bull, glassblowing, baseball games… and so much more! We’re here until 5!

07/04/2026

As the sun sets on the eve of the 250th anniversary of our Independence Day, remember that this weekend you don't need to party like a Founding Father to have a good time. The fact printed in the meme posted here has been verified; the dinner party happened just days before the end of Washington's term as leader of the 1787 Continental Congress... and right before the signing of the newly-created Constitution of the United States.

Two years later, in 1789, the Constitution would finally go into effect just as Washington returned to D.C. as our nation's first president. No word on if he was still hungover from this infamous dinner party.

Be safe this weekend!

07/03/2026

Join us in Sharing the Spirit of America!

Nebraska City is joining in a worldwide movement that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and its first public reading that was done on July 8, 1776, with a simultaneous public reading of the Declaration of Independence around the globe.

The Declaration of Independence will be read on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 5 p.m. from the steps of the Otoe County Courthouse in downtown Nebraska City. The public is invited to attend!