The plow-shaped Heritage Center, foreground with the Palmer-Epard Cabin behind at the Homestead National Monument near Beatrice, Nebraska. Homestead National Monument of America is opening “The Way ...

Don Riensche of Beatrice checks out the tractor used on the last homestead in America on Monday at the Homestead National Monument of America Education Center near Beatrice, Nebraska. The tractor used ...

The director of the National Park Service might learn a little about making brooms or brain tanning this month during her first visit to Homestead National Park of America. Director Fran Mainella’s ...

During a September journey following the Oregon Trail, we made a slight detour in southeast Nebraska to visit Homestead National Monument of America. We had toured this unit of the National Park ...

Choosing a design to represent Homestead National Monument near Beatrice on a quarter isn't as easy as flipping a coin. Earlier this week, a citizens coinage advisory committee to the U.S. Mint had a ...

There are 5 National Parks in Nebraska. There are no designated National Parks however the state does have two National Monuments, a National Historical park, two national rivers, and several National ...

BEATRICE, Neb. -- The Homestead National Monument in southeast Nebraska is seeking volunteers to carry state flags for the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act. The act was passed in 1862 to provide ...

Homestead National Monument of America is now accepting applications for the summer 2017 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC). The YCC is a summer employment program for young men and women, ages 15-18, who ...

BEATRICE - From large items like a windmill to something as small as a pair of glasses, the Homestead National Monument of America has a large collection of artifacts that help tell the story of ...