UNK Department of History @UNKHistory
Award-Winning Teaching. Ground-Breaking Research. Tools for the Future. #PowerOfTheHerd unk.edu/academics/hist… Kearney, NE Joined March 2013-
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Come visit us in the Exhibit Hall at @ncss!
Come see us in the Exhibit Hall at the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference this Friday and Saturday!
Congrats to Dr. Lilly on the paperback release of her most recent book!
In Death and Burial in Socialist Yugoslavia, Carol S. Lilly examines the politicization of cemetery cultures in the Balkans. This study explores how the communist regime failed to create communities of the dead and divided the living. Now in paperback bit.ly/3ZK25F5
Congratulations to our graduate alumni, Gail Blankenau on her Midwest Book Award nomination! Her outstanding book, Journey to Freedom, began as her master's thesis here at UNK. We're so proud of her accomplishments!
Knowledge has been learned, tassels have been turned, and the degrees have been earned! CONGRATULATIONS to the class of 2025 we know you are going to do great things! PHOTOS: unknews.unk.edu/2025/05/16/pho… #PowerOfTheHerd
Want a pair of these 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 Loper socks? They're all yours after a contribution to the Lopers Going Toe-to-Toe Campaign, which supports UNK Student Health and Counseling, the Loper Pantry and Loper Success Hub. ➡️ fundraise.nufoundation.org/campaign/67453…
From farm records and military memorabilia to scrapbooks, letters and more, @UNKearney professor Nathan Tye is documenting the history of Kearney and Central Nebraska. His goal? To bring local history to new audiences. Read his story: nebraska.edu/nuforne/nathan… #NUforNE
Press Release: #NebraskaStories Explores the Legacy of Mari Sandoz on Nebraska Public Media nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/about/press…
.@UNKearney was recently recognized as a Research College and University by @ACEducation & @CarnegieFdn—one of only 127 public institutions in the nation to receive the classification and be recognized for significant research activity. Find out more: unknews.unk.edu/2025/03/05/unk…
UNK hosts district History Day contest, with 140 middle and high school students competing unknews.unk.edu/2025/03/12/unk…
Today we welcomed 140 students from Arapahoe, McCook, Loup City, Loup County, Ord and Ainsworth for the Nebraska National History Day district competition hosted by @UNKHistory The competition included performances, exhibits, documentaries, websites and research papers all centered around the theme of “Rights and Responsibilities in History” Today's winners will advance to the Nebraska State History Day event April 12 at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Join us at the Kearney Public Library for today's Brown Bag Talk: The Road to Title IX and the History of Women's Sport!
During the Blizzard of February 1909, Northern Nebraska faced what was described as the worst storm since the Blizzard of 1888. Norfolk saw feet-deep drifts and below-0 temperatures which caused the town to go into hibernation.
#DidYouKnow - Pronghorn have the largest eyes of any North American ungulate in relation to body size, with eyeballs around 1.4 inches in diameter. 📸: @NEBland_Haag
Listen to some Nebraskan history in your free time! 📻 - The People's Recorder has dropped a podcast about creating a creativity incubator in Great Depression-era Nebraska. This episode looks at what happened when the Writers' Project came to town, through a group of creatives.
Senator George Norris championed the unicameral legislature during the 1920s and 1930s, arguing for its advantages over the two-house system. In this episode, we dive into Senator Norris's efforts to establish the Nebraska unicameral. history.nebraska.gov/podcast/
Did you know the earliest documented Black lacrosse player lived in Kearney? @UNKHistory associate professor Nathan Tye will explore the life of Albert Frederick Lewis during an upcoming event at Kearney Public Library. DETAILS: unknews.unk.edu/2025/01/24/bro…
At UNK today: Make and take a fun pin at @UNK_LPAC Pin-Making Night, then enjoy poetry by UNK students and a former Kansas poet laureate.
You’re invited to one final gathering at the Alumni House this Thursday, Jan. 30 from 4-6 p.m.! We are offering up selected historical and memorabilia items FREE for the taking. See you, there!
University of Nebrask... @UNKearney
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Paul Twigg @UNKBiol106
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UNKCAS @cas_unk
611 Followers 176 Following The official Twitter feed of the University of Nebraska at Kearney College of Arts and Sciences. The intellectual foundation of UNK. Go Lopers!
UNK Athletics @UNK_Athletics
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Brandon Benitz @BearcatLoper
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Nebraska State Histor... @nehistorical
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UNK Men's Basketball @UNKMBB
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Alex Hammeke @alexhammeke
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Jeff Wells @DrJeffWells
303 Followers 364 Following Dennis and Vaune Johnson Endowed Chair in U.S. History/Professor of History @dickinsonstate
UNK Fund @theUNKFund
410 Followers 2K Following Whether you are a long-time supporter or a new graduate, you can impact students immediately through the UNK Fund. #GoLopers | #OneDayforUNK | #UNK
Midwestern History As... @MwHWG
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KLPR Sports @KLPRsports
366 Followers 159 Following KLPR Sports proudly carries the award-winning tradition covering the best in Loper sports, and more!
Jon Lauck @jlauck1941
5K Followers 5K Following Midwest tweets; author of "The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest" (University of Oklahoma Press)
Kaylin Hafner @Green_lion0928
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UNK Antelope @unkantelope
1K Followers 577 Following The University of Nebraska Kearney's student-run newspaper. Weekly issues out on Wednesdays. Pick one up or check us out online at https://t.co/z0eAsCoUvv
Emily Ridgeway @emily_ridg93961
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Sisough @SisoughP4_
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Editor's Desk @pendingrecpod
18 Followers 768 Following Welcome to The Pending Recognition Podcast! We are part of the media outfit known as "1733" based out of Kearney, NE, showing off what the city has to offer!
The Journal of Imperi... @JICHist
305 Followers 536 Following A peer-reviewed @tandfonline @tandfhss academic journal exploring the British Empire, the Commonwealth, and wider colonialism.
Tiff @tarveytp
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L.A.A.D. @LikeAnArchDud
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chefbacon89 @Travise89
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Lee Fritson @fritson_lee
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Dr. Krista Forrest @Forrest_kd
49 Followers 126 Following Exhausted psychology professor; loves Netflix, Bacardi, quilting & reading; all views are my own
Emmanuel Mehr @EmmanuelMehr
917 Followers 1K Following Public Historian | President @BmoreHistCoffee | History MA @Georgetown | @NCPH Membership Committee | @SABR Historian/Editor | Opinions my own | He/Him
Consulmex Omaha @ConsulmexOmaha
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IrisRose @wwQ601u24v6OU
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Sarah Dittmer @SarahDittmer1
33 Followers 114 Following
Mr. Beat @beatmastermatt
79K Followers 2K Following I'm Mr. Beat. I teach history, produce videos, and make music, often at the same time. @theneedleroom @thatbeatgoeson https://t.co/lQthhw9Lnz
Elgin County Archives @elginarchives
2K Followers 1K Following Elgin County Archives acquires & manages corporate records of the County of Elgin and private records of enduring importance to the history of Elgin County.
Alana Rumley Rogers @alrogers_1
17 Followers 144 Following Historian of 18th, 19th, & 20th century Imperialist Britain | Grad Student | Public History | Researcher | Writer | Blogger
Women Also Know Histo... @womnknowhistory
20K Followers 2K Following media + curriculum tool for promoting women & nonbinary historians | https://t.co/6aylYWgWA6 #WomenAlsoKnowHistory #HistoryBeyondTheBinary
Voces Oral History Ce... @VocesCenter
2K Followers 995 Following 25 years of documenting & creating awareness of contributions by U.S. Latinos/as: WWII, Korean & Vietnam Wars, Political/Civic Engagement, Voces of a Pandemic
Elizabeth M @E_AHistoryNerd
3 Followers 29 Following She/Her. Museum Intern, Mother, and Veteran, passionate about history, telling the complete stories, and acknowledging our problematic past.
Denise D. Meringolo @DDMeringolo
3K Followers 4K Following Baseball Mom. Dog Lover. Anxious Extrovert. She/Her.
Coach Pete Sepelya @Coach_Sepelya
62 Followers 801 Following Offensive Line Coach @ North Hunterdon High School #TheCoalition @NHHS_Foootball
Greg @BrowngaGreg
2K Followers 752 Following Father. Husband. Runner. Hunter. Simple Professor of Exercise Science who knows that there are differences between males and females. Opinions are my own
Deana D. Deisley @DeanaGiddings14
232 Followers 1K Following
Angela Hollman @degreeinnetwork
88 Followers 165 Following Networking, computers, security...bring it on.
UNK Sport Management @UNK_SM
40 Followers 181 Following Sport Management Program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees.
Heather Thomas @heatherthomasm
517 Followers 748 Following Adventurer. Celebrating all abilities. Here for art, culture, nature, whimsy, winter. Catching fish & clouds, making cards. Proud alum @TrinityCollege
Jason Max Winchester @jwinchester4440
2K Followers 826 Following Flyover state veteran, deplorable, big as life twice as ugly and smarter than the average bear
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nia @nia29903845
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Todd Bartee @RT_Bar_T
109 Followers 299 Following Listener, Learner, Connector, Professor (views are my own)
BallparkDad @ckabourek
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H-Midwest @h_midwest
1K Followers 2K Following Exploring the expanding contours of the growing field of Midwestern Studies, and pushing them where needed.
Arizona Historical So... @AZHistSociety
2K Followers 1K Following "Connecting people through the power of Arizona’s history." We share Arizona's history at our museums, libraries & archives, programs, and publications.
Humanities Nebraska @HumanitiesNe
2K Followers 443 Following Humanities Nebraska helps people explore what connects us and makes us human.
paridhi history @ParidhiHistory
102 Followers 683 Following I am writing the colonial history of Mathura and Vrindavan for my doctoral research. Interested in Spatial History, Colonial Urbanism, Princely Urbanism.
Austin Koeller @austinbkoeller
1K Followers 3K Following Executive Producer @NTVNews. Former newspaper reporter. @GIPublicSchools @UNKearney alum. Movie buff. @Saints fan. RTs ≠ endorsements.
University of Nebrask... @UNKearney
10K Followers 115 Following At UNK, we thrive on collaboration. Turning individual strengths into collective triumphs and coming together for a bigger purpose. That’s the #PowerOfTheHerd.
Paul Twigg @UNKBiol106
3K Followers 3K Following Educator. Researcher. Biofuels. Molecular biologist. Plants and students.
UNKCAS @cas_unk
611 Followers 176 Following The official Twitter feed of the University of Nebraska at Kearney College of Arts and Sciences. The intellectual foundation of UNK. Go Lopers!
UNK Athletics @UNK_Athletics
16K Followers 161 Following Official Twitter Page of the University of Nebraska-Kearney Athletics. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @unk_athletics #LopesUp
Marc Bauer @CoachMarcBauer
5K Followers 2K Following UNK Director of Athletics, EdD #Leadership, Salsa Connoisseur. Blessed husband, father, and granddad.
UNK Alumni @UNKAlumni
2K Followers 1K Following UNK Alumni Association - the hub for 50,000 Loper grads since 1906
Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. @UofNE_President
6K Followers 536 Following Official account of the ninth President of @u_nebraska.
UNK Women's Hoops @UNKWBB
5K Followers 2K Following Nebraska-Kearney WBB | IG: @UNKWBB | 16 Nat’l Tourney Appearances | ‘21 Sweet 16 Appearance | 14 Conf. Championships | ‘21 & ‘23 MIAA Champions🏆🤘
Dr. Katherine Moen @DrKatherineMoen
136 Followers 145 Following Associate professor of Psychology. Opinions are my own.
Kearney Hub @KearneyHub
11K Followers 2K Following Founded in 1888, the Kearney Hub provides award-winning local news reporting on the south-central Nebraska region. 308-237-2152 or 800-950-6113
Brandon Benitz @BearcatLoper
1K Followers 971 Following Student of Life. Information Broker. BBQ Judge. Experience Junkie. ISTJ. Sports Enthusiast, with a very particular set of skills.
UNK Volleyball @UNKvolleyball
3K Followers 211 Following Official Twitter of UNK Loper Volleyball •2019 National Runner-Up (38-1 record) •MIAA Champions-2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Doug Kristensen @KristensenDoug
642 Followers 83 Following
Jael J. Johnson @UNKJael
900 Followers 1K Following I am proud to call myself a UNK LOPER! 🤘🏻 I have LOVED this place since the Fall of 2003...truly is the place to be! 😉
UNK Student Engagemen... @UNK_Students
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UNK Online @UNKOnline
317 Followers 114 Following UNK Online is to provide leadership, services, support, resources, and accessibility in online and blended education. 🤘 Go Lopers 🤘
Nebraska State Histor... @nehistorical
6K Followers 784 Following We are Nebraska's only statewide historical organization. Here open to all is the history of this people.
UNK Men's Basketball @UNKMBB
3K Followers 665 Following Official Account for the University of Nebraska-Kearney Men's Basketball Program NCAA Division II MIAA Conference | Instagram: unkmbb
Alex Hammeke @alexhammeke
1K Followers 2K Following News/Sports for @KRVN / Afternoons @931TheRiver / MIAA Mailbag Publisher / @D2Football natl voter / RT≠Endorsement
Donna M. Neary @Publichistory1
24 Followers 29 Following DONNA M. NEARY works as a public historian in the United States.
Bre Wilton @NDE_SS
785 Followers 768 Following Official Twitter account of Nebraska Department of Education, Social Studies. RT≠Endorsement; Self-described Social Studies and Denver Broncos fanatic.
sdhspress @sdhspress
1K Followers 573 Following SD Historical Society Press: publishes the history and heritage of SD & Northern Great Plains. https://t.co/rs4pevlSgo #pioneergirlproject #lauraingallswilder
UNL Poli Sci @UNLPoliSci
552 Followers 386 Following Make curiosity your policy at the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Nebraska Anthro @ANTH_UNL
311 Followers 252 Following Official UNL account for Anthropology in the School of Global Integrative Studies. BA, BS, MA, & Graduate Certificates in Forensic Anthropology & Museum Studies
Smithsonian Associate... @SmithsonianSA
11K Followers 546 Following We're the largest museum-based education program in the world. Legal: https://t.co/oHmhJgOcGN
Ryo Suzuki @GlobaLoper
203 Followers 454 Following Senior Director for Nebraska Safety Center|College of Business and Technology
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UNO OLLAS @UNO_OLLAS
302 Followers 309 Following The Official Twitter of UNO's Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) | https://t.co/LtkTQlGjPq
New Deal Murals @NewDealMurals
6K Followers 12 Following New Deal-Era Murals from Post Offices, Courthouses, Schools, and more across the United States
Rural Radio Network @RuralRadioNet
4K Followers 478 Following Our ag information radio network serves all of Nebraska and a large part of Kansas, Iowa, S Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado. Flagship stations are KRVN-KTIC-KNEB.
Tyler Ellyson @tylerellyson1
133 Followers 115 Following Story guy @UNKearney | Wayne State grad | Amazingly bad golfer
Bison Books @BisonBooksUNP
261 Followers 118 Following Launched in 1961 as @UnivNebPress’s first trade imprint, Bison Books reflects the Press’s commitment to general-interest books about the trans-Mississippi West.
Legacy of the Plains ... @LegacyPlains
35 Followers 40 Following The museum featuring an impressive collection of pioneer and early community artifacts, antique tractors, farmstead structures, & an 80-acre working farm!
Bloomsbury U.S. @BloomsburyPub
63K Followers 3K Following News about books & authors from the New York office of the independent publisher.
NTV Weather @NTVWeather
6K Followers 108 Following When severe weather threatens Central Nebraska and Northern Kansas, count on NTV's First Alert Weather Team for updates. We take credit for nice days too!
Nebraska Wesleyan Uni... @NEWesleyan
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Doane University @DoaneUniversity
6K Followers 345 Following One of the top liberal arts universities in Nebraska. We Build Leaders. #godoane
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13K Followers 980 Following Omaha's premier magazine publisher. We are Omaha Magazine, OmahaHome, B2B Omaha, Family Guide, and the Best of Omaha contest.
Mr. Beat @beatmastermatt
79K Followers 2K Following I'm Mr. Beat. I teach history, produce videos, and make music, often at the same time. @theneedleroom @thatbeatgoeson https://t.co/lQthhw9Lnz
Elgin County Archives @elginarchives
2K Followers 1K Following Elgin County Archives acquires & manages corporate records of the County of Elgin and private records of enduring importance to the history of Elgin County.
Elizabeth M @E_AHistoryNerd
3 Followers 29 Following She/Her. Museum Intern, Mother, and Veteran, passionate about history, telling the complete stories, and acknowledging our problematic past.
Alana Rumley Rogers @alrogers_1
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UMass Public History @umassph
1K Followers 433 Following Since 1986, we've provided a link between the University and the Commonwealth's variety of institutions that preserve and communicate history to the public.
Voces Oral History Ce... @VocesCenter
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UL Lafayette Public H... @ULPublichistory
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Mary Rizzo @rizzo_pubhist
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Denise D. Meringolo @DDMeringolo
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AHA Career Center @HistoryJobs
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SHEAR @SHEARites
7K Followers 670 Following The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic is dedicated to exploring US history from 1776-1861.
OIEAHC @OIEAHC
8K Followers 877 Following Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture. Supports study of #VastEarlyAmerica via award-winning publications, conferences, fellowships, and more.
StephanieFrieda @NCPHSteph
828 Followers 544 Following NCPH executive director, public historian, mom, lover of cats, she/her. (tweets reflect personal, not institutional perspective)
Women Also Know Histo... @womnknowhistory
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Saving Places @SavingPlaces
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88 Followers 165 Following Networking, computers, security...bring it on.
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NE Library Commisson @NLC_News
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