Capitol Update
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WAGES Program Serves State
Visitors to the Capitol this summer have enjoyed tours provided by Anna Matveyeva. Anna is a high school student from Norfolk, Nebraska participating in the WAGES Program. WAGES stands for Work and Gain Experience in the…
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Lincoln’s new Peregrine Falcon named Lincoln
The lone eyas to fledge at the Nebraska State Capitol this year was given the name Lincoln in the Nebraska Games and Parks Name the Falcon Contest. Lincoln can be frequently seen staying cool in his…
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Congratulations South Carolina!
Congratulations South Carolina! Winners of the College World Series in Omaha. Thanks to all the folks attending the College World Series who made the trip to Lincoln to see our beautiful Nebraska State Capitol. It was…
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It’s a boy! Probably.
On June 7, 2011 Joel Jorgensen, Nongame Bird Program Manager, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lauren Dinan, Nongame Bird Biologist, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Janet Stander, Raptor Recovery Nebraska, and Karl Linderholm, Nebraska falconer, took…
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Fledged Falcons Find New Home
Two of the eyas (chicks) fledged by the pair of Peregrine Falcons nesting atop the Nebraska State Capitol have found a home in Topeka, Kansas. The pair named Boreas and Nemaha, produced three eyas and are…
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Arbor Day at the Capitol
State Forester Scott Josiah reminded those assembled of the ReTree Nebraska efforts to plant 1,000,000 trees in Nebraska between 2007 and 2017. Mark Derowitsch of the Arbor Day Foundation emphasized the importance of trees in…
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Astronaut Returns Flag
Today in the second floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol astronaut Clayton Anderson returned the Nebraska state flag he had taken with him on his June 8, 2007 Space Shuttle Mission to the International Space…
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Observation Decks Open
Now that the Exterior Masonry Restoration Project is complete all four sides of the 14th floor observation level are open to the public. It has been 12 years since visitors could view all four directions from…
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Capitol Volunteer Recognized
The Office of the Capitol Commission thanks longtime volunteer Arlene Rash for her many years of service at the Capitol Information Desk. Arlene provided valuable information to visitors and citizens, helping them find their way around…
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Music Education Week at the Capitol
March is Youth Art Month and Nebraska’s Music Education Association is sponsoring a series of noon concerts in the Capitol Rotunda from February 28 - March 4. Today the Pawnee City Girls’ Ensemble helped Nebraska celebrate…