Final Week for Journey Stories Exhibit at Capitol

By Roxanne Smith | January 14, 2013

The Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) sponsored display “Journey Stories” in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol will be available for viewing until 2:00 p.m. Friday January 18th. Over the … Continued

Festive Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony

By Roxanne Smith | January 14, 2013

On December 11, 2011 over 300 people gathered in the Rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol to celebrate the season with the lighting of the Official State Holiday Tree. The … Continued

103rd Legislature Convenes

By Roxanne Smith | January 8, 2013

The Capitol is once again busy with the comings and goings of the Unicameral Legislature.  On Wednesday January 9, 2013 the 103rd Legislature First Session convenes at 10:00 a.m.  This … Continued

Capitol Closed New Year’s Day

By Roxanne Smith | December 28, 2012

The Nebraska State Capitol will be closed on New Year’s Day.  The building will be open on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 … Continued

Visit the Capitol This Holiday Season

By Roxanne Smith | December 13, 2012

The Official State Holiday Tree is festively decorated and shines brightly in the Capitol Rotunda. The state holiday tree is adorned with ornaments representing all 93 of Nebraska’s counties and … Continued

The Holiday Tree Arrives

By Roxanne Smith | December 4, 2012

At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday December 4, 2012 the Official Nebraska Holiday Tree arrived at the Capitol. The crew of 20 state staffers took about 1 and 1/2 hours to … Continued

Thanksgiving Weekend Hours

By Roxanne Smith | November 21, 2012

The Nebraska State Capitol will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and the Friday After. The Capitol will be open at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday the24th and at 1:00 p.m. on … Continued

Red Ribbon Rally at the Capitol

By Roxanne Smith | November 2, 2012

The entire student body of McPhee Elementary marched to the Capitol’s north steps to take a drug free pledge on November 2, 2012. Over two hundred students stood on the … Continued

Changing Colors

By Roxanne Smith | October 16, 2012

Lincoln’s urban forest is changing colors every day.  The maples are brilliant red and the oaks are beginning to show their beautiful oranges and reds. No need to travel to … Continued

Fall Color Coming Soon

By Roxanne Smith | September 27, 2012

Those of us working at the Capitol are just now seeing the Autumn Ash trees planted along Goodhue Boulevard south of the Capitol starting to turn color. Even though some … Continued