Hall Counnty NEGenWeb Project Presents
Reminiscences, Narratives & Stories of our Local Pioneers
This page is the reminiscences, narratives & stories of our local pioneers.
Reminiscences, Narratives & Stories of our Local Pioneers
These reminiscences, narratives and stories were transcribed from the History of Hall County Nebraska (1920), and other historical works or patrons contributions of their own Hall County ancestors. We hope these pages will find some ideas of how life was like during these time pieces, and we hope it will find one of your own ancestors mentioning. Thank you for your patron.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Details Of The Anderson-Smith
Massacre
Her Quota Furnished
Reminiscences Of A Hall County Pioneer
Arriving At Grand Island
Other Early Settlers In Wood River Valley
Our First Farming
Stage Routes
Squire Lamb's Route
During The Civil War
Indians Had Visited
Pressed Into Service As A Scout
Uncle Sam's Surveyors
Many Middle Men
The Right Of Way
During The Last Days Of Indian Occupation
An Early Serviceable Well
Our Early Neighbors
Indian Visitors
Indians' Outfit And Customs
Let The Women Do The Work
The Indians' Camp
Their Evening Meal And Menu
Preparing Clothing And Meats
"A Broken Axle"
A Few Glimpses Of Early Life In Hall County
Goes Into Business
The Storm Of 1873
The Cowboy Regime
Three Years At Sidney
A Freighting Experience
Grand Island In Early 'Eighties
Early Horse Race
Other Early Recollections
A Dream Land Complete - Unknown Poet
Sabina Shelton-Elridge
A Rattlesnake On Locust Street
Historical Photos
These photographs were extracted from the historica works of History of Hall County Nebraska
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