Of all the events that have occurred since white man arrived in this part of the country, few have caused more hardship than the Blizzard of ’49. Deep snow, high winds and bitter cold combined to make ...

Jan. 2, 1949 started out as a calm, almost autumn-like, morning. I was in Kindergarten at the time. The Nebraska Weather Service issued the following forecast: "Cloudy with light snow. Little change ...

Bill Dresler of Omaha clears a road across a small bridge. Pilot Joe M. Poland landed his plane on this hilltop to carry supplies to the stranded Harold Anderson family. Railroad cut near Gordon, ...