Set in Manitoba in the 1890s, the story traces an Ontario farm family as they move west in search of cheap land. They experience travel on the recently completed CPR, build a sod house, battle a ...
Editor's note: This essay about the Homestead Act will be included in a publication to be given to people attending President Obama's inaugural ceremony this month. Just after midnight on New Year’s ...
BEATRICE — The Homestead National Monument in southeast Nebraska has scheduled a winter festival that focuses on ethnic traditions. The Winter Festival of Prairie Cultures is scheduled to run from Nov ...