Admission is free at Nebraska State Historical sites on 4th of July

LINCOLN, Neb. —  Admission is free on the 4th of July at Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS) sites across the state from east to west and north to south.

This includes the Sen. George Norris State Historic Site at 706 Norris Ave.

The Norris House will be open from noon to 5 p.m. CT. Activities include house tours from Norris House Manager, Harold Callahan, an outdoor trivia challenge, and other activities!

Thanks to the financial support of the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation, other sites with free admittance and with activities planned are Chimney Rock, located near Bayard, Fort Robinson History Center just outside of Crawford, both located in the Panhandle, Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln and Neligh Mill in Neligh.

About Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS)

The Nebraska State Historical Society collects, preserves, studies and shares the state’s history for all Nebraskans. The agency was founded in 1878 by citizens who recognized Nebraska was going through great changes and sought to record the stories of both Indigenous and immigrant peoples. It was designated a state institution in 1883 and became a state agency in 1994. The NSHS has historical sites around the state including the Chimney Rock Ethel S. and Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center and Museum, the Fort Robinson History Center in the northwest Panhandle, Neligh Mill in Neligh, John G. Neihardt Center in Bancroft, Sen. George Norris House in McCook, Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center in Omaha, Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln, and more than 600 historical markers around the state.