{"id":20956,"date":"2017-03-02T10:56:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T16:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=20956"},"modified":"2023-11-28T09:25:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T15:25:41","slug":"nebraska-statehood-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=20956","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Statehood Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 1, 2017, marked Nebraska&#8217;s sesquicentennial. Statehood Day festivities were held in the Capitol throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-20956-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/update.legislature.ne.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/1Rotunda3-1-17a.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20937&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;_1Rotunda3-1-17a&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Visitors gathered in the Capitol rotunda for the morning segment of the Statehood Day celebration.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/update.legislature.ne.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/2Stamp3-1-17a.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20938&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;_2Stamp3-1-17a&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The new Nebraska stamp features a photo of Sandhill cranes flying over the Platte River.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/update.legislature.ne.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/3Stamps3-1-17a.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20939&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;_3Stamps3-1-17a&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Guests were able to purchase the new stamps and have them autographed by photographer Michael Forsberg.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/update.legislature.ne.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/4WillaCather3-1-17a.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20940&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;_4WillaCather3-1-17a&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Actors portraying famous Nebraskans presented in the Capitol. Willa Cather was portrayed by Betty Jean Steinshouer.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/update.legislature.ne.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/5StandingBear3-1-17a.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20941&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;_5StandingBear3-1-17a&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Actors portraying famous Nebraskans presented in the Capitol rotunda. Chief Standing Bear was portrayed by Taylor Keen.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/update.legislature.ne.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/6BuffaloBill3-1-17b.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20942&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;_6BuffaloBill3-1-17b&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Actors portraying famous Nebraskans presented in the Capitol rotunda. Buffalo Bill Cody was portrayed by Terry Lane.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/update.legislature.ne.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/7ScottChoir3-1-17a.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20943&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;_7ScottChoir3-1-17a&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lincoln\\u0026#8217;s Scott Middle School Select Choir, directed by Paul Eschliman, was one of the school groups to perform.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/update.legislature.ne.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/8Costumes3-1-17a.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20944&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;_8Costumes3-1-17a&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Other historical reenactors attended the celebration in costume.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/update.legislature.ne.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/9PonyExpress3-1-17a.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20945&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;_9PonyExpress3-1-17a&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Nebraska division of the National Pony Express Association delivered the original statehood proclamation.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/update.legislature.ne.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/10PonyExpress3-1-17b.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20946&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;_10PonyExpress3-1-17b&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Pony Express Association presented Gov. 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