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Photo Gallery Seen at Homestead33 Images General scenery of the historic and natural landscapes at Homestead National Historical Park. Photo Gallery Birds, Bees, and other Animals9 Images If it's related to the wildlife at Homestead NHP, you'll find it here! Photo Gallery Homestead Legacy Banners24 Images Over the entire 124-year history of the Homestead Act, four million people filed for 160-acre parcels of the public domain. Each of these people was touched by the Homestead Act and made significant contributions to the world in which he or she lived. Through a generous grant from the Gage County Foundation, Banners have been produced featuring each of these individuals. The banners hang outside the Education Center at the Park. Photo Gallery Junior Rangers at Homestead Na...1 Images A father, his two daughters and son hold up their hands to show Junior Ranger temporary tattoos. Photo Gallery The Last Homesteader - Homeste...7 Images The Last Homesteader - Homestead National Historical Park 
360-degree views of Homestead NHP
Experience 360-degree views of Homestead NHP from the comfort of your home. You should still visit us, but this is the next best thing! 
Nebraska State Historical Society Solomon D. Butcher, born in 1856, came with his family to the plains of Nebraska in 1880 and filed a homestead claim. He soon discovered homesteading wasn't for him, although he admired those with the determination to survive and prosper on the plains. Needing a way to support his family and having previous experience as a photographer, he set out to create a photographic history of pioneer life. Between 1886 and 1912 Butcher generated a collection of more than 3,000 photographs that literally paint a picture of the era's homesteading. Butcher's collection is maintained and administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society and is available online at the American Memory portion of the Library of Congress website.
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Last updated: September 11, 2024