tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post2146844412595603022..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Sod House at the 1901 Pan American ExpositionGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-18134771245322730472009-11-08T00:42:12.779-06:002009-11-08T00:42:12.779-06:00It's ironic that the Exposition had lightbulb...It's ironic that the Exposition had lightbulbs by the thousands on the exteriors of the buildings, but there was no electricity inside the emergency hospital/first-aid station on the grounds. The doctors who were treating President McKinley used a <i>pan</i> to reflect a bit of light into the operating room.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-26368828947012379242009-11-07T11:43:20.136-06:002009-11-07T11:43:20.136-06:00My Nebraska ancestors who homesteaded in the Sandh...My Nebraska ancestors who homesteaded in the Sandhills in the late 1900s region built sod houses. It was interesting to read about the Exposition, when electricity was a somewhat of a novelty and only available in big cities. A century later, I'm working to bring high-speed Internet to rural areas of Tennessee.Runawayimaginationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392405682285496123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-85582062694332626672009-10-30T03:13:52.184-05:002009-10-30T03:13:52.184-05:00It is odd that Mrs. Bowser did not even mention th...It is odd that Mrs. Bowser did not even mention the assassination in her reminiscences about the Pan American Exposition. However, McKinley was shot on Sept. 6, 1901, so maybe the Nebraska Sod House had already been shut down by then.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-18619210802589179072009-10-30T00:49:23.113-05:002009-10-30T00:49:23.113-05:00Sadly, the exposition is best remembered for the a...Sadly, the exposition is best remembered for the assasination of Pres. McKinley.<br /><br />"Matron of an insane asylum?"<br /><br />History can be funny.Marathon Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994493157706065371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-57749389796338832122009-10-30T00:04:38.333-05:002009-10-30T00:04:38.333-05:00Yes, I agree that history is fun -- and sometimes ...Yes, I agree that history is fun -- and sometimes funny, too!Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-98212016275546682009-10-29T17:58:33.421-05:002009-10-29T17:58:33.421-05:00ENJOYED THIS ABOUT THE SOD HOUSE
ISN'T HISTORY...ENJOYED THIS ABOUT THE SOD HOUSE<br />ISN'T HISTORY FUNnebraska galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586913538231678366noreply@blogger.com