This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Bandits Jittery In 1890 Valentine Train Robbery
A detailed recount of J A and W Herron’s attempted robbery on the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley line near Meadow Grove to Long Pine and Arabia, their capture near Wood Lake, escapes from Cherry County jail, recapture near Carns, and eventual sentencing to seven and nine years. The tale ties in local officials Cherry County Sheriff David Hanna and Judge Moses P. Kinkaid, with museum displays of revolvers and beard gear.
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Arabia
Republican
Valentine
Nebr
J.A
W. Herron
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
Meadow Grove
Norfolk
Long Pine
Herons
Herran
Wood Lake
C.A. Johnson
Billy Day
Louis Myers
Cherry County
Johnson
Clarke
Herran’ Brothers
Valentine Depot
Herran Boys
the Republican
F.M. Walcott
The
Cherry County Historical Society
Herron Brothers
Niobrara
Carns
Nebraska
Bassett
Dave Johnson
Fred Weise
Johson
Weise
David Hanna
Moses P. Kinkaid
Madison
O’neill
Kinkaid
J. A
W. Herran
David
Uncle Dave" Hanna
Nebraska State Senate
Herron
Judge Kinkaid
O'Neill
U.S. House of Representatives
Big Sixth
Washington
Roosevelt
Northwest
House of Representatives
Hanna
Cherry County Historical Society Museum