On July 8, 1923, the Lincoln Sunday Star front-page banner shouted, "HEAT CAUSES DEATH IN LINCOLN". The succession of sub-headlines seems...

A terrified woman in a basement, dinner at the Dunkles, a fall from a swing and a picture show. In other words, just another holiday in...

Everybody loved Bessie. Bessie Steinagel is Artena's first lady missionary companion— and by far the most memorable. What would you like...

The majority of the action in Artena Arises occurs within an eight block radius of Lincoln's city center. It simply charms that the main...

The average life expectancy in 1923-24 was around 57 years. But the elevated risk wasn't just from whooping cough, measles and influenza....

Meet Burr and Nancy and part of their family. One, two, three, four, five....I could never square the half-dozen family photos because...

The lamest of clues yields the most satisfying payoff. In spring 1923 Artena was in Omaha, Nebraska, breaking in her shoes. On Tuesday,...

Alice Grace Garlick is mentioned only in passing as one of the attendees at the Artena's initial reception dinner. History has proven her...

Della May Hibbert was one of the first lady missionaries Artena met upon her arrival in Denver, and the two often encountered each other...

Artena spent her first month at the Denver mission home, but devotes only one entry to her stay. Perhaps it didn't feel like real "work"....