Hundreds of Children Perished In The Children's Blizzard Of 1888 

Hello! Im from Nebraska, and we all think of it when we have blizzards, and are so thankful we can travel easier and can be warned better. I was in high school in Omaha during the blizzard of 75. It was similar to the 88 on that it was mild in the morning. We were let out of school mid morning, and a few of my friends and I walked about 3 miles home to my house and they stayed to warm up before heading out again. We had a restaurant to sit in for a bit, but those poor children and teacher had no where to rest. What a brave young woman. Thank you for telling it. I feel so bad for the east coast and the lives lost there.

Sad story, Mother Nature will do whatever she wants, Thank You!!

Little House On The Prairie had an episode on this subject, I could never watch it. Very sad.

great historical story I have never heard of this...thank you!

Born & raised & have lived all of my life here in Nebraska and this blizzard is still talked about. We lost several of our family members. Buried in several cemeteries surrounding us. Eda & Matilda are buried in our family plot & we still upkeep their headstone. Eda was 13 Matilda 8. They left school after recess headed home which was about a mile north of their school. Eda took her warm clothing off & wrapped it around Matilda, huddled together. It is believed they were stomping trying to keep warm but it was no use against the raging wind & blowing snow. They weren’t found until days after the storm buried beneath snow frozen together on a hillside about 2 miles from their home. They had gotten lost & walked in circles. Their story has always been so hauntingly heartbreaking but also shows the love between the sisters. Eda tried so hard to keep her sister safe. So so so many lives lost that day.

Minnie was a teenager when this happened!! What a brave girl!

🇨🇦we were kept in our school in the 1971 blizzard just outside of Lucan Ontario. We were three days before we got out. The first night farmers snowmobile drivers couldn’t find the school with food. The next night the army came with Chinese food from a local restaurant.

Thank you for sharing.

What a horrible way to go.

Greta Thunberg thinks these were the good old days.