When The Haigler Blog began on August 29, 2006 with the first story “Haigler in the 1920’s,” by Don Harford, no one knew that there would be almost 700 posts and over 10,000 page visits a year later.The entries are mostly comments, pictures and stories by people who live or have lived in the Haigler, Nebraska area.
This small town in the very southwest corner of Nebraska has a lot of town pride and has created many happy memories for 100s of people, even though the population is only a little above 200.
The first paper edition of The Haigler Blog Newsletter was produced at the end of March 2007 and included “The Best of the Blog” up to that point in time.
The next edition of the newsletter, “The Blog Continues,” will contain stories and pictures submitted by readers, with an encouragement to anyone associated with this little town to become involved by recording their piece of Haigler area history.
To know even the smallest story about someone is to know a little about others around them. The people and how and where they live is what determines the “personality” of a place.
Haigler’s personality is that of comfort, solidity and friendliness. It likes to stay the same today as it was yesterday and doesn’t do well with someone “from the outside” coming in to make changes.
In fact, to “fit in” in this community, you watch out for each other and protect each other. The minute someone hits the city limits, they are noticed. It is a feeling you get when you first come to town and it keeps you from doing anything that would cause concern to the citizens.
This is how it has always been and is one of the things that small towns all across America possess that the cities can’t keep when the population gets so large that people “don’t know their neighbor”. It is this that brings people “home” to visit or live when they retire or get tired of “running the rat race”.
So, the Haigler Blog Continues to add stories and pictures that will depict the “personality” of our corner of Nebraska.
— Editor
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