In Nebraska legend, there are certain winters that grandparents relate to their grandkids about “the hard times” of yesteryear. Of those, the Long Winter of 1880-1881, the Schoolchildren Blizzard of 1888, the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940, and the Great Blizzard of 1975. However, one particular winter stands out, the winter of 1948-1949.