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An original, paper Confirmation certificate in German dated 1900. First name is illegible, last name is Busch. Date is March 20, 1900. Artifact has colored ink artwork around writing, and was issued in Riverdale, Nebraska. This item is important…

Handwritten letter of German POW Arthur [family name unknown] to Seidel family in Tipton, Kansas, where we worked briefly as a farm laborer.

This letter from Glen E. Cole, commanding officer of the 409th bombardment squadron, described the nature of Eugene Sengstake Sr.'s disappearance, their efforts to locate him, and the location of Sengstake's effects.

Eugene Wagner Sengstake Sr.…

A hardcover volume from the series Nebraska: Our Towns. This volume covers that Central Southeast of Nebraska, including the town of Bruning, which was originally settled primarily by German families.

Damage from Tornado that occurred in Kearney, 6/4/1908

Postcard with black and white photograph of the damage left by a tornado that went through Kearney, Nebraska on June 6, 1908.

This is a series of senior portraits of the graduating class of Dannebrog high school in 1955. Top: Gary Baker, Mr. Bott, Carol Nielsen, Mr. George, Jarold Elvera; 2nd row: Lola Throop, Sharyn M_m; 3rd row: Sonya Jacobsen, Harold O'bermiller, Rayburn…

Scroll from the Hartington, Nebraska High School graduation of 1900 featuring Olive Felber. This document is very fragile and difficult to unfurl. This item was contributed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln spring 2014 History Harvest.

Janice Cleary discussed a few of the pieces of sheet music she shared with History Harvest. Mrs. Cleary brought in several pieces with connections to Omaha, NE, but her entire collection contains nearly 50,000 pieces of American popular music. In…

The History Harvest was held at Love's Jazz and Art Center on October 22, 2011. A number of North Omaha institutions supported program and helped publicize or otherwise contribute to the program, including the Great Plains Black History Museum, Big…