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Fort Kearney Marker
Original wooden road marker for Fort Kearney Crossing. The dates on the front are 1848, 1871. The marker was installed in 1910 and found years later. The dates on the front mark when the trail to Fort Kearney crossed the Platte River from 1848-1871…
Letter to Kathleen Fleming from Kermit Fleming, May 17, 1945
A melancholy letter from Kermit Fleming, stationed in Italy in 1945 to his sister, Kathleen Fleming. Kermit claims "the war is over." He describes staying in a barren hotel with only cots and some electric lights. Throughout the letter, he expresses…
Envelope addressed to Miss Kathleen Fleming
This envelope is addressed to Kathleen Fleming, Cathy Maasdam's mother, who was living in Omaha, Nebraska. It is from Kermit Fleming, Kathleen's brother, who was stationed in Italy at the end of World War 2. This envelope was stamped on May 18, 1945.…
Letter and Income List
The first side of this artifact is a letter from the Klopp & Bartlett Company encouraging the recipient to purchase supplies from Klopp and Bartlett, a Nebraska company. On the second side of Klopp & Bartlett Co. letter is a list of incomes for the…
Ft. Kearney Hotel Postcard
Postcard depicting the view of Kearney from Ft. Kearney Hotel.
Walking Cane with Concealed Knife
Wooden walking cane that has a hidden, detachable knife at the top. L.D. Powers, local Buffalo County enthusiast, carved the cane in January 1939. See associated article for further information.
Chautauqua Tent in Minden, Nebraska
Photograph of "Chautauqua System" tent taken in Minden, NE. by L.E. Partridge with spectators. Man is paying admission with small dog at receipt gate. Dates hand-written on photo indicate Aug. 22-30, unspecified year.
Letter from Chase E. Dibble to a Military Officer at Fort Kearney, Nebraska Territory, October 17, 1866
This handwritten letter was sent from Lieutenant Chase E. Dibble to Captain James P.V. Niell at Fort Kearney, Nebraska on October 17th, 1866 regarding receipts for Quarter Master's property. The letter predates Nebraska's statehood, and was…
"Who? What? When? Where?" Article about The Grand Grocery
An article from the Lincoln Journal-Star describing the Grand Grocery, one of Lincoln's first retail food centers. It was built in 1872 on the corner of 10th and P streets and was purchased by Marian and Henry Stier in 1935.
"Who? What? When? Where?" Article about Russian Germans
A brief description on the immigration of Germans from Russia to Lincoln, NE. Mentions Hattie Plum William''s "A Social Study of the Russian German" and lists where they settled in Lincoln, NE.