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Ms Garey's family owned this mahogany decorative piece, probably made out of scrap furniture, for over a century. Made in Culbertson, Nebraska around 1900 it came to Rose Garey's grandfather in exchange for a three-piece suit. For interviews and…

Ms Garey's "Grossmutters" doll chest has been in her father's family for generations until his aunt gave it away to a neighbor's girl in Culbertson, Nebraska right before death. When Ms Garey's father came from Germany in the early 1900s to live with…

Ms. Wilberger tells the story of an heirloom tea set that might have been brought to the United States from Sweden in 1868 to UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss. You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest…

Ms. Wilberger shares the story of her family from Axtell, Nebraska with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss. You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.

Ms. Wilberger shared the papers of her family from Axtell, Nebraska. Among them are the squatting documents, the railroad drover's tickets, and the accounts of sales for livestock from South Omaha with the History Harvest graduate student assistant…

This is a fern pot Marlene Volkmer's grandmother had. Born in 1885, she married in 1905, and Marlene Volkmer believes this pot is over a hundred years old. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest…

This is a sewing kit Marlene Volkmer's grandmother had. She got married in 1910, and Marlene Volkmer believes the kit was a wedding gift.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.

This is the Schuetz family history starting from Gottlieb Schuetz and Anna Parli who came from Canton Berne, Switzerland to Humboldt, Nebraska in 1870. The family history dates back to the early 20th century, as it is typed on the stationery of the…

These are baptismal documents for Gottlieb Schuetz, the second great-grandfather of Bill Dean, whose family provided the document. A son of soap manufacturers Hans (John) Schuetz and Magdalena Luthi, Gottlieb was born in 1838 in Canton Berne,…

These are baptismal documents for Gottlieb Schuetz, the second great-grandfather of Bill Dean, whose family provided the document. A son of soap manufacturers Hans (John) Schuetz and Magdalena Luthi, Gottlieb was born in 1838 in Canton Berne,…