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These candy bar molds come from Carol Koehn’s family store on Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn, New York from the 1940’s. The chocolate was melted in a copper pot and poured into the candy bar molds. The name Koletty appears on the top of the bars similar…

Coming from the Caniglia family in Omaha, Nebraska, this tattered and torn family album has been passed down through generations of life in the family. The front cover of the album is a colorful painting of a man on horseback wielding a sword…

This photo pictures Joe Caniglia's grandparents and his two uncles. Canglia's father, born in 1910, is not yet in the picture.

This card is from the Caniglia's family reunion, and lists the name of the family members.

These are card and newspaper clippings of the funeral and Card of Thanks for Mr. Cassius Leland McLeod.

On a family trip to their ancestor's hometown, Joe Nigro and his family photographed many sites in Carlentini and Siracusa, Sicily. This image shows Carlentini's town square. Nigro accounts that every man was looking "quite dapper" in their attire…

On a family trip to their ancestor's hometown, Joe Nigro and his family photographed many sites in Carlentini, Sicily. In this photo, you see Carlentini's countryside and Mount Etna in the background.

This is an image of an advertisement for the Carnation Ballroom in North Omaha. The musicians are Otis William and the Charms. Advanced tickets to the event were sold for $1.50. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit…

These are advertisements for the Carnation Lounge that were placed in the Omaha Star newspaper.The musicians are Johnny Ace and his Orchestra, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thorton, and Eddie Boyd and his Orchestra. For interviews and oral histories of this…

This is image focuses on a few of the music advertisements in the Omaha Star. The acts include Earl Bostic, Roland Cook & His Orchestra, and Shirley & Lee. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History…