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Baby Quilt, circa 1900
This quilt was made by Virginia Wahlstrom's grandmother when she was five years old. It was made in the early 1900's, and the quilt was made for her baby dolls.
Marriage Certificate, 1866
This is a marriage certificate for Emily and Richard Van Patton. It is from 1866 and from Saronville, Nebraska. Emily was 26 and Richard was 33. These are the grandparents of Virginia Wahlstrom. She moved from Sutton, Nebraska in 1961 and in…
Benjamin Franklin Thomas' Daybook: Birthdays
This daybook page has a list of people and their birthday.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century. He wrote in his daybook regularly when he travelled.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century. He wrote in his daybook regularly when he travelled.
Postcard to Benjamin Franklin Thomas
The image on the postcard shows a horse in the lower left hand corner.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century.
Ice Box Tongs
Iron ice block tongs were used to pull ice blocks out of rivers in the period prior to electric, private refrigerators. These specific tongs were used by an Ice company in Holyoke, MA on the Connecticut River. They were inherited from Heather Thomas'…
Vlasek family heirloom book "John Dough and The Cherub" by L. Frank Baum.
Vlasek family heirloom book "John Dough and The Cherub" by L. Frank Baum. A whimsical wonder-story in which is described the marvelous creation of John Dough, the Gingerbread Man; his meeting with the incubator baby called Chick the Cherub.
Waterpainting
Vlasek family heirloom painting. This item was contributed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln spring 2014 History Harvest.
Portrait of Suzette LaFlesche
Suzette LaFlesche, also known as Princess "Bright Eyes" was the daughter of "Iron Eye" LaFlesche, chief of the Omaha Native American tribe. One of the first women to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she died 7 June 1903.
Winter Family History Book
A book of the Winter family's history. Written in 1900, 1904, 1907, and 1910. This book follows the lives of Frederick Winter and his three sons Ralph Winter, Waldo Winter, and Emerson Winter. This book has been passed down for generations in the…
Nebraska Marriage Certificate, August 14, 1895
This is the marriage certificate of Edward Jones and Agnes Houston Jones, who married August 14, 1895. Agnes was a medical doctor.