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A description of the real estate of the Waymire Cemetery located in Brush Creek precinct in Saline County Nebraska. The cemetery begins at the corners of sections 28, 29, 32, and 33 of the town. It ranges 3 chains East and runs West 4.97 chains, and…

This traditional pair photograph of the married couple, Dirk Sutorius and Maria Schuetz, was probably made soon after their marriage in 1889. The Sutoriuses were maternal great-grandparents of Bill Dean, whose family provided the document. Born in…

This ornate document is a marriage certificate for Dirk Sutorius and Maria Schuetz, maternal great-grandparents of Bill Dean, whose family provided the document. Born in 1867 in Switzerland Maria (Mary) Schuetz came to Humboldt, Nebraska with her…

A treasurer's account book for school district 31 in Custer County Nebraska.

This photograph shows the legendary Dizzy Gillespie (standing) and his band playing at The Dreamland Ballroom in North Omaha in the summer of 1948. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube…

This is a photo of Dizzy Gillespie playing at The Dreamland Ballroom in the summer of 1948. Dizzy Gillespie was a legendary bebop and jazz trumpet player and toured nationally beginning in the mid-1940s and continuing for decades later. For…

Black and white postcard of a football game between Doan Colage (sic) (probably Doane College of Nebraska) and Kearney State Normal School during Thanksgiving of 1907. Photograph taken by Solomon D. Butcher of S. D. Butcher & Son Photography Studio.

Photo of Harry Kerssenbrock and teammate in Doane College basketball uniforms.

19th Century broken green glass bottle top and associated broken piece of glass from Dobytown, Nebraska

19th Century Bullet casing with rim-fire from Dobytown, Nebraska