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This is a baptismal certificate for Elize Schuetz, the daughter of Bill Dean's second great-grandfather Gottlieb Schuetz. A son of soap manufacturers Hans (John) Schuetz and Magdalena Luthi, Gottlieb was born in 1838 in Canton Berne, Switzerland. He…

This newspaper clip shows a group picture of a youth drum corps that was sponsored by the Elk's Club of North Omaha. This picture was taken at a celebratory party for the drum corp, sponsored by the B.P.O.E. (Benevolent Protective Order of…

The document is an official certification from the United States Post Office Department, Horace Maynard as Post Master General, of the appointment of James Boggs to the position of postmaster in the town of Elton in Custer County, Nebraska.

This is a photograph of Emmarie Shramek's ancestors including her great-grandfather and great-grandmother.

This is a photograph of Emmarie Shramek's grandparents. It was taken on their wedding day.

Employment books from a factory in Bovka, Russia dating to before World War II.

Colored photograph of the Empress Theatre in Kearney, Nebraska. The theater opened on September 21, 1914. The named changed to Fort Theater during the 1940s and officially closed in 1993. Today, the building still stands as Fort Dentistry in Kearney,…

Steven Odvody's enlistment and discharge papers. He was born November 12, 1891 in Wilber, Nebraska to Peter and Mary Odvody. He enlisted into the United States Army on August 29,1918 and the age of 26. He was discharged from the Army on December 3,…

This is an envelope that is addressed to Andreas (Andrew) Lutz, who resided in Lincoln, Nebraska.