Mr. Eickhoff shareed the story of his ancestors with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss.
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Ms. Eickhoff shared the homestead, timber claim, and citizenship papers of her great-grandfather with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss.
You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
This is a Timber Claim granting Patrick Kennedy, Sue Eickhoff's great-grandfather, rights over 160 acres of land in accordance with the Timber Culture Acts of 1873, 1874, and 1878. First passed in 1873, the Timber Culture Act provided up to 160 acres…