Sherry Loos Pawelko

Title

Sherry Loos Pawelko

Description

A collection of documents and artifacts contributed by Sherry Pawelko, the current director of the AHSGR Museum, concerning her own GR background. The artifacts focus on the Loos family, who settled in Lincoln after immigrating from Russia in the early 1900s.

Source

Sherry Pawelko, Lincoln Germans History Harvest Fall 2014

Date

1906 onward

Rights

Creative Commons 4.0 Licence

Collection Items

United States of America Certificate of Citizenship, 1931
This is a United States Certificate of Citizenship, given to Adam H. Loos in 1931.

United States of America Certificate of Citizenship, 1940
This is a United States certificate of citizenship, given to Katherine Loos on May 13, 1940.

"Familien Chronik" Stier Family 1907
This is a family chronicle of Stier Family. It was purchased in 1907 by Mr. Stier and his son, Solomon Stier.

"Women in War Work: She raises twelve Americans" Newspaper Clipping, WWII [?]
This is a newspaper article about Lydia Loos of German Russian descent, and the challenges she faced while raising 12 boys and girls during the War.

Grocery Store in Nebraska, 1940s circa
These photos were taken inside a grocery store and show the employees who worked there.

Loos Wedding Photograph, January 24, 1911
This photograph is of Sherry's grandparents, Adam and Lydia Loos on their wedding day. The date was January 24, 1911.

Loos Quilt
This quilt was made by... and given to...
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