Joe and Shari Nigro
Title
Joe and Shari Nigro
Description
A collection of documents and artifacts related to the Nigro family. The collection contains information related to the town of Bruning, Nebraska, as well as the history of the Nigro family.
Source
Joe and Shari Nigro, Lincoln Germans History Harvest 2014
Rights
Creative Commons 4.0 Licence
Collection Items
Newspaper clipping about a game between Giants and the Colts at Yankee stadium in 1958
A clipping showing David and Mike Metzbower holding 6 tickets for a game between the Giants and the Colts at Yankee stadium in 1958. The short article discusses the wait that the two went through in order to purchase the tickets.
Mutzbauer Family Trees
A collection of family trees contributed by Joe Nigro, outlining the genealogy of his family. The trees are composed of individual branch entries.
Bruning Placemat
A placemat depicting various businesses in Bruning, Nebraska. It is from a restaurant in the town of Bruning, which was primarily settled by German immigrants.
A History of The Bruning Community, 1967
A short paperback book containing a history of the town of Bruning, NE. It was written on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Nebraska Statehood in 1967.
100th Anniversary of the Bruning Opera House, May 27, 2007
A short paper pamphlet containing a history of the Bruning Opera House and the program for the May 27, 2007 Bruning-Danekas reunion at the Bruning schoolhouse. The Opera House was built by a member of the Bruning family, Herman Bruning Jr. in 1907.
Nebraska: Our Towns (Central Southeast), 1991
A hardcover volume from the series Nebraska: Our Towns. This volume covers that Central Southeast of Nebraska, including the town of Bruning, which was originally settled primarily by German families.
Bruning Centennial History Book, 1987
A hardcover book covering the history of Bruning, Nebraska. It was published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the town's foundation in 1887.
Chart of the Descendants of Johann Hermann Bruning, 1991
A poster containing four generations of the Bruning family, starting with Johann Hermann Bruning. The poster has a brief biography of Johann Hermann. Most of the other entries are simply date of birth, date of death (if applicable), who they married,…