Fort Kearney Marker
subject: Wooden Post Marker
description: Original wooden road marker for Fort Kearney Crossing. The dates on the front are 1848, 1871. The marker was installed in 1910 and found years later. The dates on the front mark when the trail to Fort Kearney crossed the Platte River from 1848-1871 on the Overland-Oregon Trail, and there are visible bullet holes. Don received the marker as a birthday present c. 1996. It was found in the 1950s by amateur archaeologist Merwyn Henderson. This web article has a much more detailed history of the artifact: http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/history-buffs-solve--year-old-mystery/article_25afb46a-ebfc-11e0-9a0e-001cc4c002e0.html Don Dingman has this important information to include: There were three crossing points on the Platte River. All of these crossing points were, and still are, located in Buffalo County, Nebraska. There were two crossing points on the north side of the river, and one on the south side at the ferry crossing point on the Oregon Trail where this marker was placed. The Soldier's Free Homestead Association of Gibbon, Nebraska (a.k.a. the Old Settler's Association) was a Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) group of civil war soldiers. They first came to Buffalo County in 1871 on a train with the purpose of homesteading land there. In the following years, they would meet on the grounds of Fort Kearney for picnics and reunions (see attached PDF photos). In 1906, this group organized into the Fort Kearney National Park Association with the goal of having their beloved fort declared a national part. At that time they decided to have an annual three-day reunion and gain political support for their idea with their representatives in Washington D.C. The group wanted to place large, granite markers on the three crossing points and also honor General Carrington. Carrington had done a complete survey of the islands and the crossing route in 1866. He was still alive in 1910 and had planned to be at the reunion that same year. Sadly, his health was failing and he was u…
creator: Kearney, Nebraska
source: Don Dingman
source: Merwyn Henderson (1989)
date: 1848-1871
date: 1910
date: 06/20/2015
date: 1950s
contributor: April White
contributor: Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
rights: Don Dingman
rights: University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
relation: http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/history-buffs-solve--year-old-mystery/article_25afb46a-ebfc-11e0-9a0e-001cc4c002e0.html
relation: http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/old_ft_kearny_road.htm
relation: http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/39434712/
format: JPEG
format: Wooden Board
language: English
coverage: Kearney, Nebraska
coverage: Buffalo County, Nebraska
coverage: Platte River
coverage: Fort Kearney, Nebraska

Letter to Kathleen Fleming from Kermit Fleming, May 17, 1945
subject: World War II
description: A melancholy letter from Kermit Fleming, stationed in Italy in 1945 to his sister, Kathleen Fleming. Kermit claims "the war is over." He describes staying in a barren hotel with only cots and some electric lights. Throughout the letter, he expresses longing for home, family, and friends. He is surprised to hear that Kathleen is working and paying income tax, and he is paid $50 per month. He also responds to previous letters from Kathleen and says "if I never hear another gun go off, I'll be happy." At the end, Kermit describes a new battalion doctor, Abe Fellman, from Omaha.
creator: Kermit Fleming
source: Cathy Maasdam, Lincoln History Harvest, 2014
date: 1945-05-17
rights: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
format: document
language: English
type: image

Envelope addressed to Miss Kathleen Fleming
description: This envelope is addressed to Kathleen Fleming, Cathy Maasdam's mother, who was living in Omaha, Nebraska. It is from Kermit Fleming, Kathleen's brother, who was stationed in Italy at the end of World War 2. This envelope was stamped on May 18, 1945. This item was contributed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln spring 2014 History Harvest.
creator: Kermit Fleming
source: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
date: May 18, 1945
contributor: Cathy Maasdam
format: Image
language: English
type: Document

Letter and Income List
subject: The Progressive Era
description: The first side of this artifact is a letter from the Klopp & Bartlett Company encouraging the recipient to purchase supplies from Klopp and Bartlett, a Nebraska company. On the second side of Klopp & Bartlett Co. letter is a list of incomes for the following items: - rye ($281.71; 1897 - 1909) - oat ($143.59; 1899 - 1918) - hay ($690.87; 1897 - 1917) - straw ($18.42; 1897 - 1898) - wheat ($11.167.13; 1890 - 1918) - corn ($8.356.63; 1890 - 1918) - pigs ($10.145.59; 1890 - 1918) - cattle ($4.256.70; 1891 - 1918) - horses ($1.066.40; 1890 - 1917) - potatoes ($27; 1890 - 1918)
creator: Klopp & Bartlett Co.; Karel family
source: Patricia Stogdill; Wilber Czech History Harvest, 2016
date: 1918 circa
rights: Creative Commons 4.0 License
format: document
language: Czech; English
type: image
coverage: Nebraska

Ft. Kearney Hotel Postcard
subject: Historic Kearney Nebraska Hotel, Postcard
description: Postcard depicting the view of Kearney from Ft. Kearney Hotel.
creator: L. L. Rogers
source: Steve Rothenberger
publisher: L. L. Rogers
date: 06/20/2015
contributor: April White
contributor: Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
rights: Steve Rothenberger
rights: University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
relation: http://downtownkearney.com/photos/historic-preservation/
format: JPEG
format: Postcard
language: English
coverage: Kearney, Ne

Walking Cane with Concealed Knife
subject: Utilitarian Object
description: Wooden walking cane that has a hidden, detachable knife at the top. L.D. Powers, local Buffalo County enthusiast, carved the cane in January 1939. See associated article for further information.
creator: L.D. Powers
source: Don Dingman
source: L.D. Powers
date: 1939
date: 06/20/2015
contributor: April White
contributor: Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
rights: Don Dingman
rights: University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
format: JPEG
format: Wooden Cane
language: English
coverage: Buffalo County, Nebraska

Chautauqua Tent in Minden, Nebraska
subject: Chautauqua Tent and attendees in Minden, Nebraska.
description: Photograph of "Chautauqua System" tent taken in Minden, NE. by L.E. Partridge with spectators. Man is paying admission with small dog at receipt gate. Dates hand-written on photo indicate Aug. 22-30, unspecified year.
creator: L.E. Partridge
source: Don Dingman
publisher: UNK History Harvest 2015
date: August 22-30, Unknown Year.
date: 6/20/2015
contributor: Robert Roy Foresman
rights: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Black and White Photograph
coverage: Chautauqua, Minden, Nebraska, L.E. Partridge

Letter from Chase E. Dibble to a Military Officer at Fort Kearney, Nebraska Territory, October 17, 1866
description: This handwritten letter was sent from Lieutenant Chase E. Dibble to Captain James P.V. Niell at Fort Kearney, Nebraska on October 17th, 1866 regarding receipts for Quarter Master's property. The letter predates Nebraska's statehood, and was contributed at the spring 2014 University of Nebraska-Kearney History Harvest.
creator: Lieutenant Chase E. Dibble
source: Steve Rothenberger, University of Nebraska-Kearney History Harvest, 2014
date: October 17, 1866
rights: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
format: Document
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Kearney, Nebraska

"Who? What? When? Where?" Article about The Grand Grocery
description: An article from the Lincoln Journal-Star describing the Grand Grocery, one of Lincoln's first retail food centers. It was built in 1872 on the corner of 10th and P streets and was purchased by Marian and Henry Stier in 1935.
creator: Lincoln Journal-Star
source: Jim & Annette Stier, Lincoln Germans History Harvest 2014
publisher: Lincoln Journal-Star
date: 18 October, 1987
format: .jpg
language: English
type: Scan
coverage: Lincoln, NE

"Who? What? When? Where?" Article about Russian Germans
description: A brief description on the immigration of Germans from Russia to Lincoln, NE. Mentions Hattie Plum William''s "A Social Study of the Russian German" and lists where they settled in Lincoln, NE.
creator: Lincoln Journal-Star
source: Jim & Annette Stier, Lincoln Germans History Harvest 2014
publisher: Lincoln Journal-Star
date: 2 August, 1987
rights: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
format: .jpg
language: English
type: Scan
coverage: Lincoln, NE