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19th Century Catlinite Native American Calument Mouthpiece found in 1989 by Merwyn Henderson near Dobytown historic site, on the Platte River at old Pawnee camp site.

Catholic Prayer Book used by the Polacek family.

This prayer book was given to John Kastanek by his grandmother. It was published in south Bohemian town called Jindřichův Hradec.

Roman Catholic Catholic prayer book brought to the United States by Maria Musil in 1874. The book was published in 1851 in Litomysl, located in eastern Bohemia. The book is published in Czech, which is rare for the time period.

This is a photograph of Catherine (Pitsch) Michel and John Michel.

This is a memorial certificate presented to Emma Sutorius, Bill Dean's maternal grandmother, on the day she passed her Catechism exam in 1904. Born in 1889, Emma passed her exam at the age 14. A granddaughter of Swiss emigrants Gottlieb and Anna…

Cast-iron horse tack (#13) from Kearney, Nebraska found by Merwyn Henderson.

This is a photograph of three photographs of Cassius and Florence McLeod.

This is an Iraqi carpet in Shams Al-Badry's Nebraska home. Rugs like these are common in Iraqi homes, and are often used for religious purposes. Ms. Al-Badry's mother purchased this rug on a recent visit to Iraq, and had it shipped to the United…

This is an image of an Carnation Lounge advertisement that was placed in the Omaha Star newspaper. The entertainment was provided by Iretha "Pepper Pot" Tucker, Miss "Flick" Montgomery, Prince "Stardust" Moss, and Richette. For interviews and oral…