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This is a collection of Kearney Hub newspapers from the mid-twentieth century. The Kearney Hub as provided Kearney, Nebraska with news since the 1880s.

This is B.J. Martin's certificate given in recognition of his work at the Martin Bomber Plant during World War II. Many African Americans worked at the Martin Bomber Plant during World War II, helping to make a variety of war-related materials. Work…

Original pamphlet with detailed dedication services for the First Presbyterian Church building in 1922. The church still exists, but has moved out of its original building.

The Daily Graphic: An Illustrated Evening Newspaper. This paper was published Friday August 25, 1876. This particular publication includes articles and corresponding illustrations to events such as Trial of the "Molly Maguire Murders" at Pottsville,…

Along with the thousands of African American migrants to the urban North during the mid-twentieth century came growing political power. Increasingly, black voters in the North could provide a meaningful margin in local, state and even national…

Book of photographs of the 1733 Ranch located on the Lincoln Highway outside of Kearney, Nebraska. The ranch's name came from its location: it was 1,733 miles from San Francisco, California, and 1,733 miles from Boston, Massachusetts.

These painted eggs were painted in 1998 by Tereza Miklasova who was a Czech foreign exchange student to the Svoboda family.
The document included in this photo explains how Easter is celebrated in the Czech Republic. Eggshells are saved for weeks…

Steve Odvody's death certificate. He died at the age of 81 on November 19, 1972 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He died of respiratory failure. This document explains the details of his life and death.

This 1995 death certificate for Adelene Schneider was brought in by Ann Payne to the Custer County History Harvest.

This is a 1933 death certificate for Marguerite Hinkle. She was a member of the Hinkle family who lived in Cumro, Nebraska. Presently, Cumro is a small, unincorporated community, in the southeast corner of Custer County.