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The Civil War discharge records reveal a treasure of personal information about age, birthplace, appearance, and conduct of the soldier. Samuel L. Roberts was discharged twice, first in 1964 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to reenlist into the 15th Iowa…

This letter sent from the Civil War battlefield in Georgia is the only one left with the granddaughters of Samuel L. Roberts and is a vivid source on the life in the Union Army towards the end of the war. Born in Ohio, but living in Indianola, Iowa…

Obtained from a state adjutant-general's office, proof of service record was a major document that gave a soldier a right to claim pension. If preserved, the document gives information about the soldiers name, age, place of birth, and his history in…

This is a a record of parole of the 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment soldier, Samuel L. Roberts, from the Confederate imprisonment. Captured in the second battle of Corinth, Mississippi "on or about 3rd day of October" 1862, the military…

These two items illustrate Samuel P. Caniglia's career as a judge--both its beginning and end. Caniglia is Josephine Lomeier's brother. He is referred to as 'Papa Joe' Caniglia.

Santa Lucia Banner for the festival - text on banner reads in Italian "Gruppo Femminile Santa Lucia" (Transl.: "Women's Group Santa Lucia"). This banner was once used by the women's group of the St. Lucia festival.

A group of seven men playing guitar and mandolins - on the back of the photo is written: "Santa Luca Seranaders - Frank Favara, Mid Joe St"

This is a wedding photograph of Sarah Hansen and Milton Jacobsen on June 23, 1930.

The "Savoy Seven," with bandleader Basie Givens, at The Music Box in Omaha, Nebraska.

This photo captures four women of the Scaletta family. The photo, taken in Palermo, Sicily, shows Giuseppina in the front, her step-mother Antonina holding her half-sister Liboria in the back, and an elderly woman who may be her grandmother.…