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Lucile Grim and Grant Merrit were engaged to be married on June 28, 1941. On the Wednesday before the wedding, June 25, 1941, Grant died after a car accident. Instead of the wedding, Grant's funeral was held on the day of the wedding. Lucile received…

Czech glassmakers (especially those from Gablonz) have been making jewelry for hundreds of years. Originally, the beads and gems were made by melting down glass rods into molds and then faceting the cooled beads and gems together. In the 1800's,…

This collage contains several birthday announcements from the Omaha Star. The announcements on the collage are all young children under the age of ten. According to the captions, the parties were held at private homes as well as community areas like…

This collage depicts several birthday announcements from the Omaha Star. The announcements on the collage are all young children under the age of ten. According to the captions, the parties were held at private homes as well as community areas like…

This collage contains several birthday announcements from the Omaha Star. The announcements on the collage are all young children under the age of ten. According to the captions, the parties were held at private homes as well as community areas like…

This item is the birth certificate of Francisco Oddo or Frank Oddo as he would later be known as in the U.S. Oddo was born in Carlentini, Italy in 1911. The certificate was issued on September 27, 1938.

This a notice announcing the birth and death in four days of the daughter of John Schuetz and his wife Anna, printed in the German-language newspaper published in Humboldt, Nebraska. Born in 1875, a sixth child in the family of Swiss emigrants…

Mr. Moore remembered the trains he took when drafted at the end of World War II in connection with items he shared - the commemorative Zephyr Plate and the replica of the first "Vista Dome" railroad car. An interview with UNL History Harvest graduate…

Mr. Moore remembers his days at school and the railroad in an interview with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss. You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.