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This portion of Benjamin Franklin Thomas's daybook documents the distance traveled daily and the locations of the Van Amburgh Circus in May, June, July, and August of 1860.

Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh…

This daybook page has a list of people and their birthday.

Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century. He wrote in his daybook regularly when he travelled.

Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century. He wrote in his daybook regularly when he travelled.

This page in the daybook includes poems and songs.

Benjamin Franklin Thomas worked as an elephant tamer for the Van Amburgh Circus in the mid nineteenth-century. He wrote in his daybook regularly when he travelled.

Collection of belt buckles. Found by Merwyn Henderson at/near Fort McPherson in Nebraska.

An old belt buckle stamped with "US." Found by Merwyn Henderson at/near Fort McPherson in Nebraska.

This is a photo of a class from the Omaha Train School, located on 6th and Pine. The Train School was where a lot of Italian children of Omaha were educated. Josephine Lomeier brought us the picture, telling us the story of Bell Cathro, who she…

Pictured are plates from Louise Vacanti that were passed down to her from her grandmother who immigrated from Carlentini, Sicily.

This headband was beaded by Rosemary (Clements) Saxton on the loom brought in by Nancy (Saxton) Kile. Beaded on the headband is an eagle holding an American flag in each claw. Surrounding the eagle around the edges of the headband are red and blue…

This loom, and the beads belonged to Nancy Kile-Saxton's mother, Rosemary. The loom was used on the family farm, after Rosemary got married. The beads would arrive on stringers, and Nancy and her sister would play with them, leaving them all tangled…