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This is a photograph of a certificate from the Modern Woodmen of America admitting P. Jakobsen into the fraternity, Dannebrog Camp No. 1429.

This is a photograph of a Woodman plaque, a list of wedding guests and wedding gifts at Lars and Marie Jacobsen's wedding on January 20, 1913. As a gift they were given silver from Modern Woodman of America and the Royal Neighbors of America. Etta…

An account of a visit by David and Lydia Miller to Alma-Ata in the U.S.S.R. during 1967. They were part of a World Peace Through Law tour sponsored by the American Bar Association and the World Peace Through Law Center in Geneva, Switzerland. The…

Booklet of historic photographs of Kearney, Nebraska. The booklet is a souvenir from the Midway Hotel that used to be located near downtown Kearney, Nebraska.

This is a Clear glass bottle made at the Midway Bottling Works in Kearney, Nebraska. The bottle dates back to 1888, and was used for beverage containment.

A genealogy of the Mutzbauer family.

This letter was written by Matej and Marie Poch of Msec, Kladno, Czech Republic to their son, Bohumil Poch, in Miligan, Nebraksa describing the changes taking place in the Czech lands after World War I. The original letter is accompanied by an…

This “1917 Jazz Band Sensation” is an instrumental song composed by Maceo Pinkard of “Sweet Georgia Brown” fame. Janice Cleary, who owns this amazing collection, informed us that Pinkard was a booking agent in Omaha before he…

This “Terrific Hit” song written by Maceo Pinkard of ‘Sweet Georgia Brown” fame is about a man returning to his home in “Dixie land”. He tells his girl, “Now you can stay up here and have all I’ve…

This pre-World War I song is about a baritone singer named William Washington Malone who, “Made them get so hot, they’d rag a new fox trot. The girls would Salome, they all would come and fetch the mo’ to hear old William Washington…