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Marriage license for the state of Nebraska between Vincenzo Vacanti and Carmela Laferla.

The Wilber Republican is a newspaper in Wilber, Nebraska, USA covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events. The Wilber Republican began publication in 1887.

"Wilber Republican." Accessed May 26, 2016.…

An original, round Thermo-Scope used at the Ira C. Anderson Funeral Home (established in 1920) in Kearney, Nebraska (which is now the Horner, Lieske, McBride, & Kuhl Funeral Home in Kearney located at the intersection of 25th St. and Avenue A.…

Full program for the third commencement/graduation from the Nebraska State Normal School (now UNK).

This is a photograph of a paperweight brought from Denmark by Inger Marie Sveigaard Carlsen to America. It shows the Dutch church Thisted Kirke.

A machine that allowed you to record your voice onto a wax cylinder. The machine could also be hooked up to a typewriter.

This is an image of a photo from the Omaha Star newspaper. This is part of an article on Thomas Real Estate, a black-owned business in North Omaha which had just hired four new sales persons. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items…

North Omaha’s Dreamland Ballroom, located on 24th Street near Lake Street, was a prominent stop on the national and regional jazz and r&b circuit from the 1930s through the 1960s. Most of the leading acts played the Dreamland during these years. Do…

The Timber Claim Receipt sent to A.H. Hauptmann on July 16, 1898 certified that he paid the $4.00 (about a $100 today) for the 160 acres of land he had to use to plant trees on. Passed in 1873, The Timber Culture Act provided up to 160 acres of land…

Certificate for Albert More, a family ancestor of Terrence and Sara Holoubeck. The certificate is original, paper, and stamped with United States Seal. The certificate was issued as part of the 1873 Timber Culture Act by Congress to encourage…