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Friedrich Schuetz's Baptismal Certificate
This is a baptismal certificate for Friedrich Schuetz, the fourth child of Bill Dean's second great-grandfather Gottlieb Schuetz. A son of soap manufacturers Hans (John) Schuetz and Magdalena Luthi, Gottlieb was born in 1838 in Canton Berne,…
Gottlib Schuetz and Anna Parli's Marriage Certificate
These are baptismal documents for Gottlieb Schuetz, the second great-grandfather of Bill Dean, whose family provided the document. A son of soap manufacturers Hans (John) Schuetz and Magdalena Luthi, Gottlieb was born in 1838 in Canton Berne,…
Gottlieb Schuetz's Baptismal Certificate and Certificate of Good Standing in the Church
These are baptismal documents for Gottlieb Schuetz, the second great-grandfather of Bill Dean, whose family provided the document. A son of soap manufacturers Hans (John) Schuetz and Magdalena Luthi, Gottlieb was born in 1838 in Canton Berne,…
Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow Discuss "John A. Logan in 1859" Chromolithograph
Bill Hayes and the History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working discuss the imagery of the "John A. Logan in 1859" lithograph. Lacking important data, they do not interpret the lithograph, but speculate on its possible meanings.
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Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow Discuss The Civil War Letter
Bill Hays shared Samuel L. Roberts's letter from the Civil War battlefield with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working. The letter is from the collection of Roberts' granddaughters, Grace Emmet and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
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Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow Discusses The Civil War Documents
Bill Hays shared Samuel L. Roberts's Civil War documents with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working. The documents are from the collection of Roberts' granddaughters, Grace Emmet and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
The collection…
Grossmutters Doll Chest
Ms Garey's "Grossmutters" doll chest has been in her father's family for generations until his aunt gave it away to a neighbor's girl in Culbertson, Nebraska right before death. When Ms Garey's father came from Germany in the early 1900s to live with…
History of the Schuetz Family
This is the Schuetz family history starting from Gottlieb Schuetz and Anna Parli who came from Canton Berne, Switzerland to Humboldt, Nebraska in 1870. The family history dates back to the early 20th century, as it is typed on the stationery of the…
Joseph Littlefield
Joseph Littlefield, pictured here in a jacket, a bow tie, and wearing a GAR badge, lived a long and eventful life.Born in Peoria County, Illinois in 1840, Littlefield served almost three years in the Civil War as a private in company C of 102nd…
Joseph Littlefield
Joseph Littlefield, pictured here in a jacket, a bow tie, and wearing a GAR badge, lived a long and eventful life.Born in Peoria County, Illinois in 1840, Littlefield served almost three years in the Civil War as a private in company C of 102nd…