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Original pamphlet with detailed dedication services for the First Presbyterian Church building in 1922. The church still exists, but has moved out of its original building.

Phyllis Witte demonstrates the "Teddy and the Bear" mechanical coin bank in action to the History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss. You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.

Phyllis Witte tells the "Teddy and the Bear" mechanical coin bank story to the History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss. You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.

This image from the Omaha Star shows a young woman who was the first Peace Corps volunteer from North Omaha. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.

Full vitreous stoneware ink bottle from P & J Arnold of London, England. This was part of the Denby Pottery Company near Derby, England. Artifact's spout is broken and the lettering is worn, but upon further research the full label should…

Piece of brown stoneware found at the Dobytown, Nebraska site in 1989. Words present on the pipe are "derby" (top) and "& J. Arnold, London (bottom). Vessel most likely held ink. (See SAR story via link)

Program for a historical pageant presented at the 1968 Czech Days in Wilber, NE. The program focused mainly on the early history of the Czech people.

Portrait of the Pageler family sitting in a car in Saunders County, Nebraska (Most likely Cedar Bluffs). The photograph includes: Grayce, Victoria Pageler, Jack, Wiebke Pageler (1888-1988), Hans Pageler, Robert H. Fleming (1888-), Malinda Pageler,…

These painted eggs were painted in 1998 by Tereza Miklasova who was a Czech foreign exchange student to the Svoboda family.
The document included in this photo explains how Easter is celebrated in the Czech Republic. Eggshells are saved for weeks…

Painted eggs used in Czech folk tradition. Two people would crack eggs together to see which would break and which would not. Now the eggs are used mostly for decoration. Dying was done using beeswax and dyes.