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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…

A painting of a Lakota man by local painter Burdette Corly. Corly lived from March 9, 1904 to August 14th 1979.The painting was donated in 1984.

These candy bar molds come from Carol Koehn’s family store on Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn, New York from the 1940’s. The chocolate was melted in a copper pot and poured into the candy bar molds. The name Koletty appears on the top of the bars similar…

Red papier-mache fireman's hat with black lettering commemorating the 50th anniversary of Chadron, Nebraska in 1935.

Song written to commemorate the semi-centennial of Chadron by J.G.C. Akers in 1935

Belonged to Cyrus Byerly. A member of the 37th Regiment Infantry out of Illinois. Known as the "Fremont Rifles" and "Illinois Greyhounds." The 37th were involved in the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 6-8th 1862, the Battle at Prairie Grove in December of…

This is a photograph of the Thomas A. and Lucille Nancy (Hat) Clements family.

The Colt Model 1908 is the original pocket pistol. With its concealability and a 6+1 capacity in the magazine, it made 2-shot Derringers a thing of the past. This .25 acp pocket pistol became popular with officers as a backup pistol, and with…

The Big Bondeave dairy bottles held cream and milk from Marg Stoner’s (maiden name Pinkerton) family farm from the 1930’s and 1940’s that was located east of Chadron, Nebraska. The cream and milk was sold to local grocery stores (Miller’s, White’s,…

This is a Charter for the formation of the Dawes County Barracks #2296 for Veterans of World War One. It was signed into effect on the Ninth of September, 1960. It consists of 44 names ranging from Andrus to Williams. A list of the names to include:…