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Marlene Volkmer's Interview about Her World and Otoe County Atlases
Marlene Volkmer presents atlases of the world and Otoe County, Nebraska to UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working. The World Atlas is printed in the German "Der Lincoln Freie Presse" in Lincoln, Nebraska and contains Nebraska…
Margaret Dean Discusses German Americans between the World Wars
Margaret Dean talked about the fate of her German American family in the years between the World Wars (1914 - 1945) to UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working.
You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest…
Margaret Dean Discussing Family Papers in German
Ms. Dean shares the official papers (marriage certificate, baptismal record, confirmation record, and a marriage license) and a photograph of the married couple, printed in Nebraska at the end of the nineteenth century in German with UNL History…
Margaret Dean Discussing the Dean Family Papers
Ms. Dean shared the 19th century Dean family ancestors' papers, letters, and a photograph of the married couple with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working.
You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube…
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…
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,…
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,…
Schuetz Family Document
This document comes from the family of Bill Dean and bears the name of the second great-grandfather of the family, Gottlieb Schuetz. The date is May 15, 1864, and as it is close to Arnold Schuetz's birth, it might be a certificate that documented the…
Elize Schuetz's Baptismal Certificate
This is a baptismal certificate for Elize Schuetz, the daughter 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, Switzerland. He…
Maria Schuetz's Baptismal Certificate
This is a baptismal certificate for Maria (Mary) Schuetz, the daughter 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,…