German-Language Confirmation Certificate
Original Paper Document of Nebraska Confirmation in German Language
An original, paper Confirmation certificate in German dated 1900. First name is illegible, last name is Busch. Date is March 20, 1900. Artifact has colored ink artwork around writing, and was issued in Riverdale, Nebraska. This item is important because it helps to date when early residents of Nebraska spoke German.
German Literary Board, Burlington, Iowa
Sara and Terence Holoubeck
06/20/2015
03/30/1900
April White
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Sara and Terence Holoubeck
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://afacetothesun.blogspot.com/2011/12/confirmation-of-george-friedrich.html
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Paper and Ink
German
Riverdale, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska
German-Language Baptism Certificate
Original Paper Document of Nebraska Baptism in German
An original, paper Baptism Certificate in German. Certificate has two dates: March 31, 1900 and possibly June (?) 4, 1900. Some of the information is handwritten in German, and indicates that the Baptism either took place or was recognized in Buffalo County, Nebraska. The name for the certificate is Heinrich Ludwig Martin.
Zu beziehen durch Wartburg Publishing House, Waverly, Iowa.
Sara and Terence Holoubeck
06/20/2015
03/31/1900
06/04/1900
April White
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Sara and Terence Holoubeck
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
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Paper and Ink
German
Buffalo County, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska
Photographs of "Burt" Fox, Hubert
Collection of Early Nebraska Photographs
Four black and white photographs of "Burt" Fox, Hubert. He is the one wearing the light-colored fur/feather chaps. In the photograph where he is on another man's shoulders, the second man has not been identified.
Sear Family
c. 1900
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman (scans)
Sear Family
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Photograph
Loup River, Nebraska
Miller, Nebraska