Photograph of Mattie Reed
Scanned Photographs
Scanned photograph of Mattie Reed, grandmother to Darlene Holoubeck's husband, ancestors to Sara and Terrence Holoubeck.
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
Darlene Holoubeck
06/20/2015
April White
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
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Scanned Photograph
English
Nebraska
Homestead Certificate
Paper Document, Early Nebraska Homestead Certificates
Original paper homestead certificate presented to Albert More of Grand Island in 1884, Nebraska from the General Land Office of the United States. Albert More is a familial ancestor of Sara and Terrence Holoubeck. The Homestead Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862 to encourage the rapid settlement of the western half of the United States. This certificate is no. 5296, application no. 11553.
General Land Office of the United States.
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
General Land Office of the United States
Albert More
1884 (Certificate Issue Date)
May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act)
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Homestead.html
http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0500/frameset_reset.html?http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0500/stories/0501_0100.html
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Paper Document
English
Grand Island, Nebraska
Buffalo County, Nebraska
Washington D.C.
Land Ownership Deed
Paper Documents, Early Nebraska Deed
Original paper deed for land ownership presented to Roswell D. Gould of Buffalo County, Nebraska in 1879, ancestor to Sara and Terrence Holoubeck. The deed was presented to Gould by the General Land Office at Grand Island, Nebraska of the United States and states that Gould had paid in full for the land and thus given rights to ownership of the land. These deeds were issued after the Congressional Sale Act of 1820, which allowed settlers to purchase smaller areas of land for $1.25 per acre. An interesting aspect of this deed is that the two Presidential signatures by Rutherford B. Hayes do not match. The deed certificate is no. 1153 and has the United States seal.
General Land Office of the United States
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
Roswell D. Gould
General Land Office of the United States
1879 (Deed Issue Date)
April 24, 1820 (Sale Act of Congress)
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/wo/Law_Enforcement/nlcs/education__interpretation/homestead_graphics0.Par.57736.File.dat/Expanded%20Homestead%20Timeline%20final.pdf
http://www.blm.gov/es/st/en/prog/glo.html
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/jackson-lincoln/timeline-terms/land-act-1820
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Paper Document
English
Grand Island, Nebraska
Buffalo County, Nebraska
Washington D.C.
Timber-Culture Certificate
Paper Documents, Early Nebraska Deeds and Certificates
Certificate for Albert More, a family ancestor of Terrence and Sara Holoubeck. The certificate is original, paper, and stamped with United States Seal. The certificate was issued as part of the 1873 Timber Culture Act by Congress to encourage settlers to plant trees. This particular certificate, no. 475 application 2142, was issued for encouraging tree planting near/around Grand Island, Nebraska and granted More 160 acres to do so. The other interesting aspect of this artifact is that the two Presidential signatures of Benjamin Harrison do not match. The Holoubecks believe that one or both were signed by Secretary M. McKean for President Harrison.
The United States Congress
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
Albert More
General Land Office of the United States
1874-1878
1873
1892 (Certificate Issue Date)
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
http://www.mnopedia.org/thing/timber-culture-act-1873
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/timeline/timber_culture_act_1873.htm
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/broadsides_bdsks10468/
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Paper Document
English
Grand Island, Nebraska
Washington D.C.
Buffalo County, 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
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
JPEG
Paper and Ink
German
Riverdale, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska