2004 - 2005

• President's Message
• From the Director
• Awards
• Division Highlights
  • Administration
  • Library / Archives
  • Museum / Historic Sites
  • Research & Publications
  • State Historic Preservation Office
  • Archeology
  • Conservation
• Volunteers
• Financial Report
• NSHS Foundation
• 20 megabyte PDF of the 2005 report

Here open to all is the history of this people.

President's Message

Change is typically unsettling. As author James Baldwin observed, "Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock." We have come to the end of an era in the history of the Nebraska State Historical Society: In April, Director Lawrence J. Sommer announced his retirement, effective July 21, 2005. That date marked the thirteenth anniversary of Mr. Sommer's leadership of the Society and it is fitting for us individually and collectively to reflect upon the legacy of Lawrence Sommer from those thirteen eventful years. Personally, I would like to focus on two aspects of the Sommer legacy: a vision that was inclusive of all of Nebraska's peoples and a vision that was statewide.

Eleven years ago a remarkable photograph appeared in the newspapers. That image depicted Larry warmly shaking hands with the chairman of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and that handshake symbolized the end of a contentious and sometimes bitter legal dispute between the Pawnee Tribe and the NSHS. Years later, the Omaha Tribe would entrust the curation of its Sacred Pole to the NSHS, exemplifying the relationship of trust established with native peoples during Larry's tenure.

In 1998, the publication of Nuestros Tesoros: Una celebracion de la herencia mexicana de Nebraska in partnership with the Nebraska Mexican American Commission marked a first step in the recognition of the role of Mexican Americans in the life of the state.

In 2003, a program at the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, a special issue of Nebraska History magazine, and a traveling exhibit entitled Recovered Views: African American Portraits, 1912­1925 celebrated the African American presence in Nebraska.

Lawrence Sommer's vision was also statewide. A reading of the NSHS division summaries contained in this report clearly demonstrates that the work of the Society is focused on service to all Nebraskans, wherever they may live and work. Please do take the time to read about our accomplishments during the past year.

Yes, change is typically unsettling, but we have every reason to believe that the transition will be smooth. A new director will bring new ways of performing our services for the people of Nebraska, and there will always be economic challenges to overcome. However, I am confident that the superb staff of NSHS will meet those changes and challenges with the same creativity and professionalism that they have always exhibited. As comedian Gilda Radner commented, "Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment, and making the best of it without knowing what's going to come next." I am confident that NSHS will do precisely that.

Patrick Kennedy

President
Nebraska State Historical Society
Board of Trustees

 

From the Director

This is my last report to members of the Nebraska State Historical Society. By the time you read this report I will have retired as society director after thirteen years of service to the state and people of Nebraska.

My time as director has been busy, exciting, and rewarding. It has been a special pleasure to work with the superb NSHS staff, among the best in the country. My sincere thanks to all for your excellent work and help.

The Society is well positioned to move forward, building on its recent accomplishments. New facilities include the Ethel & Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center at the Chimney Rock National Historic Site near Bayard and the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center in Omaha. A state-of-the-art digital imaging lab at the Ford Center placed NSHS in the forefront of digital imaging of photographs and historical collections. We also oversaw reconstruction of the Cheyenne Outbreak Barracks at Fort Robinson. Renovations of existing facilities and expansion to new quarters include the public records archives facility at the K Street Records Center in Lincoln and the offices, laboratories, and collections storage for the Archeology and Historic Preservation divisions in the Lincoln Children's Museum building.

Throughout my tenure we emphasized statewide public service and responsiveness to constituents. We improved stewardship of the Society's historic sites, encouraged creation of innovative partnerships with other agencies, and worked for legislation, passed in 1994, making NSHS an independent state agency.

The Society celebrated its 125th anniversary and sponsored numerous public programs, such as the biennial Fort Robinson History Conference, "The Way West" symposium with Ric Burns, and "Baseball" with Ken Burns. Special issues of Nebraska History focused on Czech history and William Jennings Bryan, supplemented by exhibits at the Museum of Nebraska History. Several new books, ranging from The Nebraska Indian Wars Reader to a two-volume history of Fort Robinson, have also marked a revitalized publications program.

While working to minimize the impact of state budget cuts on staff and programs in recent years, we reduced the Society's dependence on state tax funding and
increased earned income tenfold.

Along with developing a great staff I regard my most important accomplishments to be the settlement of years of litigation over the repatriation of human skeletal remains with the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and the Society's involvement in the passage of a constitutional amendment and subsequent legislation encouraging historic preservation in Nebraska.

Along the way we also greatly increased the statewide and national visibility of the Society and received several awards including the 2004 Governor's Arts Award and a regional Emmy award for a documentary film about Solomon Butcher that the Society co-produced with Nebraska Educational Television.

I have truly enjoyed my years as Society director and state historic preservation officer. Thank you for letting me help preserve our rich heritage. And thank you for your continued support of Nebraska's oldest and largest historical organization.

Lawrence Sommer

Director
Nebraska State Historical Society

 

Nebraska State Historical Society Awards

The nebraska state historical society annually recognizes individuals or organizations for their contributions to the preservation and interpretation of Nebraska history. The 2004 awards were presented October 9 at the Society's annual meeting and history conference in Omaha.

The Robert W. Furnas Award for significant contributions to the Nebraska State Historical Society went to Ruby Cumming Behlen and family of Columbus for their donation to the Society of the 1958 Walter and Ruby Behlen House in Columbus. The unique structure, made of Behlen corrugated metal panels, reflects the ingenuity and innovation of one of Nebraska's leading twentieth-century entrepreneurs. The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The James L. Sellers Memorial Award goes to the author of the best article in the previous year's volume of Nebraska History. Prof. Randolph W. Baxter of California State University, Fullerton, received the award for his article "'Homo-Hunting' in the Early Cold War: Senator Kenneth Wherry and the Homophobic Side of McCarthyism." Judges from the History Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln selected the winning article, and the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation provided a cash prize and plaque to the author.

The Nebraska Preservation Award for outstanding accomplishments in historic preservation went to the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation of Red Cloud for its work in the preservation and restoration of properties relating to the life and work of Nebraska author Willa Cather. Most recently the foundation restored and reopened the Red Cloud Opera House that figured prominently in Cather's writing.

The Addison E. Sheldon Memorial Award for significant contributions to the preservation of Nebraska history, presented to Dr. Gary E. Moulton of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, recognized his outstanding record of scholarship on the American West, notably his editing of the acclaimed, thirteen-volume University of Nebraska Press edition of The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

The Asa T. Hill Memorial Award recognizing significant contributions to Nebraska archeology was presented to Herb and Gloria Gibreal of Omaha. The Gibreals have announced their intention to donate the site of the Stephen Long Expedition's 1819­20 Engineer Cantonment to the Nebraska State Historical Society. Following its discovery by Society archeologists in 2003, the site has yielded important historical and archeological information related to early nineteenth-century exploration, architecture, subsistence, and material culture. The Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation supports the award with a cash prize.

History Day: Nebraska awards recognize outstanding student projects in the annual contest. Students from Omaha's Morton Middle School were recognized for their Junior Division exhibit, The Stephen H. Long Expedition of 1819­1820: Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in the Trans-Missouri West. The exhibit, produced by Niveditha Rajagopalan, Julia Li, Ope Omojola, and Mark Trost, with the assistance of teacher Judy Kennedy, won tenth place in Junior Division Exhibits and Best of State, Junior Division, at the National History Day contest.

Administration Division

"The Nebraska State Historical Society collects, preserves, and opens to all, the histories we share."

The director, as chief executive officer of the Society, implements board policy, administers the budget, and represents the institution to the public and to a variety of funding sources. The director and administrative staff work to provide the personnel and financial resources the Society needs to fulfill its mission. In addition to administration, the Nebraska State Historical Society operates with six major divisions: Museum/Historic Sites, Historic Preservation, Library/Archives, Research and Publications, Archeology, and Conservation. Each division is managed by an associate director who reports to the Society director.

Highlights

• Completed and adopted a new strategic plan for NSHS, the result of a year of staff and board involvement. Communication is the overall plan theme; strategies are outlined for communicating resources, communicating needs, increasing public and institutional dialogue, and further developing communications technology.
• Received, with co-producer Nebraska Educational Telecommunications, a regional Emmy award for the documentary "Solomon Butcher: Frontier Photographer," with subsequent distribution to seventy PBS stations across the country.
• Expanded the Nebraska Institute for Teaching American History to include teachers in the Omaha and Millard Public School districts (underwritten by the districts' U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History grants).
• Implemented two sessions of a National Endowment for the Humanities-funded teacher training workshop "Shifting Power on the Great Plains: Fort Robinson and the American West." The project was one of seventeen funded that served teachers nationwide as part of the Landmarks of American History NEH initiative.
• Developed "Hit the Trail to History" brochure and ad series to encourage visitation in the 2005 travel season, and partnered in the Lincoln Convention & Visitors Bureau "Be A Tourist in Your Hometown" summer-long promotion.
• Increased Nebraska resources (photographs, maps, marker text/locations, exhibits, Oral History Primer, county surveys, historic building reports, finding aids, school tour booking, downloadable order forms) on website. Site added to state and local government network.
• Expanded Board of Trustees development through facilitated sessions in April and June, and assisted ad hoc governance committee in drafting revised governance policies.
• Reached agreement on Downtown Master Planning process that requires acquisition and development of an alternate site on Centennial Mall for the Museum of Nebraska History if master plan identification of MNH site for retail development is carried out.
• Coordinated work with Nebraska Legislature leading to passage of four important initiatives: revisions to the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission; creation of a state archeology office located at NSHS; development of a state cemetery registry; and economic incentives for owners engaged in rehabilitating historic buildings.
  
  

Library / Archives Division

"The Library/Archives Division safeguards the documentary heritage of Nebraska for the use of all."

The library/archives division is charged with the collection, management, and preservation of a wide spectrum of published and unpublished documentary materials and provides access to them for the public.

The Society's library contains approximately 80,000 volumes and includes books, periodicals, newspapers, state publications, and more than 3,000 maps and atlases. In its manuscript collections are the papers of families and individuals and the records of Nebraska businesses, organizations, religious groups, and private educational institutions. The archival collections also include some 350,000 photographs, 6.5 million feet of moving images on film and videotape, and state, county, and local government records of permanent value as mandated by legislative acts of 1905 and 1969. Together, these documents provide vital testimony to the history and culture of Nebraska.

Highlights

• Assisted more than 5,600 people in the Reference Room; responded to 3,230 research requests by mail; loaned 486 reels of microfilm; filled 635 customer orders for microfilm purchases; produced 3,101 scans in the Digital Imaging Lab.
• Received more than 625 boxes of papers relating to the congressional career of Congressman Doug Bereuter. Other manuscript acquisitions included records of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (Nebraska Chapter) and the Sokol South Omaha Local History Project.
• Presented the Society's annual film series. This year's theme was "Curator's Choice."
• Purchased several rare items for the collections including postcards of Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff Monument from the 1880s and 1890s; Sanborn Insurance maps of Alliance, 1945; "Campbell's Soil Culture Almanac, 1907"; and "History of the Hall County Whisker Club, May 6 - July 5, 1932."
• Hired a new manuscripts curator.
• Produced new inventories for government records collections of the Department of Administrative Services, Social Services, the Attorney General, several early governors, and the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
• Cataloged 448 new titles and outsourced 2,730 manual records for conversion to automated form, bringing the total number of titles in the online catalog to 36,700 of an estimated 50,000 titles in the library collection.
• Assisted in producing "Capturing the Living Past: An Oral History Primer," for the NSHS website. This introduction to conducting oral history interviews and projects was funded by a grant from the Nebraska Humanities Council.
• In partnership with the Plains Humanities Alliance and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, provided documents and photographs for a planned website "The Gilded Age Plains City: The Great Sheedy Murder Trial and the Booster Ethos of Lincoln, Nebraska."
• Gave workshops in Gering and Lexington on archival collection surveys, processing, arrangement, description, and preservation. The workshops were held under the auspices of the Nebraska State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), and funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Follow-up site visits were made to eight repositories.
• Relocated the Digital Imaging and Audiovisual Labs to new office space for better workflow and improved use of technology.
• Created an inventory and database of City of Lincoln building permits and drawings, 1904-1985.
• Began projects to add photograph and sound recording holdings to the NSHS website. Funded by grants from the Nebraska Library Commission and the Collaborative Digitization Program (Denver).
• Acquired 117 microfilm reels of Nebraska Public Documents, 1882-1956 in collaboration with the Nebraska Library Commission, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, and the University of Nebraska-Omaha Library. The collection will be digitized for Internet access.
  

Museum / Historic Sites Division

"The Museum/Historic Sites Division educates people about Nebraska's past through historic artifacts and historic places."

The Historical Society's museums and historic sites are Nebraska's official and preeminent artifact repositories, holding collections that represent Nebraska's rich and diverse human experience. The collections are the foundation of the Society's exhibitions, programs, publications, and educational outreach. The division actively gathers, preserves, researches, and interprets artifacts and sites and provides the broadest possible public access to these resources held in the public trust. Through a variety of media, the division gives people firsthand experience with the physical remnants of past life and the places where Nebraska history was made.

Museum of Nebraska History

Highlights

• Museum of Nebraska History, Lincoln
• Welcomed more than 82,000 visitors to exhibit galleries and historic properties. The division's web pages were accessed more than 370,000 times.
• Accessioned 263 objects from 59 donors.
• Instituted a project to microfilm donor records.
• Implemented a project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to photograph, update catalog information, and upgrade storage for the firearms collection.
• Entered into an agreement with the Omaha Tribe to store the tribal collection.
• Acquired loans for NSHS exhibits from the American Philosophical Society, State Historical Society of Iowa, University of Kansas, Union Station Kansas City, University of Nebraska State Museum, and International Quilt Study Center.
• Worked with other agency collection departments to update the Society's collection policies and improve the NSHS collections data management computer system.
• Senior Museum Curator Deb Arenz chaired a nationwide committee to update The Revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging.
• Developed several temporary exhibits including Beadwork Masterpieces: Native American Bandolier Bags of the Prairies and Lakes, Engineer's Cantonment (for the 2004 NSHS Annual Meeting), two new rotations of quilts in Patchwork Lives, and an upcoming exhibit featuring unique and unusual items from the NSHS collections.
• Provided design and publication services for many publications including the Historical Newsletter, the Volunteer Newsletter, Nebraska Trailblazer, brochures, flyers, invitations, signs, maps, cards, posters, and other material supporting Society programs.
• Maintained and updated the Society's website.
• Installed a variety of exhibits.
• Made repairs to structures and fabricated furnishings at historic sites.
• Worked with the state 309 Task Force to replace the HVAC system at the Neihardt Center.
• Coordinated presentation and videotaping of twelve "History Forum" brown bag lectures.
• Participated in the planning and implementation of the 8th annual Nebraska Institute, a two-week teacher training program, in partnership with Nebraska Wesleyan University and the Lincoln Public Schools.
• Museum docents volunteered 1,086 hours and gave 314 tours to 12,000 visitors.
• Mailed 51 student educational packets and 73 educa- tional leaflets, responded to 56 requests for educational material, and filled orders for 63,013 Nebraska Trailblazers.
• Loaned traveling educational trunks to Educational Service Units, individual schools, home schools, and community groups.
• Managed the installation of historical markers in Lancaster, Hamilton, Howard, Valley, and York counties.
  

Historic Sites

The Society's historic sites provide firsthand experiences at sites where some of the state's most exciting history took place. The seven historic sites welcomed more than 67,000 visitors during the past year.

Chimney Rock National Historic Site
Bayard, Nebraska

Chimney Rock National Historic Site interprets the significance of Chimney Rock, the most famous landmark on the Oregon-California Trail.

Highlights

• Welcomed 280 visitors for the "Sunday Afternoon at the Rock" lecture series.
• Celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Ethel &
  Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center.
• Hosted 100 people on June 6 to hear the Governor name Chimney Rock as the design for the new state quarter.
  

John G. Neihardt State Historic Site
Bancroft, Nebraska

The John G. Neihardt State Historic Site interprets the legacy of the former Nebraska poet laureate through exhibits and the preservation of the historic study in which he worked.

Highlights

• Was the site for Neihardt Day and the Neihardt Spring Conference.
• Held nine successful "Sunday Afternoon at the Museum" events.
• Installed a new memorial garden bench at the Prayer Garden.
  

Thomas P. Kennard House
Lincoln, Nebraska

The Thomas P. Kennard House, Nebraska Statehood Memorial, preserves the home of Nebraska's first secretary of state, and interprets domestic and political life in the era when Nebraska became a state.

Highlights

• Welcomed forty-five tour groups.
• Gave tours of the house decorated in a "Victorian
  Holidays Past" theme to 194 visitors.
  

Fort Robinson Museum
Crawford, Nebraska

The Fort Robinson Museum preserves and interprets the historic resources associated with Fort Robinson for the benefit of the public and to add to those resources through research.

Highlights

• Conducted twenty-five tours of the post grounds.
• Gave five presentations to special groups.
• Hosted two training institutes, "Shifting Power on the Great Plains: Fort Robinson and the American West," funded by National Endowment for the Humanities.
• Furnished the reconstructed 1874 Cavalry Barracks.
• Acquired a collection of nineteenth century photos of the Eighth Infantry including views of the post.
• Curator Tom Buecker was featured on the History Channel's documentary, "The Death of Crazy Horse."
  

Senator George W. Norris State Historic Site
McCook, Nebraska

The Senator George Norris State Historic Site relates the story of a nationally significant Nebraska politician through the preservation and interpretation of his home and furnishings.

Highlights

• Provided tours of the house to school groups, ESU administrators, and Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy.
  

Neligh Mill State Historic Site
Neligh, Nebraska

The Neligh Mill State Historic Site preserves the state's only nineteenth-century flour mill with original equipment and interprets the importance of the milling industry to the history of Nebraska.

Highlights

• Provided tours to 459 students.
• Was featured in KTIC Television's 2005 calendar.
  

Willa Cather State Historic Site
Red Cloud, Nebraska

The Willa Cather State Historic Site preserves and interprets sites significant in the life and work of one of Nebraska's greatest authors and makes Cather-related materials available to researchers.

Highlights

• Received the Nebraska State Historical Society's
  Nebraska Preservation Award for its restoration of
  the Red Cloud Opera House.
• Was the site of the premier showing of the Nebraska Educational Television film biography, "Willa Cather:
  The Road is All."
• Hosted participants for the Willa Cather Foundation's Spring Festival and 50th Anniversary Celebration.
• Was the site for portions of the 10th International Cather Seminar.
• Welcomed numerous visitors as part of "One Book/One State: Nebraska Reads My Antonia."
  

Research & Publications Division

"The Research and Publications Division promotes research leading to a better understanding of the history and culture of Nebraska and its people, and disseminates the results."

The research and publications division publishes the Society's quarterly, Nebraska History, and conducts research leading to publication of books, archeological reports, and interpretive booklets about the history of Nebraska and the Great Plains. The division provides editorial services to other Society divisions, compiles the "Nebraska Timeline" column provided weekly to Nebraska newspapers through the Nebraska Press Association, and helps organize special programs and conferences. The division also administers the Society's research grant program.

Highlights

• Published four issues of Nebraska History quarterly; introduced major redesign elements through 2004 and in the spring 2005 issue.
• Published six issues of Historical Newsletter.
• Distributed "Nebraska Timeline" columns to newspapers throughout the state.
• Collaborated with the Archeology Division to produce The Search of Engineer Cantonment, a booklet tracing the discovery of the site of the 1819­1820 winter camp of Major Stephen Long's Scientific expedition.
• Contributed research assistance and on-camera commentary for Solomon Butcher: Frontier Photographer, a television documentary co-produced with Nebraska Educational Telecommunications. The program won a regional Emmy.
• Helped organize and conduct "An Evening with Ken Burns, America's Greatest Story Teller" in conjunction with the NSHS Foundation and other NSHS divisions.
• Assisted with grant writing, planning and execution of two sessions of "Shifting Power on the Great Plains: Fort Robinson and the American West," a national teacher- training workshop funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
• Collaborated with the Library/Archives division and the Museum of Nebraska History to mount and interpret a headquarters building rotunda exhibition.
• Collaborated with the NSHS Foundation in fundraiser/ friendraiser activities across the state.
• Participated in Nebraska Institute teacher training workshops.
• Participated in Nebraska History Day activities.
• Completed final editing and indexing of the Eli Ricker tablets soon to be published in two volumes as Voices of the American West (Vol. 1: Eli S. Ricker's interviews with Native Americans, 1903­1919; Vol. 2: Eli S. Ricker's interviews with Euro-Americans, 1903­1919) by the University of Nebraska Press.
• Continued work on the essays, illustration, and design for publication of a major book based on the Omaha World-Herald William Quesenbury Sketchbook.
• Collaborated with other NSHS divisions, Nebraska Libraries (UN-L) and the UN-L History Department to develop and mount an interactive web site on Gilded Age urban issues, based on "The Great Sheedy Murder Case," an article first published in Nebraska History.
• Awarded two $1,000 research grants, one to Prof. Mark Ellis of the University of Nebraska at Kearney for research on the Nebraska State Penitentiary 1870­1890, the other to Tom White of Lincoln for research on western author Frank H. Spearman (1859­1937), a McCook resident and creator of the character Whispering Smith.
• Participated in the NSHS Marketing Workgroup.
• Participated in the NSHS Public Programs Workgroup.
• Participated in "Weird Nebraska" Workgroup (exhibit scheduled for 2006).
• Contracted with the University of Nebraska Press to publish Pawnee Mission Letters, edited correspondence of the first mission to the Pawnee Tribe of Nebraska.
• This is My Story, edited pioneer reminiscences first published in early issues of Nebraska History, was accepted for publication by University of Nebraska Press.
• Completed initial research for a book on Indian agent Albert L. Green's stories and illustrations for children.
• Completed editing a translation of the Civil War letters of August Scherneckau of the First Nebraska Volunteer Regiment. Scherneckau, of Hall County, was with the First Nebraska Volunteers 1862­1865.
• Completed the basic research for a book on Nebraska and the Civil War.
• Presented an illustrated intuitional history of NSHS to the NSHS board of trustees and began development of a Power Point program for use by board members.
• Participated in grant writing for a Nebraska Humanities Council Scholar-in-residence grant in association with NHC's touring exhibition Key Ingredients. Research & Publications staff will serve as traveling scholars.
• Participated in planning and as faculty for the Omaha Public Schools "Teaching American History" workshop.
• Participated in Nebraska National History Day competition.
• Participated in the NSHS Foundation-sponsored "History Mystery" fundraiser.
• Presented History Forum brown bag lectures at the Museum of Nebraska History; made numerous other presentations at locations around the state.
  

State Historic Preservation Office

"The State Historic Preservation Office promotes the preservation and enhancement of the cultural resources of the state of Nebraska."

The society administers nebraska's historic preservation program under the National Historic Preservation Act. The Nebraska State Historic Preservation Board is advisor to the program, which includes the Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey, archeological surveys, the National Register of Historic Places for Nebraska, review of federal undertakings, and assistance to developers of historic rehabilitation projects qualifying for federal tax incentives. The National Park Service certifies participation in federally sponsored historic preservation programs and provides grant funding for office operations, local government preservation programs, and survey projects. Beginning January 1, 2006, the office will administer a statewide program to encourage the preservation of historic buildings through a property tax assessment freeze. The State Historic Preservation Office also participates in legislative studies, statewide planning, and interagency cooperation.

Highlights

• Provided non-political information and technical assistance to "Friends of Amendment One," a steering committee promoting a constitutional amendment clearing the way for passage of LB66 in the State Legislature. Property owners now may apply for a temporary "hold" on the increased value of assessed property taxes from improvements made to historic properties.
• Funded Certified Local Government (CLG) historic preservation programs in Lincoln, Red Cloud, and Omaha.
• Assisted in development of preservation ordinances in Sidney and Plattsmouth.
• Conducted or participated in more than fifty public outreach information and education meetings statewide.
• Co-sponsored the Nebraska Lied Main Street Program in cooperation with the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Nebraska Department of Roads, Nebraska Community Foundation, and the University of Nebraska- Lincoln College of Architecture.
• Participated in interagency efforts with the Technical Assistance Review Process (TARP) housing partnership, Nebraska Department of Roads, Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Division of Travel and Tourism, and USDA-Rural Development and Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program.
• Commented on 1,396 federal undertakings for potential effects on historic and culturally significant properties in collaboration with federal agencies and grant recipients.
• Completed survey projects in Cass and Nemaha counties.
• Initiated survey projects in Dawes and Sioux counties, including an historic context on the history of ranching, an evaluation of the Warbonnet/Montrose site in partnership with the National Forest Service, and a study of the Spotted Tail Trail.
• Processed the entry of twenty properties to the National Register of Historic Places.
• Completed archeological surveys for more than 3,500 acres in the Bow Valley area of Cedar County.
• Initiated a survey of sites associated with the Ponca Tribe in Knox and Boyd counties and an archeological district in Cheyenne County.
• Processed five applications for historic preservation tax incentives projects.
• Participated in the 2004 "Nebraska Institute: Teaching Nebraska History and Culture through Social Studies and the Humanities" in partnership with Nebraska Wesleyan University and Lincoln Public Schools.
• Participated in the National Endowment for the Humanities "Landmarks in American History" teacher training program in partnership with Lincoln Public Schools and Nebraska Wesleyan University.
  

Archeology Division

"The Archeology Division preserves, enhances, explores, and interprets Nebraska's archeological resources for the benefit of the public and the advancement of science."

The archeology division is in the unusual position of providing services to government agencies (primarily the Nebraska Department of Roads and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) under various historic preservation laws. Projects financed by these outside agencies provide a significant portion of the division's budget.

This year's two major projects began in previous fiscal years: Excavations at Engineer Cantonment north of Omaha (with NDOR), and the rehousing and
recataloging of archeological collections for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The division also conducted excavations at a Native American village affected by a housing development and identified and evaluated several archeological sites and architectural resources that could be disturbed by transportation projects.

Increasing use of cutting-edge technology-such as ground-penetrating radar, electronic mapping, and Geographic Information Systems-has kept the division abreast of the latest new methods for exploring the past.

A bill authorizing creation of a State Archeology Office passed by the state legislature will give the division and the Society greater oversight of state-funded construction projects.

Highlights

• Accessioned material from sixteen Bureau of Reclamation collections; cataloged over 164,000 objects.
• Completed processing material from Engineer Cantonment and began cataloging.
• Processed twelve loans for student and professional researchers from Nebraska and elsewhere.
• Presented lectures to thirteen public or school groups.
• Fielded more than 150 inquiries from the public regarding various aspects of Nebraska archeology.
• Guest lectured at seven University of Nebraska classes in Omaha and Lincoln.
• Provided archeological fieldwork experience to several groups of students from the Omaha.
• Edited the journal Central Plains Archeology.
• Eight volunteers put in about seven hundred hours of fieldwork, data entry, and laboratory work.
• Made presentations to the Nebraska Teachers Institute.
• Presented papers at the Plains Anthropological Conference in Billings, MT.
• Prepared reports on investigations at the McIntosh site in Brown County and the Sidney-Black Hills Trail in Dawes County.
• Participated in a multi-tribal consultation sponsored by the American Association for State and Local History and the National Museum of the American Indian.
• Prepared a pamphlet on the Engineer Cantonment project for the Explore Nebraska Archeology series.
• Participated in the taping of an episode about Engineer Cantonment for the PBS show "History Detectives."
• Evaluated more than 250 NDOR projects for potential effects on National Register-eligible sites. More than fifty sites and architectural properties were recorded and evaluated.
• Recorded 190 previously unknown Euro-American and Native American archeological sites.
• Participated in seventeen investigations at the State Patrol crime lab or with various other law enforcement agencies.
• Welcomed twenty-three visiting archeology scholars.
• Conducted more than seventy site file and literature searches for outside researchers.
• Continued excavations at Engineer Cantonment, the 1819­1820 winter camp of the Stephen Long Expedition.
• Conducted salvage excavations of a late prehistoric village at a housing development in Saunders County.
• Made test excavations at four central Nebraska Native American sites potentially affected by transportation projects.
• Repatriated tribally unaffiliated Native American human remains inadvertently discovered in 2003­2004 to the Nebraska Indian Commission for reburial.
• Received $186,000 from the Bureau of Reclamation for cataloging Bureau archeology collections.
• Renewed Nebraska Department of Roads Cooperative Agreement for the Nebraska Highway Archeology and Historic Architecture Program.
• Increased our staff by 30 percent through contract funding awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Nebraska Department of Roads.
  
  

Conservation Division

"The Conservation Division conserves and preserves the cultural, historical, and educational collections of Nebraska and the region."

Services provided by the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center in Omaha include consultation, assessment of collection condition, assessment of conservation needs, educational and training opportunities, and the specialized conservation treatment of collection materials.

Highlights

• Accepted more than 155 new projects for conservation treatment, including an Augustus St. Gaudens sculpture, a samurai sword, and a document signed by Abraham Lincoln.
• Completed conservation treatment of more than 375 objects including Lewis and Clark related documents; Art Nouveau chandeliers; a gilt cartel clock; works by artists Miro, Dali, and Caitlin; artifacts from the Midwest Archeological Center; the N. P. Dodge family scrapbook; a first edition of Gulliver's Travels; Indian ledger draw- ings; and objects from the steamboat Bertrand shipwreck.
• Completed conservation work for the Beadwork Masterpieces and the Patchwork Lives exhibits. Contin- ued to treat artifacts from the Engineer Cantonment site.
• Completed conservation assessments for the Pottawattamie County Historical Society, El Museo Latino, Oklahoma Historical Society Overholser Mansion, and the Harry S. Truman Historic Site. Began assess- ments for the Durham Western Heritage Museum, Homestead National Monument, and the Hudson-Meng Bison Bone Bed.
• Completed collection surveys for the George Washington Carver National Monument and Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore National Park.
• Wrote a successful grant application to the National Endowment for the Humanities for a $550,000 grant to establish a paintings conservation laboratory at the Ford Center.
• Continued work on the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant-financed project to document and rehouse the Museum of Nebraska History's gun collection; hired a technician for the project.
• Consulted with the Omaha School for the Deaf, the Durham Western Heritage Museum, the Joslyn Art Museum, and the Trinity Cathedral Museum.
• Consulted with the International Quilt Study Center design and building project at UNL.
• Worked with Nebraska Educational Telecommunications on a grant application to the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Corporation for Public Broad- casting to fund the production of a one-hour television special on conservation.
• Worked with a film crew for the PBS program "The History Detectives" to film, photograph, and document conservation and archeological activities at the Ford Center.
• Completed a one-year project to document space and housing needs at the Museum of Nebraska History.
• Consulted with the Archeology Division on safe excava- tion and conservation of Engineer Cantonment artifacts; treated many of the objects.
• Taught a textile care workshop for the Nebraska Museums Association and a cemetery monument conservation workshop with the National Park Service and NCPTT. Hosted the American Institute for Conserva- tion "Adhesives for Conservators" instructors workshop.
• Presented lectures, and public programs; trained docents and volunteers; made presentations at the AIC Annual Meeting and for the Nebraska Public Art Commission.
• Assisted with educational programming concerning Amendment One.
• Assisted in planning for the 2005 Mountain-Plains Museums Association Annual Meeting.
• Hired new paper conservator, Dr. Sheila Fairbrass Siegler, to head the Paper Conservation Laboratory.
• Continued cataloging the Ford Center library's collection of conservation and preservation related titles.
• Continued work on a book on Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums funded in part by a Kress Publication Fellowship from the American Institute for Conservation.
• Coordinated the writing and design of a Nebraska Trailblazer on conservation and preservation.
• Attended annual conferences of the American Institute for Conservation, Heritage Preservation, and Colonial Williamsburg Antiques Forum.
• Served on the Heritage Preservation Board, the Associa- tion of Regional Conservation Center Directors, the Regional Alliance for Preservation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities/George Washington University Distance Learning Advisory Committee.
• Gave more than twenty special tours of the Conservation Center, the Ford Exhibit, and the Digital Imaging Lab.
• Hosted seventeen events in Paxson Hall.
• Participated in more than forty private consultations and answered hundreds of public inquiries and letters on the care and preservation of collections.
• Rehabilitated the Ford Center garden and landscape plan.
• Scanned more than fifty historic documents and photographs for institutions in Nebraska and the surrounding states.
  

HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS

There is no simple composite picture of the typical Nebraska State Historical Society volunteer. They range from high school students through retirees and include college students, graduate students, and men and women from all walks of life. The only common denominator is a shared desire to lend their skills--and donate their time--to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of Nebraska History.

Highlights

• Contributed a total of 8,007 hours to the Nebraska State Historical Society.
• Enjoyed a volunteer appreciation at Nebraska Educational Communications (NET) and a bus trip to sites along the Lewis and Clark Trail.

Fred Alley, Historic Preservation Board Margaret Allington, Board of Trustees, Docent, Administration Andrea Arbuck, Archeology, Museum Collections Scott Argabright, Library/Archives Eric Bachenburg, Kennard House Eva Bachman, Library/Archives Janet Jeffries Beauvais, Historic Preservation Board Virginia Bennett, Archeology Peter Bleed, Board of Trustees Kay Buecker, Fort Robinson Museum Pat Callies, Museum Store V. Paul Carney, Library/Archives Bill Chada, Historic Preservation Board Jack Chaffin, Museum Docent Cheryl Clark, Board of Trustees Sonia Colberg, Library/Archives Pat Cole, Museum Collections Melissa Connor, Historic Preservation Board Erica Corwin, Library/Archives Dennis Cotton, Norris Site Floyd Counts, Fort Robinson Museum Katie David, Museum Store Lauren Davis, Museum Store Delores Deeds, Museum Store Duane Dorman, Library/Archives Walt Duda, Historic Preservation Board Fae Dunn, Neligh Mill Dorene Eisentrager, Museum Store Anthony Epp, Library/Archives Gina Fette, Library/Archives Phyllis Fischer, Museum Docent Judy Foreman, Library/Archives Judy Frederick, Museum Store Christopher Frobel, Library/Archives Eric Garland, Museum Store Elaine Gelber, Museum Store Vince Goeres, Library/Archives Edus Goldenstein, Kennard House Lori Gottula, Museum Store Gerald Grauer, Kennard House Shirley Grauer, Administration, Kennard House Emily Griffing, Library/Archives William Gustafson, Museum Videographer George Haecker, Historic Preservation Board

Don Hall, Norris Site Veldron Hall, Norris Site Joyce Hannawald, Library/Archives Nancy Haney, Historic Preservation Board Evelyn Hastings, Museum Docent Deb Heinrichs, Historic Preservation Gladi Helm, Museum Docent Joyce Hillman-Kortum, Board of Trustees Don Hogg, Museum Docent, Kennard House Don Houtz, Museum Docent Don Humphrey, Museum Docent Richard Jensen, Research and Publications Sue Johanson, Administration Nolan Johnson, Archeology Chuck Jones, Museum Videographer, Library/Archives (K-Street) Jim Kendrick, Museum Docent Patrick Kennedy, Board of Trustees, Administration Rachel Kreifels, Museum Store Jason Kress, Board of Trustees Chuck Lang, Administration Kate Larson, Library/Archives Billie Lefholtz, Kennard House Mary Lienemann, Museum Docent, Kennard House Chris Lines, Norris Site Gregg Lloyd, Museum Videographer Cheney Luttich, Museum Collections Elisha Mackling, Archeology Ann Marsh, Board of Trustees Rebecca Martz, Kennard House Jim McKee, Historic Preservation Board Pat McLaughlin, Archeology, Library/Archives Robert Meininger, Library/Archives Sherry Melecki, Museum Store Linda Meyers, Museum Store Anita Miller, Neligh Mill Christopher Miller, Library/Archives Eleanor Miller, Research and Publications Laurel Miller, Neligh Mill Phil Miller, Library/Archives Polly Mohatt, Archeology Carole Montgomery, Museum Docent Cynthia Monroe, Library/Archives Marge Moore, Museum Store Dorothy Munson, Museum Store

Evelyn Neve, Museum Store Linda Oehlerking, Museum Docent Rick Oehlerking, Museum Docent Nancy Ofe, Neligh Mill Bob Pettit, Museum Collections Pat Phillips, Board of Trustees Kathy Plessman, Museum Docent Jack Preston, Board of Trustees Bonnie Quinn, Library/Archives Richard Quinn, Library/Archives Mary Rabenberg, Library/Archives Samuel Rankin, Jr., Board of Trustees Catherine Renschler, Historic Preservation Board Bob Ridder, Museum Videographer Carole Riese, Museum Store Carrie Rodgerson, Museum Store Jackie Sabatka, Museum Docent Hink Sahs, Kennard House John Schleicher, Board of Trustees Lea Rae Schneider, Archeology, Library/ Archives Jay Schwaninger, Archeology T. J. Secret, Board of Trustees Gladys Schafer, Kennard House Kathy Shurtliff, Library/Archives Rogene Silletto, Museum Store Marianne Simmons, Historic Preservation Board Marian Slaughter, Museum Store Betty Spahn, Museum Store Sandy Strickland, Library/Archives Penny Stovall, Museum Docent Don Swing, Museum Docent Diane Tappe, Norris Site Duane Tappe, Norris Site Tyler Teater, Library/Archives Jerry Tharp, Museum Docent Jo Anne Thiele, Museum Store Pam Thomson, Museum Store Charles Trimble, Board of Trustees Elizabeth Volkmer, Library/Archives Floyd Vrtiska, Board of Trustees Anna Walter, Library/Archives Jerry Whitney, Administration, Library/Archives Bev Wilhelm, Board of Trustees Sue Williams, Library/Archives

 

Nebraska State Historical Society Financial Report
Fiscal Year Operations 2004-05
(Based on preliminary year-end information. Excludes fiscal year accruals.)

Revenues                         %     Dollar Amounts

State Appropriations          63.85        $3,858,399
NSHS Foundation Support        2.76           166,871*
Earned Income                 16.88         1,019,639
Federal Grants/Contracts      16.13           974,541
Donations/Grants/Spec. Events   .38            23,191

Total Revenues                             $6,042,641**


Expenditures                     %     Dollar Amounts

Administrative Services       22.34        $1,307,289
Museum/Historic Sites         22.17         1,297,341
Library/Archives              14.15           827,703
Archeology                    13.65           798,700
Historic Preservation         12.44           727,724
Conservation                   8.55           500,450
Research & Publications        6.70           391,772

Total Expenditures                         $5,850,981

  * In addition to the figure above the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation provided direct support in the amount of $47,790.
** The large variance between revenues and expenditures is a function of federal advances and the difference between state and federal fiscal years.

Respectfully submitted,

Tony A. Schmitz
Deputy Director for Operations

Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation

"The Nebraska State Historical Foundation works to provide private funding to support the increased understanding and appreciation of Nebraska history."

In 2004 nebraska celebrated the anniversaries of three events that demonstrate the central role of the state in American history. Two hundred years ago Lewis and Clark journeyed here beginning the process of making America a continental nation. One hundred fifty years ago the Kansas-Nebraska Act created the Nebraska Territory, striking the spark that burst into the flames of the Civil War. One hundred years ago the Kinkaid Act made it possible for homesteaders to claim enough land to begin settling the Nebraska Sandhills.

In celebration of these anniversaries, filmmaker Ken Burns came to Lincoln on November 20 to support the Nebraska State Historical Society's work in spreading those stories. Burns's films, including The Civil War, The West, and Lewis and Clark, made him singularly appropriate for this event.

In his remarks that night, he told of visiting the New York Library with Vartan Gregorian, the library's former president. During their tour of the stacks, Gregorian remarked, "This is the DNA of our civilization." Burns told his Nebraska audience, "I think he was saying that that library and, indeed, all true libraries, archives, historical societies, and educational institutions-the grist, by the way, for our films-are the DNA of our civilization, storing what we value most in our country, leaving a memory of excellence and intention for generations to come. And when we behold the rich history of service of the Nebraska State Historical Society, we must certainly include this great institution in the DNA of our society."

Burns graciously waived his usual fee that evening as a gift to the Historical Society and the NSHS Foundation in recognition of the value of the two organizations. Burns knows the Nebraska State Historical Society well and has long been a patron, having used more resources from this institution than from any other in the United States.

Often we take for granted things that constantly and often quietly surround us, and the Nebraska State Historical Society may be one of them. Ken Burns's visit and his praise remind us of the great work being done by the Society and the Foundation.

In this annual report you have read of the many ways the Society searches for and shares our history. Often those goals can be accomplished only with the help of private funding-like yours. On the following pages we honor and thank those who have helped us this year to capture and tell the stories of the artifacts, pictures, documents, and people of our state-the DNA of Nebraska.

Thank you for your help this year to make it possible for the Nebraska State Historical Society to learn more and share more about our great state.

Allison D. Petersen, President
Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation

Stewards of Nebraska History

Perpetually recognizes individuals and organizations for generous gift leadership totaling $50,000 or more, including contributions of cash and property made during or after lifetime or a commitment for future support at this level.

The Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation, Lincoln
The Ahmanson Foundation, Beverly Hills, CA
Marjorie L. Barstow Estate, Lincoln given in memory of Lt. Adrian DePutron
Ruby and Walter D. Behlen, Columbus
Grace G. Carmody, Trenton given in memory of Arthur Carmody
Flavia Waters Champe Estate, Lincoln given in memory of John L. Champe
Jeannette and Irving S. Moore Chapin, Lincoln
Helen E. Clough, Lincoln
Thomas Creigh, Jr., Hastingsgiven in memory of Dorothy Weyer Creigh
J. Paul Getty Foundation Trust, Los Angeles, CA
Corinne S. and Dr. John P. Gilligan, Nebraska City
Corinne S. Gilligan Foundation, Nebraska City
Annadora Foss Gregory Estate, Crete
Fay Sherwin Johnson Estate, Seward
Peter Kiewit Foundation, Omaha
Gladys Marie Lux, Lincoln, given in memory of Mary Hannah Hansen Lux and Clarence Burton Lux
Mary C. and Charles W. Martin, Omaha
Capitola E. Mechling, Lincoln
Diane H. and Charles E. Oldfather, Lincoln
Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield, Los Angeles, CA
Oregon Trail Community Foundation, Scottsbluff
James M. Paxson, Omaha
Olivia Pound Estate, Lincoln
Ruth Sheldon Estate, Lincoln
Constance Miriam Syford, Lincoln
Alice A. Thorngate Estate, Madison, WI
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Luceil Vogt Trust, Sun City, AZ
Harold Warp, Chicago, IL
Evelyn Lageschulte Weese and Frances Lageschulte, Lincoln
Geneva Wheeler Estate, Lincoln
Nevada Wheeler Estate, Lincoln
Woods Charitable Fund, Lincoln
Ronald D. Yost Estate, Denver, CO

Guardians of Nebraska History

Perpetually recognizes individuals and organizations for generous gift leadership totaling $10,000 to $49,999, including contributions of cash and property made during or after lifetime or a commitment for future support at this level.

Alice V. Abel, Lincoln
Abel Foundation, Lincoln
Halcyon M. Allsman, Lincoln
Marian and Harold Andersen, Omaha
Helen Nance Anderson Estate, Lincoln
Marcia and Alan Baer Family Charitable Trust, Omaha
E. Louise and Russell D. Brehm, Lincoln
Bridges Investment Counsel, Inc., Omaha
Cooper Foundation, Lincoln
Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P., Lincoln/Omaha
Mildred and Senator Carl Curtis, Lincoln
Nene and Dr. John B. Davis, Omaha
R. Joe Dennis Foundation, Bellevue
Dillon Foundation, Lincoln
Margre H. and Charles W. Durham, Omaha
Janyce Falcon-Hunt and Richard Hunt, Herman
Florentine Films, Walpole, NH
Fricke Logging, Crawford
Friedland Family Foundation, Omaha
Nancy and David Friedland, Omaha
Dr. Charles M. Godwin, Lincoln
Dorothy G. and Maurice S. Hevelone, Beatrice
Marjorie and Dr. James W. Hewitt, Lincoln
Martha H. and Gilbert M. Hitchcock Foundation, Omaha
Anna M. Huber, Blair
HunTel Systems, Inc., Blair
Junior League of Lincoln
Kay C. (Plummer) Kimberly, Big Springs and Tom J. Plummer, Jr., Ogallala given in memory of Ellen Ora (Whitney) Plummer
Mildred Kotouc, Omaha
Lillian Lappe Estate, Trenton
Frank R. Leu/Leu Foundation, Nashville, TNgiven in memory of James Thomas Wray
Lincoln Community Foundation
Lozier Corporation, Omaha
Diane and Allan Lozier, Omaha
Kathleen M. Lute, Ogallala given in memory of Robert F. Lute II
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Nebraska
Nebraska Press Advertising Service, Lincoln
Omaha Community Foundation
Omaha World-Herald Foundation
Richard Stolley Palmer, Tulsa, OK
Judith M. and Ronald K. Parks, Papillion given in memory of Hazel Virginia Hill Parks and Wayne Kemper Parks
Kitty M. Perkins Foundation, Hastings
Allison D. and Gary L. Petersen, Walton
Quivey Bay State Foundation, Scottsbluff
Alice and Ross H. Rasmussen, Fremont
Beatrice "Mike" and Joe R. Seacrest, Lincoln
Ruth K. and Joe W. Seacrest Fund, Lincoln
Steinhart Foundation, Inc., Nebraska City
Swanson Biggs Adams Family Foundation, Lincoln
Alice A. Thorngate, Madison, WI
US West Foundation, Omaha
Vera F. Warner and
Cecile Gladys Warner Estate given in memory of George Washington Warner
Nancy and John W. Webster, Omaha given in memory of William B. Webster
White Grain Company, Neligh
Amy L. Scott Foundation, Omaha
Amy L. Scott, Omaha
Gloria and S. N. "Bud" Wolbach, Grand Island

Annual Gifts Received
July 1, 2003­June 30, 2004

Major Benefactor ($10,000 or more)

The Ahmanson Foundation, Beverly Hills, CA Ruby and Walter Behlen, Columbus Florentine Films, Walpole, NH

Benefactor ($1,000­$9,999)

Duane Acklie, Lincoln The Acklie Charitable Foundation, Lincoln ** Margaret and John R. Allington, Lincoln * Ellen Baldwin, Lincoln Geraldine Brady, Seattle, WA Sally and *Edson L. Bridges, Omaha Bridges Family Charitable Foundation, Omaha Bridges Investment Counsel, Inc., Omaha Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson, & Oldfather, Lincoln Cooper Foundation, Lincoln Allen Dayton, Lincoln Dillon Foundation, Lincoln * Donald Dillon, Lincoln The Donlan Foundation, Lincoln Margaret and Ken Donlan, Lincoln Barbara and *John Doyle, Lincoln Douglas Theatre Company, Lincoln Janyce Falcon-Hunt and Richard Hunt, Herman * Marilyn Forke, Lincoln Gail and *Bruce M. Frasier, Omaha Joan Gibson and Donald Wurster, Omaha James Harris, Lincoln Marjorie and *Dr. James W. Hewitt, Lincoln Eugene P. Jorgensen, Lincoln Beverly and *Dr. F. William Karrer, Omaha

Lincoln Community Foundation Lincoln Journal-Star Printing Company Barbara Ley Trust, Wayne Kyra Michelini, Ardsley, NY Roxanne and *David Oldfather, Kearney * Diane H. Oldfather, Lincoln Omaha Community Foundation Judith M. and *Ronald K. Parks, Papillion * Allison D. and Gary L. Petersen, Walton Gail DeBuse Potter and James E. Potter, Chadron Izen and *Dr. Neal S. Ratzlaff, Omaha Ann and *Dr. James A. Rawley, Lincoln * Jane Rohman, Lincoln * Julie and John Schroeder, Waterloo * Beatrice Seacrest and Thomas Davies, Lincoln Ruth Sorensen, Lincoln Swanson Biggs Adams Family Foundation, Lincoln * Donald R. Swanson, Lincoln Richard Thoene, Lincoln UNICO Group, Inc., Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nancy and *John W. Webster, Omaha Webster Family Foundation, Omaha Wells Fargo, Lincoln Gloria and *S.N. "Bud" Wolbach, Grand Island

Patron ($500­$999)

A to Z Printing, Lincoln John E. Carter, Lincoln Frosty's Specialty Advertising, Lincoln * C. John Guenzel, Lincoln Bill Macy, Lincoln

Mary Ann May-Pumphrey and Ron H. Pumphrey, San Jose, CA William L. Otis, Omaha Linda and William Pratt, Omaha * Joanne F. and Donald Shephard, Valentine

Sustainer ($250­$499)

All Needs Computer Printing, Lincoln * Wallace Becker, Lincoln Marcia and *Harley D. Bergmeyer, Wilber Sally and *Jack D. Campbell, Lincoln Catherine Caton, Fresno, CA Charitable Gift Fund, Boston, MA * Virginia and Bill Coffee, Harrison Linda and *Eugene Crump, Lincoln Davis Design Partnership, Lincoln Nene and Dr. John B. Davis, Omaha * Kit and Gerald Dimon, Lincoln Duncan Aviation, Lincoln * Kathleen and William Fowles, Grand Island Tim Francis, Lincoln Carol Gendler, Omaha Judy and *Steven E. Guenzel, Lincoln * Diane and William Hamsa, Omaha * Candy and Tom Henning, Lincoln ** Joyce Hillman-Kortum and Alfred Kortum, Gering Mary Ann Behlen Hruska and Roman Hruska, Walnut Creek, CA Rev. Andrew MacAoidh Jergens, Cincinnati, OH * JoAnne Kissel, Lincoln Myrna and Robert Krohn, Omaha

* Kimball and Bruce Lauritzen, Omaha Lee Booksellers, Lincoln Kaki and *David Ley, Wayne Jane and James Maly, Walton ** Ann and *Dr. William R. Marsh, Grand Island Linda Hillegass and James McKee, Lincoln * Janice K. and Michael Nelson, Kimball Paula Nelson, Platteville, WI Ginger and *James F. Nissen, Lincoln Olsson Family Foundation, Lincoln Christian Petersen, Lincoln ** Patricia Phillips, Omaha Linda and John Rehberg, Springfield Jack Ringwalt, San Francisco, CA Don W. Stewart Family Fund, Inc., Lincoln Clare and Bobbie Sward, Lincoln Douglas G. Thomas, Alliance Ann and **Charles Trimble, Omaha Union Bank, Lincoln * Anne Thorne Weaver, Omaha Maureen and Bill Wenke, Pender Whitehead Oil Company, Lincoln

Donor ($100-$249)

Ackerman Elementary, Omaha Jane and Tom W. Allman, Lincoln Geraldine and Lemoine Anderson, McCook Carol Anderson, Lincoln Christine Barney, Gretna The Honorable William E. Barrett, Lexington Robin and Rod Bates, Lincoln Norman Batt, Omaha Kathy Baugh, Lincoln Behlen Retiree's Club, Columbus Beulah Bedke, Lincoln * Jean Bell, Omaha Bellevue Public Schools Carrie Bence, Lincoln Robert Berkshire, Omaha Black Elk Elementary School, Omaha Mary Ann and Keith Blackledge, North Platte Ann and **Dr. Peter Bleed, Lincoln Betty Bohac, Norfolk * Louise and Russell Brehm, Lincoln Ann and John Bullock, Covington, KY * Charles Burmeister, Lincoln * Kieth Buss, Gothenburg * Jon A. Camp, Lincoln Ann and William Cannon, Scottsbluff Cecelia and Robert Cather, Lincoln Pamela and Thomas Cerny, Ralston Linda and *Judge Cloyd Clark, McCook ** Cheryl and Carlton Clark, Elwood The Clark Enersen Partners, Lincoln Corliss and Lawrence Clay, Kennewick, WA * Steve Cleveland, Chadron Victoria and *James Creigh, Omaha Mildred Curtis, Lincoln Lauren M. Davis, Lincoln Susan and *John Dittman, Lincoln Marvin Ehly, Lincoln Denise and Doug Emery, Lincoln ExxonMobil Foundation Retiree Matching Gift Program, Princeton, NJ Quentin Farley, Lincoln * Lila Lee and Glen Fiebig, Alliance The First National Bank, Valentine James Fruehling, Holmesville Walter Geist, Milford, NJ Diane and John Gobeil, Springfield, PA * Dr. Charles M. Godwin, Lincoln Mary and Vincent Goeres, Lincoln * Martha Greer, Lincoln Karen and Fred Greguras, Los Altos, CA Elaine and *Dr. Richard Hammer, Lincoln Nancy Haney and **Jack R. Preston, Lyman Jerry R. Haskin, New Orleans, LA Sandra and Bryce Hastings, Lincoln Patricia and Patrick Henry, Lincoln Mary Hessler, Lincoln Sandra Hilsabeck, Lincoln Marilyn and Richard Hitz, Lincoln Marcelle and Alfred Holck, San Rafael, CA Jane Renner Hood, Lincoln Claire R. Hoppe, Lincoln Ellan and *Andrew C. Hove, Jr., Lincoln Charles Huber, Lincoln Pamela and David Iaquinta, Lincoln Eames Irvin, Lincoln Trula and *Kirk Jamison, Lincoln Johnson Law Office, Lincoln Virginia and Kyle Johnson, Lincoln Jan and Paul Johnson, Taos, NM Cynthia Johnson, Lincoln * Susan Johnson, Lincoln Betty Ann Johnson, Lincoln Janet and *J. Stewart Karrer, Grand Island Timothy P. Keigher, Lincoln Virginia and William Kiburz, Lincoln * Kay Kimberly, Big Springs * Earlene Luff and Arthur L. Knox, Lincoln Willa and Hod Kosman, Scottsbluff Mildred Kotouc, Omaha Marie and *Kenneth Krohn, Neligh Darin Krueger, Lincoln Amy Lage and Matthew Carey, Lincoln Gretchen and Hal Lainson, Hastings Diane Landen, Omaha Don Lieske, Lincoln Pat and Dr. Max W. Linder, Lincoln Claudia Lindley, Lincoln Lionberger Veterinary Services, Lincoln * Carol F. and Jack Maddux, Wauneta

Mammel Family Foundation, Omaha Jennifer Martin, Atlanta, GA Patricia Marvin, Lincoln Ruth and *Dr. Martin A. Massengale, Lincoln Megan and *John D. Massey, Scottsbluff Connie May, Bennet John G. McBride, Lincoln McCallum & Associates, Inc., Lincoln Pamela McGovern-Joy, Lancaster, PA Janice and Duncan McGregor, Gibbon Linda and George Meininger, Lincoln Kathryn and Dr. William Melcher, Tucson, AZ James Miller, Papillion Minne Lusa School, Omaha Marilyn and Earl Mitchell, Norfolk Cynthia and Norman Monroe, Lincoln Donna and Chick Moyer, Wood River Marilyn and *George H. Moyer, Madison Dorothy and Willis Mundt, Green Valley, AZ Gretchen and Ronald Naugle, Lincoln Lucy and *Conrad Nelson, Lincoln Stanley F. Norsworthy, Fresno, CA Patty and *Joe Nunn, Harrison Sharon and Jarret Oeltjen, Tallahassee, FL Marilyn and Casper Offutt, Omaha Vera and *Dr. James C. Olson, Kansas City, MO Our Lady of Lourdes School, Omaha Our Savior Lutheran Church, Norfolk Judy and Carlton Paine, Lincoln * Mary Kay Novak Peck, Columbus Joanne Pepperl, Lincoln Cara and Thomas Perkins, Scottsbluff J. Robert Perrin, Omaha Robert Peterson, Lincoln Robert Pettit, Lincoln Esther Pilster, Omaha Jean and Gary Pokorny, El Cerrito, CA Beverly and Jack Pollock, Ogallala Beulah Potter, Hastings Vincent Powers, Lincoln Jean and F. Richard Quible, Blacksburg, VA Alice and *Ross Rasmussen, Fremont Eileen and Robert Raun, Minden Brenda and Russell Reckewey, Lincoln Susan and Paul Rice, Nehawka * Laureen and Charles Riedesel, Beatrice Edna and Laurence Rubottom, Eureka, CA Molly and Paul Rundle, Brady Darlene and Wayne Schild, Austin, TX ** John Schleicher, Omaha * Janice and Eugene Schwenke, Lincoln Matt Sherman, Lincoln Marie and *E. H. Shoemaker, Jr., North Platte Lori Shriner, Seward * Ann S. and Frank Sidles, Lincoln Theda and William Skocpol, Cambridge, MA Leonard Skov, Kearney Margaret and Larry Small, Lincoln Jacqueline K. Spahn, Lincoln Susan and Richard Spencer, Lincoln The State National Bank & Trust Company, Wayne Helen and Mike Stauffer, Kearney * L. Joe Stehlik, Pawnee City Clement Steinauer, Tecumseh Jo and John Stewart, Lincoln * Doug Stock, Lincoln * Andrew D. Strotman, Lincoln Germaine and Walter Switzer, Lincoln Pat Tetreault, Lincoln Martha Thomas, Wymore Pat Thompson, Bassett Loreta Tiemann, Lincoln Tyco Matching Gift Program, Princeton, NJ Alice and Ray Van Norman, Minden Karen and Richard Vierk, Lincoln Vicki and *Rodney Walker, Omaha Kris and John Walters, Lincoln * Dr. James E. Weesner, Lincoln * Jeanne and Ted Westervelt, Scottsbluff William Wickersham, Lincoln Judy and Ross Wilcox, Lincoln Sue and Larry Wood, Lincoln Suzanne and *Charles Wright, Lincoln Susan and *Dr. John R. Wunder, Lincoln Wynot Public Schools District 101 * Dale Young, Lincoln Julie and David Zahn, Syracuse * Carol Ann and Walter Zink, Lincoln

Contributor (up to $100)

Gretchen Albers, Lincoln Alegent Health, Omaha Terri Allen, Lincoln Mrs. and Dr. Robert W. Allington, Lincoln American Communications Group, Inc., Lincoln Ralph M. Anderson, Jr., Tekamah Hazel Anthony, Lincoln Melvin Argabright, Lincoln Jane Arts, Omaha Kendall Atkins, Dix Gail and Dana Atkins, Shorewood, WI Josephine Auker, Salinas, CA BKD, L.L.P., Lincoln Tamara and Robert Babcock, Hastings Darlene Backhaus, Omaha Mildred and K. Roy Bailey, Lincoln Rochelle and Arnold Ban, Omaha Joan Barnes, Lincoln Carol and Jim Barr, York Edward J. Barrett, RioVista, CA Ingrid and Roland Barth, Bellevue Leona and Richard Baxter, Palisade Correine Beck, Baltimore, MD Lillian and Alvin Beck, Wilber Phyllis Beck, Lincoln Doris and Rod Bennett, Omaha Michelle Bennett, Bayard June Bentley, Albion Todd Berens, Ripon, WI Dennis Berens, Lincoln Louise and Douglas Bereuter, Alamo, CA Mildred Berger, Vineland, NJ Rev. Bernard M. Berger, Valentine Kathleen A. Best, Omaha Marvin Bichel, Wakefield G. C. 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Case, Highlands Ranch, CO Chapman Public Schools Geraldine Christensen, Wayne Alva Clark, Omaha Clarkson High School Marjory and Dwight Clements, Elmwood Colfax County School District 504 Columbian Elementary School, Omaha Enid and Warren Connell, Scottsdale, AZ Melissa Connor and Douglas Scott, Lincoln Kathleen and Thomas Conroy, Lincoln Viola W. Cook, Omaha * Betty and William Cook, Beatrice Harold Cooperman, Omaha Cornhusker Bank, Lincoln Edith Cunningham, Belford, NJ Donald Cunningham, Lincoln Donald D. Darwin, Norco, CA Mary Daub, Omaha Cecelia and Roger Davis, Kearney Kelly A. Davis, St. Libory Spencer Davis, Peru Helen Dawson, Lincoln Nancy and Robert Dawson, Lincoln Barbara and George R. Day, Lincoln Barbara D. and Harold R. Day, Lincoln Kathryn and Larry Decker, Grand Island Barbara and Stan Delahoyde, Glendale, AZ Jaclyn Deniston, Lincoln Mary M. Doak, Lincoln Gail Dobesh, Lincoln Rosemary and Art Dobson, Lincoln Rebecca Dole, Ashland John Domingo, Williamsburg, VA Patrick Donahue, Omaha Jessica and Scott Dorman Barbara May Douglas, Lincoln Leta Powell Drake, Lincoln W. Yvonne Duggan, Lincoln Georgia and Van Duling, Lincoln Dunning Family Trust, Louisburg, MO Mary and Frank Dupuis, Brandon, FL Demaris and Eugene Edwards, Lincoln Ellen and Lee Ehlers, Omaha Ardith and Richard Eisenhauer, Lexington Dorene Eisentrager, Lincoln Merlin Erb, Shickley Kathryn and Paul Eveland, Ames Sarah and Wendell Fairbanks, Hastings Andrea and Jeff Faling, Lincoln Five Points Bank, Hastings Molly and Jerry Fisher, Lincoln Beverly Fleming, Lincoln Helen and Arthur Fliege, Lincoln Jane and Chet Fliesbach, Scottsbluff Melissa and Kent Folsom, Lincoln Jane and *Robert Foote, Hastings Joan D. Foote, Lincoln Agnes and Robin Frank, Aurora, CO Barb Johnson Frank and Alan Frank, Lincoln Mary and Kenneth Frank, Lincoln Jeanne French, Lincoln Anna and Jim Frock, Omaha Ann Frohman, Lincoln Grafton and Associates, Lincoln Tom Grafton, Lincoln Pamela Gallagher, Grand Island Mildred and Mark Gardner, Lincoln Mary Garvin, Dixon Faye Jean Gee, Lincoln Robert Gerken, Lincoln Joel Geyer, Lincoln Laurene Gillespie, Fairbury F. T. Godinez, Omaha Edus and Tom Goldenstein, Lincoln Hanna and David Gradwohl, Ames, IA Burket Graf, Lincoln Alyce Green, Plattsmouth Gretna Public School Priscilla Grew, Lincoln Manfred Grieger, Germany Jean and Phil Griess, Wayne Pauletta and James Griess, Malcolm Pat and Lewis Hackley, Lincoln Natalie D. Hahn, New York, NY Jo Ann Hajek, Colorado Springs, CO Margaret M. Hall, Lincoln Judith Halpern, Kalamazoo, MI Marjorie and *Joseph Hampton, Lincoln Linda and *Thomas Hansen, North Platte James Hanson, Columbus, OH Donald Hanway, Lincoln Cindy and John Hanzel, Lincoln The Harding Newman Family, Omaha April and Dr. Herbert A. Hartman, Jr., Omaha Shirley and Franklin Hartranft, Bellevue Evelyn Hastings, Seward Richard S. Hay, Lincoln * Cristy Clark Hedgpeth and James A. Hedgpeth, Jr., Omaha Heidi and Cris Hehner, Overland, MO Dr. Lyman H. 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Jones, Oxford Sally and Tom Jones, Liberty, MO Janet and William Kabourek, Omaha Marilyn and Charles Kadlecek, Stratton Martha and Robert Kaul, Lincoln Darlene Keller, La Plata, MD Jonell Day Kenagy, Belmont, MA Dianne and Walker Kennedy, Lincoln Judy and **Patrick Kennedy, Omaha Todd M. Kerstetter, Fort Worth, TX Nancy and William Kinney, Wayne Roger Kirst, Lincoln Carolyn Kirstine, Lincoln Bill Kloefkorn, Lincoln Emma Jo and George Knight, Lincoln Richard Knudsen, Lincoln Valerie and William Koeber, Wayne Claudia and Donald Koeber, Wayne Gene Koepke, Kearney Susan and Dennis Kohlhof, Norfolk Mary and Phillip Kommers, Kearney Marcella and Paul Konig, Lincoln Theodore Kooser, Garland Jan and Van Korell, McCook Kathleen Korinek, Lincoln Carol Kraus, Ogallala Victoria and David Krecek, Omaha ** Jason Kress, Sterling Maurine Krohne, Wheaton, IL Ruth and Senator Lowen Kruse, Omaha * Sydney and John Kruse, Walthill Susan Kunkee, Lincoln Mark Kuper, Omaha Charles Lang, Uehling Carol Lange and Arnold Doyle, Rapid City, SD Earl K. Larson, Kearney Judy and Keith Leech, Lincoln Don Leopold, Omaha Rose and Louis Leviticus, Lincoln Linda Lewis, Omaha George Lewis, Austin, TX Mary and Douglas Lienemann, Lincoln Mary Ann and *Lee Liggett, Lincoln Donna and James Lightbody, Lincoln Lincoln Lancaster County Genealogical Society Marguerite and Craig Lind, Bridgeport Ethel and John Lindell, Glendale, AZ Donna Liska, Wayne Mary Ann and Edward Locklear, Lincoln John Lohr, Columbus Marilyn and Robert Lohrberg, Lincoln Linda and Timothy Loker, Lincoln Roger Lott, Lincoln Patricia and Rex Lucke, Elkhorn Robert Luedke, Bethesda, MD Margaret Lutton, Ashland Roland McIntyre Lynch, Council Bluffs, IA Jennifer Lyons and Bob Robinson, Lincoln

Kay and Jeff MacDonald, Lincoln Don Macke, Lincoln Barbara and John MacKichan, Lincoln Malone & Co. Photography, Inc., Omaha Sally and Michael Mann, Carter Lake, IA Charlotte Manton, Lincoln Betty and Norman Mapes, Fullerton Carol and Edward March, Millvielle, DE Marrco, Inc., Omaha James Marsh, Las Vegas, NV Lynette and August Martens, Scottsbluff Cay Marquart, Lincoln Georgianne and James Mastera, Lincoln Charles Matzke, Seward Russ Mayer, Gretna Roger Mazour, Pender Lori and James McClurg, Lincoln Dorothy M. and Dr. Daniel L. McKinney, Omaha Evelyn Vinduska McKnight, Fremont Jessamine Hinds McMullen, Stella Marie Merriman, Lincoln Herman J. Mestl, Warren, MI Jane and James Michel, Lincoln Dr. David Mickey, Lincoln Arline Miles, Lexington Millard South High School, Omaha Carol Miller, Atlanta, GA George Miller, Plattsmouth Daisy and J. Gates Minnick, Lincoln Nancy Mitchell, Lincoln Lorraine and Dennis Moench, Omaha Marge Moore, Lincoln Mitzi and Marc Moore, Coloma, MI Chris Moravec, Lincoln Rosalind Morris, Lincoln E. Martin Mortensen, Denmark Louise Moseley, Columbia, MO Lynn E. Mote, Silver Springs, MD Faith and John Mueller, Oceanside, CA Diane Mulligan, Lincoln William F. Munn, Lincoln David Murphy, Lincoln Robbie Nathan, Lincoln Mary and Bob Nefsky, Lincoln Dorothy Neill, Lincoln Karen and Larry Nelsen, Omaha Dorothy and Herbert Nelson, Sidney Rosanne and Mark Neukirch, Lincoln Nextgen LLC, Lincoln Randy Nitz, Lincoln Sue Norris, Lincoln Elaine Norton, Ericson Beverly and Curtis Novak, Pender Cathron and Tom O'Connor, Lincoln Donald Olsen, Norfolk Colleen and W.G. Olson, Lincoln One-R School, Grand Island Katherine and Harlan Opie, Olathe, KS Carolyn Orr, Omaha Jan Osten, Columbus Karla Ott, York Gwen and Henry Otte, Gordon * Jane and Ray Otto, Ceresco Virginia and John Owens, Lincoln William L. Page, Marlton, NJ Sandra and Colonel Alan Paige, APO, AE Kathy Paisley, Lincoln Lori and David Pankonin, Louisville Mary Alice Park, Lincoln Beverly Parrish, Hickman Marilyn Paul, Lincoln Gail and Mervin Peck, Fremont Mary Ann Pederson, Omaha June and Senator Donald Pederson, Lincoln Richard Person, Mesa, AZ Darlene and Dean Petersen, Walton Fayne and Clint Petersen, Marquette Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program, Princeton, NJ Mary and James Phelps, Crawford Pi Nu Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, Kearney Tracy and Douglas Pierson, Wayne Plainview Carnegie Library Sue and Donald Plucknett, Annandale, VA Portal Elementary, LaVista Elden Portschy, Lincoln Lori Potter, Kearney Norma and Clifford Pountney, Omaha Clifford Pratt, Papillion Frank Pratt, Lincoln Joan and Robert Price, Papillion Elaine and Herbert Probasco, Montrose, CO Mary Ann Quinlan, Lincoln Donna and Clifford Rahel, Crescent, IA Ralston Public Schools Virginia Fleetwood Ramey, Lincoln Reva and Leonard Randall, San Diego, CA Sharon and **Samuel Rankin, Chadron Russell Rasmussen, Wayne Frances and John Rebenack, Akron, OH Kathryn S. Reed, Lincoln Elsie and Lee Reents, Lincoln Cheryl and Ward Reesman, Omaha George Reinhardt, Omaha Claudia Reinhardt, Lincoln Bev and Ken Reinsch, Milford Anita Retzlaff, Lincoln Morris Reynolds, York Royalee Rhoads, Lincoln Carole E. Riese, Lincoln Jan and Gregg Roberts, Lincoln Gloria and Wayne Robidoux, Lincoln Paul Rockwell, Sioux City, IA Marilyn and Jerry Roe, Omaha Helen Roeske, Lincoln Judy and Bill Roper, Lincoln Barbara and Gerald Rounsborg, North Platte Ernest Rousek, Lincoln Jenny and Ted Rudberg, Paradise Valley, AZ Eileen and Eugene Rudd, Lincoln Shann Young Rupp, Jamestown, CA Beverly Russell, Lincoln Lynne and Barton Ruth, Rising City Southern Bell Communications, Princeton Jacqueline Sabatka, Valparaiso Eleanor Sack, Crete Betty and A.D. Safranek, Lincoln Ann and Tom Safranek, Lincoln Anna Sahs, Lincoln Eliza and Don Sams, Lincoln Dr. Greg Samuelson, Omaha Averil and Gilbert Savery, Lincoln George Schade, Lincoln Judith Schafer, Omaha Michalla Schartz, Lincoln Norma and Don Schaufelberger, Columbus Sally and James Schiffman, Omaha Patty Schmitz, Lincoln Ernst Schnabl, Wilmette, IL Trudy and Denis Schneckloth, Lincoln Janice and Donald Schnier, Beatrice Carroll Schnurr, Harrison Lee and Paul Schoomaker, Omaha Susan Schuckert, North Platte Otto Schultz, Lincoln Charles Schwab, Midlothian, IL Suzanne and Walter Scott, Omaha Jerry Sebek, Unadilla Dorothy Shapiro, Lincoln Ned Sharp, Lincoln Gwenith and Keith Sheldon, Del Norte, CO Betty and Roger Sheridan, Sutton Shoemaker School PTA, Grand Island Carmen and Robert Shively, Lincoln Esther M. Shubert, Lincoln Lolita E. Sinderson, Omaha Denzel Smith, Vero Beach, FL Judith Smith, Denton Barbara and Lawrence Sommer, Lincoln Chuck Sonday, Lincoln Mark Sorensen, Wayne Nancy and Robert Sorensen, Lincoln Diann and Mark Sorensen, North Platte Marjorie Southard, Camden, ME Southwest Elementary School, Indianola Phyllis and Richard Spence, Lincoln Debra and Lloyd Spencer, Douglas St. John Lutheran School, Battle Creek Merle Stalder, Salem Karyn Stansbery, Bellevue Norma Steinkruger, Franklin Sara Stephenson, Lincoln Betty and Ken Stevens, Farnam Theresa S. Streit, Lincoln Allison Sukup, Lincoln Peggy Summers, Lincoln Eleanor Swann, Overland Park, KS Dr. Milton J. Swartz, Omaha Justyn and Kazuo Tada, Lincoln Roxanne Talbitzer, Kearney Sue and Thomas Tallman, Lincoln * Dr. Michael L. Tate, Omaha Tekamah-Herman School Teledyne ISCO, Lincoln Telesis Holdings, Lincoln Mark Terhune, Omaha Donna and Marion Thacker, Grand Island Janis and Steve Thelen, Lincoln Norma and Robert Thomas, Stratton Linda and John Thompson, Lincoln George Thompson, Staunton, VA Norman Thompson, Salem Dorothy and Richard Thompson, Lincoln John Tidball, Lincoln Patricia and Paul Tift, Brewster, WA Barbara and Paul Tillberg, Bettendorf, IA Dick Trail, McCook Elaine Trowbridge, Sedgwick, ME Mary Turner, Lincoln Curtis Twedt, Lincoln Elizabeth and George Ulbrick, Lawrence, KS Leora and Glen Van Bummel, Eldorado Springs, MO Sandra and *Samuel Van Pelt, Hickman Audrey N. Vandecar, Omaha Joyce and Lyle Vannier, Lincoln Grace Varney, Lincoln Ruth and Lawrence Vaughan, Lincoln Lowell Vestal, Lincoln Sally Vifquain, Lincoln John Vincent, York Cynthia and Richard Vogt, Elmwood Doris and **Floyd Vrtiska, Table Rock Rodella Wacker, Wayne Robert Walker, Beatrice Sheila and Orvis Wall, Lincoln Blanche and Robert Wallish, Glen Ellyn, IL Glenice and John Watson, O'Neil Martha Ellen Webb, Omaha Mrs. S. Webber, Lincoln Faith Weber, Lincoln Mark Werner, Newport, RI Don Wesely, Lincoln Joan and Jay Whinnery, Grand Junction, CO Abbie Widger, Syracuse Deborah and Robert Wigton, Omaha Brad Williams, Ceresco Willowdale Elementary School, Omaha Joy Therese Wilson, Denver, CO Susie and Rick Windle, Lincoln Jean and Ermin Windschill, Eden Prairie, MN Gail Wishnow, Lincoln Diane and Tommy Woodruff, Aurora, CO Dr. Todd S. Wragge, Osmond Mary Wright, Scottsbluff Lawrence Wulf, Lincoln Mary and Anthony Yonkers, Omaha June and John Yost, Hastings Marguerite and Lyle Young, Lincoln Shalla Young, Lincoln Frances Young, Lincoln Kate Young, Seward Irene A. Zimmerman, Battle Creek Zion Lutheran Children's Fund, Kearney

Individuals Honored through Gifts

When a gift is made in someone's honor, the honored individual is notified and the funds are administered as specified by the contributor. Unrestricted gifts are used wherever the need is the greatest.

In Honor of Judy Foreman, given by Donald D. Darwin
In Honor of Mary Lienemann, given by Gail Atkins, Lincoln

Individuals Memorialized through Gifts

When a gift is made in someone's memory, the next of kin of the deceased is notified, and the funds are administered as specified by the contributor. Unrestricted gifts are used wherever the need is greatest.

Shirley Carter, given by Therese Campbell, Lincoln; Andrea and Jeff Faling, Lincoln; Marilyn Forke, Lincoln; Tim Francis, Lincoln; Lloyd D. Hinkley, Lincoln; Jane and Mark Holt, Lincoln; Cynthia Johnson, Lincoln; Sally and Tom Jones, Liberty, MO; Jennifer Rose Lyons and Bob Robinson, Lincoln; David Murphy, Lincoln; Diane H. Oldfather, Lincoln; Allison D. and Gary L. Petersen, Walton; Jerry Sebek, Unadilla; Barb and Larry Sommer, Lincoln; Jacqueline K. Spahn, Lincoln; Norma and Robert Thomas, Stratton; Shalla Young, Lincoln
Hazel Eggli and Dwane Eggli, given by Darlene and Wayne Schild, Austin, TX
Barbara Helen Ley, given by BKD, L.L.P., Lincoln; Geraldine Christensen, Wayne; Mary Garvin, Dixon; Jean and Phil Griess, Wayne; Jill and David Jensen, Lincoln; Nancy and William Kinney, Wayne; Claudia and Don Koeber, Wayne; Valerie and William Koeber, Wayne; Kaki and David Ley, Wayne; Jonathan Ley, Lincoln; Donna Liska, Wayne; Linda and George Meininger, Lincoln; N. Jane Morrison, Lincoln; Catherine Newman, Aurora; Sandra and Colonel Alan Paige, Apo AE; Tracy and Doug Pierson, Wayne; Kathryn and Paul Rockwell, Sioux City, IA; Judith Schafer, Omaha; Mark Sorensen, Wayne; The State National Bank and Trust Company of Wayne; Rodella Wacker, Wayne; Maria and Jack Wells, Lincoln,
William Henry Melcher, given by Kathryn and William Melcher, Tucson, AZ
Fred A. Merriman, given by Marie A. Merriman, Lincoln
Dr. Albert Olson, given by Nene and Dr. John B. Davis, Omaha
Lillian M. Rutledge, given by James K. Fruehling, Holmesville
Herbert T. Thomas, given by Mary M. Doak, Lincoln; Hanna and David Gradwohl, Ames, IA; Lionberger Veterinary Hospital, Lincoln; Ardeth Loseke, Columbus; William F. Munn, Lincoln; Robert Pettit, Lincoln; Esther M. Shubert, Lincoln
Linda Waters, given by Nene and Dr. John B. Davis, Omaha
Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Young and siblings, given by Frances Young, Lincoln

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