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The ledger was exclusively for personal use. It includes personal expenses such as groceries, going out for ice cream, and repairs. The contributor's mother Mary "Lucille" Keck, who passed the ledger down to the contributor in 2020, lived in…

Trip to Devil's Tower by Geri Walsh's sister Mary Hadder. On this page, Mary wrote about the Native American legend there. While there she visited with her family.

When Mary was five years old, she took a trip with her family to South Dakota. But because she was too young, she didn't remember the trip. She returned years later and created this scrapbook page.

This page recounts the story of the "dude ranch" the family stayed at during their visit to Estes Park, Colorado. They rode horses every day and did group activities like square dancing. They got to put on a performance on the last day they were…

Photograph of Michelle Meckes' father in his favorite car. This car was a 1971 Chevy Impala. Michelle Meckes stated that he had the car since 1974 and that he drove this car every chance he got, often going for drives in the country.

Senior yearbook from the 1970s. It contains student and staff pictures, memorabilia, club information, and notes and signatures from fellow students. The book is leather bound with gold lettering, it spells "Memories" in an elaborate font.

A paper bound yearbook from a junior high school. The pages include club activities, class pictures, teacher and staff pictures, memorabilia, and signatures from the class along notes.

A newspaper article from the Albion Journal detailing a large fire happening within the town. The article is written at 4:30 AM while the fire is still taking place. At the time of writing, it was the biggest fire the town had seen with over $100,000…

A Purple Heart medal awarded to the family of PFC Ardell Van Over posthumously in 1952. PFC Van Over fought in the Battle of the Bulge where according to oral history, stepped on a land mine. He passed from complications of the wounds several months…

A pamphlet from the Lincoln Home that was handed out to visitors in 1937. The contributor, Jared Kaylor, got it from his uncle who came into possession of it in the 1940s or 50s.