Dawson County Historical Society [RG2703.AM]

NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID

RG2703.AM:  Dawson County Historical Society

Manuscripts:  1958, 1960

Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska

Size:  2 items on 1 reel of microfilm

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This collection consists of one reel of microfilm containing two typed manuscripts:  1) “A short biographical sketch of the life of Mr. Daniel Freeman and that of his wife, Mrs. Louisa (Smith) Freeman,” by Charles J. Freeman, 1958; and 2) “As I remember things, and some old landmarks when I was a kid in 1890 and later years,” by Alva T. Anderson, 1960.  The material in this collection relates to the early history of Dawson County, Nebraska.

DESCRIPTION

Reel 1

Item

1. 1. “A short biographical sketch of the life of Mrs. Daniel Freeman and that of his wife, Mrs. Louisa (Smith) Freeman,” by their youngest son, Charles Jonathan Freeman, 1958; 14 pp.

1. 1. “As I remember things, and some old landmarks when I was a kid in 1890 and later years,” by Alva T. Anderson, April 1, 1960; 38 pp.

Subject headings:

Anderson, Alva T., 1886-1981

Dawson County, Nebraska — History

Freeman, Charles Jonathan, 1873-1970

Freeman, Daniel, 1830-1877

Freeman, Louisa (Smith), 1832-1918

Frontier and pioneer life

LW/JS                  02-13-1965

Revised TMM      04-24-2018