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Mayhew Cabin log construction

Steam Wagon Painting

Mayhew Cabin with John Brown's Cave well marker

John Brown's Cave exit- On to Iowa.

All Aboard! Entering the Train Depot

Remembering the sacrifice of John Kagi and John Brown

Walking through the Historic Village

Nebraska City's African-American church and community center

Farm equipment row and General Store

Missouri-Pacific Train Depot

John Brown's Cave blacksmith shop

Old Log Schoolhouse

1910s Steam Engine Tractor

The old Victorian House

The large Red Barn

Old Hay Stacker

The Mayhew Cabin with Cave entrance

The Cave- Breaking away the ball & chain and onwards to freedom

The Mayhew Cabin storage cellar

1850s style vest

The cabin's kitchen

The Mayhew Cabin-lower level

The cabin's simple staircase leading to the lofte

Approaching the Mayhew Cabin from the north

The old ladder leading down from the cabin to the cellar

The cider making corner

The cellar's storage area

The Mayhew parents simple accommodations

The historic buildings' row

The Mayhew Cabin welcomes President Lincoln & Union soldiers

The Mayhew family welcomes you to their home

Walter Brooks, NSHS Trustee board member (left); Bill Hayes, Director (right) New state historical marker dedication

Director Bill Hayes with Mayhew Cabin Foundation Board; Dan Clinkenbeard, Cathy Briley, Grace Johnson at the April 25th Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The crowd braves the chilly weather for the ribbon-cutting ceremony

Juneteenth 2009-Mayhew Cabin presents <i>Stand Off at Mayhew Cabin</i>

The crowd enjoys roasting marshmellows at the Haunted Village this past Hallowween

Mr. Hayes tells ghost stories for visitors to the Train Depot

Discussion takes place after the Civil War program at the G.A.R. Hall

Dr. Davis portrays Abraham Lincoln for the Mayhew's Juneteenth event

Moss Ellis answers a question about the battle of Cold Harbor while fellow speakers, Bill Hayes and Judy Schwab, listen

Juneteenth presenter Calvin Phillips plays a musical number for the program

Historian Thom Rosenblum discussed the history of the U.S. domestic slave trade at Peru State College this past February

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