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Nebraska Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Nebraska
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Nebraska, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Nebraska Statewide Genealogical Publications
Nebraska became a territory in 1854 and a state in 1867.
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Nebraska
Archives
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The
Nebraska State Historical Society
serves the purpose of the state archives by accepting records from all
levels of government in Nebraska. This society has done a wonderful job of
cataloging records and making
Government Records available to the public.
I especially like the Finding Aids for the
various levels of government. It requires Acrobat Reader to read them, but
that software is free. I was able to browse the description of all the
available records, many of which have been microfilmed. The
County Government Records page has a county outline map along with a
list of counties. Just click on the county name and the county catalog
book of records can be viewed.
Atlases/Plat Books, City/County Directories and other
published books are also available at the society. Visit their
home page
to learn about their services including photocopy fees and interlibrary
loans. |
Nebraska
Biography
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pub. 1904
Southeastern Nebraska Biographical and Genealogical History
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1850-1880 Mortality Schedules
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 U. S. Veteran Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Nebraska
Land
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1864-1918
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
1885-1947
Nebraska County Atlases/Plat Books Name Index
- free online at Nebraska County Historical Society
This index is to 147 atlases of the estimated 500
county atlases or plat books in the Nebraska State Historical Society. The
microfilm atlases are available on interlibrary loan to local libraries
that participate in that service. When I scrolled down the page, I found a
place where I could search by a person's name. I put in a surname and a
list of atlases for that name appeared for me to study. The list gives the
full name, the county, year of the atlas and page number plus notes and
the number of microfilm reels. |
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WORLD-WIDE
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Nebraska. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
WORLD-WIDE
Nebraska State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
Nebraska
Maps
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| 1895
1895 U.S. Atlas (Nebraska page) - free online |
2000
Nebraska State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 15 county names, and a road map with
the numbers of major highways. |
Nebraska
Military
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1861-1869
Roster of Nebraska volunteers from 1861 to 1869
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Nebraska
Newspaper
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Nebraska State
Newspaper Extraction Project - There are over 160,000 transcribed
articles including marriages and other items of interest. - free online at RootsWeb |
Nebraska
Vital
Records
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| 1864-1982
Nebraska Marriages, 1864-1982
- online at Ancestry.com |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns
and Cities
of Nebraska
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A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M
N O P Q R S
T U V W X Y Z
B
Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
H
Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, USA
K
Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
L
Leigh, Colfax, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
M
McPherson, McPherson, Nebraska, USA
N
Nesbit, McPherson, Nebraska, USA
North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
O
Omega, McPherson, Nebraska, USA
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
T
Tryon, McPherson, Nebraska, USA
V
Valyrang, McPherson, Nebraska, USA
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