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[http://www.octa-trails.org/ '''Oregon-California Trails Association'''] is an educational organization that promotes the story of the westward migration to Nebraska, among other places. Their site includes a personal name index to trail diaries, journals, reminiscences, autobiographies, newspaper articles, guidebooks and letters at [http://www.paper-trail.org/ A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names and Documents]. | [http://www.octa-trails.org/ '''Oregon-California Trails Association'''] is an educational organization that promotes the story of the westward migration to Nebraska, among other places. Their site includes a personal name index to trail diaries, journals, reminiscences, autobiographies, newspaper articles, guidebooks and letters at [http://www.paper-trail.org/ A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names and Documents]. | ||
*[https://www.paper-trail.org/Search '''Search the Paper Trail Database'''] Initial searches are FREE! You can go to the "Search" tab now to begin. These free searches will tell you if a name or document is in the database. It will give you the origin and year of the journey, how the person was mentioned, the name of the party, and the name and author of the document described. [https://www.paper-trail.org/Account/Register '''Subscriptions'''] give you more complete information including a scan of the original survey. This lists the route taken, ages, and other notes about the document. But most importantly, you will have access to the location of known copies of the original document. | *[https://www.paper-trail.org/Search '''Search the Paper Trail Database'''] Initial searches are FREE! You can go to the "Search" tab now to begin. These free searches will tell you if a name or document is in the database. It will give you the origin and year of the journey, how the person was mentioned, the name of the party, and the name and author of the document described. [https://www.paper-trail.org/Account/Register '''Subscriptions'''] give you more complete information including a scan of the original survey. This lists the route taken, ages, and other notes about the document. But most importantly, you will have access to the location of known copies of the original document. | ||
====Orphan Train==== | |||
*From the 1860's through the early 1900's, many New York City orphans came by train and were adopted by Nebraska families. Information on the orphans' trains is being collected for the Nebraska State Historical Society by Eloise Thomsen, 5843 Grant Street, Omaha, NE 68104. | |||
====Germans from Russia==== | |||
[http://www.grhs.org '''Germans from Russia Heritage Society''']<br> | |||
1008 E Central Ave<br> | |||
Bismarck, ND 58501<br> | |||
USA<br> | |||
Telephone: 701-223-6167<br> | |||
==Finding Town of Origin== | ==Finding Town of Origin== | ||