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The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.
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The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.  


'''Nebraska State Historical Society<br>'''Department of Reference Services <br>1500 "R" Street <br>Lincoln, NE 68501 <br>Telephone: 402-471-3270 <br>Fax: 402-471-3100 <br>Internet:[http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ http://www.nebraskahistory.org]
=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Nebraska ===
[[Nebraska State Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Beatrice Public Library]]{{·}} [[State DAR Library]]{{·}} [[American Historical Society of Germans from Russia]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Kansas City]]{{·}} [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]]<br>  


Mailing Address: <br>P.O. Box 82554 <br>Lincoln, NE 68501
=== Nebraska Archives ===


The Department of Reference Services includes two divisions of particular interest to genealogists—the Library Division and the State Archives. The Library Division houses printed materials, whereas the State Archives maintains Nebraska government records, newspapers, and other historical documents.
==== Nebraska State Historical Society Library and Archives ====


The state of Nebraska is actively microfilming records. Most of the state and many of the county records described in this outline are available on microfilm at the Nebraska State Historical Society. They cannot be borrowed by interlibrary loan, but most are available for purchase.
Library/Archives<br>Nebraska State Historical Society<br>1500 "R" Street <br>Lincoln, NE 68501 <br>Telephone: 402-471-4751 <br>Fax: 402-471-3100 <br>[https://history.nebraska.gov/ Website]<br>


A useful guide to records at the State Archives is ''A Guide to the Manuscript Division of the State Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society''(Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, 1974; FHL book 978.2 A3n No. 5; includes a 1983 supplement).
Mailing Address: <br>P.O. Box 82554 <br>Lincoln, NE 68501<br><br>


The Nebraska State Historical Society has also published a series of helpful leaflets describing genealogical sources in Nebraska. You can write to the society for copies.
:The Department of Reference Services includes two divisions of particular interest to genealogists—the Library Division and the State Archives. The Library Division houses printed materials, whereas the State Archives maintains Nebraska government records, newspapers, and other historical documents.


'''National Archives—Central Plains Region<br>'''(Kansas City) <br>2312 East Bannister Road <br>Kansas City, MO 64131 <br>Telephone: 816-268-8000<br>E-mail Address: [mailto:kansascity.archives@nara.gov kansascity.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/
:The state of [[Nebraska Genealogy|Nebraska]] is actively microfilming records. Most of the state and many of the county records described in this outline are available on microfilm at the Nebraska State Historical Society. They cannot be borrowed by interlibrary loan, but most are available for purchase.


'''Nebraska State Genealogical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 5608 <br>Lincoln, NE 68505 <br>E-mail Address: [mailto:fitzfp@aol.com fitzfp@aol.com]<br>Internet:&nbsp;[http://www.nesgs.org/]<br>
:A useful guide to records at the State Archives is ''A Guide to the Manuscript Division of the State Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society ''(Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, 1974); FS Library book {{FSC|250731|title-id|disp=978.2 A3n No. 5; includes a 1983 supplement}}.


=== Nebraska Libraries ===
:The Nebraska State Historical Society has also published a series of helpful leaflets describing genealogical sources in Nebraska. You can write to the society for copies.
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The following provides a comprehensive list of websites for the libraries within Nebraska&nbsp;:
==== National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri  ====


http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/
400 West Pershing Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64108<br>Telephone: 816-268-8000<br>[http://www.archives.gov/ Website]<br>[mailto:kansascity.archives@nara.gov Email]<br><br>
The National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri has the records of regional federal offices for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, including the following:


'''American Historical Society of Germans from Russia<br>'''631 "D" Street <br>Lincoln, NE 68502-1199 <br>Telephone: 402-474-3363 <br>Fax: 402-474-7229 <br>E-mail Address: [mailto:ahsgr@ahsgr.org ahsgr@ahsgr.org]<br>Internet: http://www.ahsgr.org/
*Federal naturalization records including [http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/aliens/a-files-kansas-city.html A-files]
*Bureau of Indian Affairs and other American Indian records
*Copies of federal land, census, military, and immigration records


To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Nebraska counties, use the seven inventories of county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of these.
==== Nebraska State Genealogical Society  ====


=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards ===
P.O. Box 57064 <br>Lincoln, NE 68505-7064 <br>[https://nsgs.org// Website]<br>[mailto:president@nsgs.org/ Email]<br>


Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:
=== Nebraska Libraries  ===


* Locate other researchers
The [https://nlc.nebraska.gov/ Nebraska Library Commission] provides a comprehensive list of websites for the libraries within Nebraska.
* Post queries
* Send and receive e-mail
* Search large databases
* Search computer libraries
* Join in computer chat and lecture sessions


You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Nebraska in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. You can use Internet search engines to help locate information.
[https://history.nebraska.gov/ Nebraska State Historical Society], Collections tab.


Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of March 2007, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:
[[Image:Germans from Russia Museum Lincoln, NE.JPG|right|175px|Germans from Russia Museum Lincoln, NE.JPG]][http://www.ahsgr.org/ '''American Historical Society of Germans from Russia''']<br>631 "D" Street<br>Lincoln, Nebraska 68502-1199<br>Telephone: 402-474-3363 <br><br>


=== USGenWeb ===
[http://www.danishamericanarchive.com/ '''The Danish American Archive and Library''']<br>1738 Washington Street<br>Blair, Nebraska <br>Telephone: 402-426-7910


[http://www.usgenweb.com/]
:The collection consists of books, recordings, photographs, and unpublished written materials relating to the people of Danish extraction in North America.


A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
:To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Nebraska counties, use the seven inventories of county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The FamilySearch Library has copies of these.


=== RootsWeb ===
=== Nebraska Online Records  ===


[http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/]
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A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.
=== Websites  ===


For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline United States Research Outline], 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Nebraska in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. You can use Internet search engines to help locate information.  


=== FamilySearch™ ===
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:


[http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org]
*'''USGenWeb'''
[http://usgenweb.org/ Website]
:This [http://usgenweb.org/ site] is a cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.


The Family History Library and Family History Centers have computers with accesss to the internet. This is a good place to begin your research.
*'''RootsWeb'''<br>
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[https://home.rootsweb.com/ Website]
[[Category:Nebraska]]
:[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ RootsWeb] is a useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.
 
*'''FamilySearch™'''<br>
[https://familysearch.org/ Website]
:The FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch centers have access to [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] on the Internet. This is a good place to begin your research. <!--{12058658402580} -->
 
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