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-The Nebraska State Historical Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library in Washington, D.C. at http://www.dar.org/ have 19 volumes of cemetery transcripts. These list over 110,000 names from 150 cemeteries collected from 1975 to 1979 by Clarabelle Mares and Kathrine Petersen. Additional cemetery records are found in the DAR collection described in the "[[Nebraska Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section.
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+==Online Resources==
+{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:65%;  "
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+| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources for Nebraska'''</center>
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+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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+*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Find-A-Grave]
+*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} at FamilySearch - [[Find a Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
+*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]
+*[https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves]
+*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at FamilySearch - [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
+*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-billion-graves-index BillionGraves Index] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($)
+*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
+*[http://graveyardsofomaha.com/ Graveyards of Omaha] — Eastern Nebraska cemeteries
+*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/nebraska-cemetery-records.htm Nebraska Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
+*[http://www.interment.net/us/ne/index.htm Nebraska Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
+*[https://nebraskagravestones.org/search.php Nebraska Tombstone Photo Project] at [https://nebraskagravestones.org Nebraska Gravestones]
+*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/nebraska/nebraska.html Nebraska Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
+*[https://www.deathindexes.com/nebraska/index.html Online Nebraska Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
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+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the State'''</center>
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+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Nebraska?id=state_31 Nebraska Cemeteries] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
+*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] - type Nebraska in the search box.
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Nebraska,%20United%20States&reqParents=358&reqParentsLabel=State&reqParentsType=362&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Nebraska,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
+*[https://nebraska.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Nebraska Cemeteries] at [https://www.hometownlocator.com/ Hometown Locator]
+*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ne.html Nebraska Cemeteries] at [http://www.idreamof.com/index.html I Dream of Genealogy]
+*[https://ldsgenealogy.com/NE/Cemetery-Records.htm Nebraska Cemeteries] at [https://ldsgenealogy.com/index.htm LDSGenealogy]
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+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Jewish Cemeteries '''</center>
+|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/101153/pleasant-hill-jewish-cemetery Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery in Nebraska] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave]
+*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/nebraska-ne/ Nebraska Jewish Cemetery Project] at [https://iajgscemetery.org/ International Jewish Cemetery Project]
+*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1411/ JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]  - grave search
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] by [https://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen] <br>''Click the USA folder, State folder, City folder and cemetery name''
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+| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Military Cemeteries '''</center>
+|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftmcpherson.asp Fort McPherson National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/100645/fort-mcpherson-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fort-McPherson-National-Cemetery/66627 BillionGraves]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/omaha.asp Omaha National Cemetery] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2571854/omaha-national-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Omaha-National-Cemetery/299924 BillionGraves]
+*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/lots/forestlawn.asp Forest Lawn Cemetery Soldiers' Lot] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1963313/forest-lawn-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Forest-Lawn-Cemetery-Soldiers-Lot/328193 BillionGraves]
+*[https://veterans.nebraska.gov/nvca Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance] — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2285373/nebraska-veterans-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Nebraska-Veterans-Cemetery-at-Alliance/180898 BillionGraves]
+*Soldiers and Sailors Cemetery — [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/101463/soldiers-and-sailors-cemetery Find-A-Grave] [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Soldiers-And-Sailors-Cemetery/67427 BillionGraves]
+{{Block indent|''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''}}
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-Nebraska is also home of [[Nebraska Military Records|Fort McPherson]], the site of a national cemetery established in 1873 on a 20 acre tract of the Fort McPherson Military Reservation. The remains of soldiers buried at a number of other forts in the intermountain area were relocated to the [http://lincoln.wathenadesigns.com/fort_mcpherson.html Fort McPherson National Cemetery] between 1878 and 1947.
+== Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library ==
+To find cemetery records for ''Nebraska'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
-=== Web Sites  ===
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Nebraska''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-http://www.interment.net/us/ne/index.htm
+To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
-http://nebraskagravestones.org/
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Nebraska''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+#Click on: '''Places within Nebraska'''
+#Click on the county you want to search
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-[http://tombstones.nesgs.org/index.php Nebraska State Genealogical Tombstone Photo Project]
+To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
-[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cemeteries/ Rootsweb.ancestry.com]
+#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+#Enter: '''Nebraska''' in the Place box
+#Click on: '''Search'''
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
+#Click on: '''Places within Nebraska'''
+#Click on the county you want to search
+#Click on '''Places within United States, Nebraska, county name'''
+#Click on the town you want to search
+#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
-http://sewardne.info/Cemeteries.htm
+== Additional Resources ==
+*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Nebraska cemetery.
+*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org] - Do a search for Nebraska Cemetery.
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