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NEBRASKA
AND MIDWEST GENEALOGICAL RECORD published by the
Nebraska Genealogical Society (group ceased existence in 1944).
Most issues are now available on-line. NE Territory census
records will be found there, extracts of earliest marriages, Bible
records, etc. Indexes for most volumes. Tables of content by
volume and a topical index to all issues on-line. (For copies of
the original, write to NSHS)
Every name index for volumes I through VIII.
NOT ALL issues are available on-line. If
you find a name of interest and that issue is NOT posted, write to
NSHS to secure a copy of the page / article.
Nebraska State Historical Society
Publications
Book Series - "Publications
and Collections of NSHS"
(some variation in titles, series and volume
numbers as portions were regrouped and reprinted)
"Nebraska
History & Record of Pioneer Days" OLD
Journals of NSHS -
The first three volumes (1918-1920) were done earlier. They
include pioneer death notices, notes about donations to NSHS,
recollections of prominent persons, articles about NE history
(military & otherwise) ... We have provided tables of content,
topical index and an index to illustrations.
Mar 2000: Vol IV added, and Volumes V & VI should be
available soon. We will add notes to the topic index as soon as
possible.
(For copies of the original articles, write to NSHS.)
HISTORY - The title of more recent journals
published by the Nebraska State Historical Society. Some
issues are still available. NSHS has a comprehensive index to all
the issues - recommend you check with them for your surnames.
NSHS does sometimes allow re-publication by a family member
for personal genealogy.
Example: "The
Home in the Cedars" by Florence B. Kortman from
April-June issue of Nebraska History (Vol. XIX, No. 2), printed
in January of 1939. An account of the Braun Family's settlement
in NE, 1871 provided by Marge Sandlier (check out her Nebraska
genealogy page at <
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sandlier/marge/index.htm >.
Ancestree
- Journals of Nebraska State Genealogical Society - NSGS
website.
Nov 2000 release of some articles, some issues. Articles will be
posted to specific counties, as appropriate. Currently down, link will be updated when this is placed online.
Pioneer
Record, Vol 3, no 4 - May 1896, includes list of
members of Territorial Pioneers (every name index added). This is
the only issue we've had access to, thus far!
(MARDOS)
NE
Pioneers -
Reminiscenses and Proceedings
for "Nebraska Territorial Pioneers Association",
Vol
I (1917) and Vol
II (1923) (MARDOS)
EDUCATION
"Twenty-First
Biennial Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
of the State of Nebraska, 1910" by E. C. Bishop. (Aug
2003)
Note: Found in a used book store in California! We have no idea
how many of these were published as hard bound books, or for what years.
| NE Government publications (see
"Genealogist's
Corner" from NSHS newsletter, for information about these resources)
Note: Materials originally
produced by government funding are in the public domain.
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| Nebraska Legislative Handbook/Manuals |
1881 - NA |
1887 (MARDOS)
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1897 - private
loan
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1901-02 (MARDOS)
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1903-4 (MARDOS)
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1911 - NA |
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| 1889 NE Bluebook
and Legislative Manual - special edition that combined
two titles for that year only (MARDOS) |
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| Nebraska Blue Books (MARDOS) |
1899-00 - NA |
1901-02 - NA |
1915 - NA |
1920
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1922 - NA |
1924 - NA |
1926
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| thereafter ... NE Blue
Book was published every two years with exception of 1962 |
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1936 (Unavailable)
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1966 (Unavailable)
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| (NA - not available on internet, yet ...) |
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Note: The current Nebraska
Blue Book is posted by the state
government
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Other Nebraska Publications related to government -
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| Nebraska Senate
& House Journal, Thirty-ninth Session (Special) 1919
(Minutes for both houses during special legislative session called by
Gov. McKelvie to change NE laws following riots in Omaha). |
| Civil Government of Nebraska,
A Manuel of the History & - 1885,
M.B.C. True: NE Constitution; lists of early officials; explanation
of government branches, courts, education, institutions; rules of inheritance;
list of crimes with penalties. |
| "Nebraska, Her Resources,
Advantages, Advancement and Promises" (by Furnas, 1885) ALSO
"The School Land Laws"
(Published by order of the Board of Educational
Lands and Funds.) by Joseph Scott, 1885 |
| Nebraska Facts (guess-timate
published1918) by Dept of Publicity, Lincoln, NE |
| Hand Book For Nebraska Citizens,
- by Grace M. Wheeler,
1919 |
NOTES: "Nebraska Legislative Year Book, 1897". Book was
loaned by Geil Wiggins.
List of NE government officials,
articles on NE institutions (Schools, hospitals, prisons, etc).
Index to bios, most have photo. Thank you Geil!
Similar book for 1901-2 is part of MARDOS
Memorial Library Collection. It does not include information on NE
institutions.
Nebraska Agriculture
Journal of the Proceedings
of the State Board of Agriculture of the State of Nebraska,
Sept 4, 1873 to Jan 26, 1878
Nebraska Corn Improvers
Association - Ninth Annual Report, 1918
(Food Production during War; Corn
& Corn Shows; Land Problem; Crops, Soil, Climate)
1920
Purebred Livestock Directory
Cass County Historical Society Magazine, Vol. 1, no 1
"Pioneer Stories of Cass
County" (abt 1940)
Methodist
Episcopal Church Journals - Minutes of ME Conferences in
Nebraska (Oct 2000 - moved to NEGenWeb Project "Religion"
directory)
Society
Newsletters
Newsletters
of Eastern NE Genealogical Society - ENGS, "Roots and Leaves", 1997-2005.
Available through the NEGenWeb Dodge County website.
Newsletters
(partial) of Nemaha Valley Genealogical Society - NVGS,
parts of 3 issues from 1996-7 that provided excerpts from The
Nebraska Republican newspaper.
Phelps
Helps (Spring 1996 - Winter 2005) - Available through the
Phelps County website, with every name and subject indexes for
1992-1998.
MORE than Nebraska ... other places
Somebody's
Links - back issues of genealogy newsletter by Julia
Case.
©1998-2007 for
the NEGenWeb Project by Ted & Carole Miller