This is a NEGenWeb Project web page
Postcard with a photograph of the Beaver City Poor Farm [FURNAS County] -- early 1900s |
The Nebraska excerpt from a U.S. Government Report summarizing various state poor laws in 1904. . |
"Homes of the Poor"Omaha World Herald, October, 1920 article reprinted in the "History of Hamilton and Clay Counties Nebraska", 1921 |
Poor farm references from a search of the on-line publication of : |
Excerpts sent in by readers. |
Online Records found on this and other sites. |
Notes and Queries from readers. |
Special Thanks go to Linda Crannell for donating her Nebraska Poorhouse information to this site. For general poorhouse information, you may want to visit the Poorhouse Story Website. |