WELCOME!

to the PRAIRIE PIONEER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.

Welcome to the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society web page. We are a non-profit organization open to all who are interested in family history, not only those with Hall County ancestors. Our monthly meetings and genealogy related programs are free and open to the public. Please join us! For more information about our society, send us an email. Our sincere thanks to Hall County NEGenWeb Project for hosting our page.


INFORMATION ABOUT PPGS

Below is some important information about the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Sociaty locted in Grand Island, Nebraska.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

  • The purpose of our Society shall be to gain true and documented knowledge of our ancestors in the research of family histories, as well as this area's history.
  • To record and protect all proven, documented sources.
  • To promote general education, collection, and preservation of records of Historical and Genealogical value to this Society.

CONTACT INFO

Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 1122
Grand Island, NE 68802

Questions About PPGS?

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Membership is $12 single, $15 family (2 persons per household).

Please download this membership form and mail-in with your dues: Membership Form

Meetings are held on the second Monday of every month, except July and August, at 7 PM. They are held at the Stuhr Museum in the Reynolds Research Center, just south of the main building (enter Stuhr through the exit gate, there are no admittance or parking fees). Members receive 10 newsletters per year.

REQUEST FOR
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE

Requests for research and local records (obituaries, land records, marriage records, licenses, etc.) may be made with the Request Form below for a non-refundable fee of $5.00 each. Please download the form, print, complete and mail to PPGS at the above address with your check payable to Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society. One request per form.

Request Form

PPGS CONTRIBUTION

To The Hall County NEGenWeb Project

Much of the information found on the Hall County NEGenWeb site comes from "The History of Hall County," by Buechler, Barr, & Stough. The book was published in 1920 and is a comprehensive account of the first 73 years, (1857-1920), of Hall County.

It's a narrative of the Hall County, Nebraska pioneer period written and dedicated to those first thirty five settlers who came from Davenport, Iowa in 1857 in search of a home, and continues through those who served in defense of our country during World War I.

This 6' x 9' book contains 1,248 pages, 469 of history, 92 of World I Veterans, 396 pages of family biographies, photos, plus a general and biographical index. A new 51 page surname index has been added by members of the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society.

To The 1920 Biographies Index

Copyright Notice

All materials contained on these pages are furnished for the free use of those engaged in researching their family origins. Any commercial use or distribution, without the consent of the host/author of these pages is prohibited. All images used on these pages were obtained from sources permitting free distribution, or generated by the author, and are subject to the same restrictions/permissions. All persons contributing material for posting on these pages do so in recognition of their free, non-commercial distribution, and further, is responsible to assure that no copyright is violated by their submission.

This page was created for the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society
by Matthew D. Friend of the Hall County NEGenWeb Project © 2012-2020
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2020

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