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Library and Genealogical Society Alphabetical Listing

(This list was originally adapted from a compilation by Diane Korten, and has been updated as we receive new information.)

Adams County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 424
Hastings, NE 68902-0424
ACGS Website
(Publishes "Leafy Branches" Newsletter.)

AlliancePublic Library
Website
202 W. 4th Street
Alliance, NE 69301

Alma Public Library
Web Page

American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
631 D Street
Lincoln, NE 68502
http://www.ahsgr.org/
(Large collection of Germans from Russia materials)

Arnold Kinseekers
P.O. Box 135
Arnold, NE 69120-03515

Ashland Historical Society - Saline Ford Historical Preservation Society
Ashland NE 68003
(Saunders County)
Web Page

Auburn Memorial Library
1810 Courthouse Avenue
Auburn, NE 68305
Tel: (402) 274-4023
http://www.auburnmemoriallibrary.com/

Banner County Historical Society
200 Pennsylvania
Box 74
Harrisburg, NE 69345
www.bannercountyhistoricalsociety.com

Bayard Public Library
Bayard Public Library
509 Ave A
PO Box B
Bayard, NE 69334-0676
Phone: 308-586-1144
Website
Fax: 308-586-1061

Bellevue Public Library
1003 Lincoln Rd
Bellevue, NE 68005
(402) 293-3157
http://www.bellevuelibrary.org/

Big Springs Public Library
Big Springs, NE 69122
Website

Boone-Nance County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 231
Belgrade, NE 68623
Boone County Historical Society
Nance County Genealogical Society

Bridgeport Public Library
722 Main Street
PO Box 940
Bridgeport, NE 69336
Phone: 308-262-1623
Fax: 308-262-1412
Web Page

Broadwater Public Library
106 E Guthrie St
PO Box 91
Broadwater, NE 69125-0091
Web Page

Brown County Historical Society
HC 65 Box 158
Ainsworth, Ne 69210
Located 1 block north of Hiway 20 on old Hiway 7
Brown County Historical Society
402-387-2061 att: Carol

For information about the Historical Society or the Museums, please write:

    Darrel W. Steele, President
    106 S. Pine St.
    Ainsworth, NE 69210
    email: bchs1973@gmail.com
    402-387-0820

Buffalo County Historical Society
PO Box 523
Kearney, NE 68847
(Their periodical is called "Buffalo Tales.")
http://www.bchs.us/

Burt County Museum, Inc.
319 North 13th Street
PO BOX 125
Tekamah, NE 68061-0125
402-374-1505
Burt County Museum

Butler County Historical Society
Don Ditzler
1125 3rd St.
David City, NE 68632
Phone (402) 367-3500

Cairo Roots Research Museum
305 Said Street
Cairo Nebraska 68824
Phone: 308- 485-4725
Web Page

Cass County Historical Society
646 Main Street
Plattsmouth, NE. 68048
(402) 296-4770
Cass County Historical Society Museum

Cedar County Historical Society
304 W Franklin Street
Mailing address: PO Box 355, Hartington, NE 68739

Central City Library
1604 15th Ave
Central City, NE 68826-1806
Phone: (308) 946-2512
http://libraries.ne.gov/centralcity/

Chadron Public Library
Chadron, NE 69337
Chadron Public Library

Chappell Public Library
Chappell, NE 69129
Chappell Public Library

Chase County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 303
Imperial, NE 69033

Cherry County Genealogical Society
Box 380
Valentine, NE 69201

Cherry County Historical Society
W. Hiway 20
Valentine, Ne. 69201
Located 1/2 block west of Stop light on Hiway 20, intersection Hiway 20 and main street
402-376-2015
Joyce Muirhead
530 N. Haley St.
Valentine, NE 69201
402-376-2815

Cheyenne County Genealogical Society
Box 802
Sidney, NE 69162

Clarkson Memorial Library
120 West 2nd, P.O. Box 17
Clarkson, NE 68629
Phone: (402) 892-3235
Clarkson Memorial Library

Columbus Public Library
2504 14th Street
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-7116
http://www.columbusne.us/library

Cozad Genealogy Club
Wilson Public Library
910 Meridian
Cozad, NE 69130

Cravath Memorial Library
Hay Spring, NE 69347

Crawford Public Library
Crawford, NE 69339
Crawford Public Libary

Creighton Historical Center
716 Main St.
P.O. Box 82
Creighton, NE 68729
402-358-3377
402-358-5209 (leave message)
Web Site

Cuming County Historical Society
130 N. River
West Point, NE 68788

Custer County Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 334
Broken Bow NE 68822

Dakota County Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 18
Dakota City, NE 68850

Dalton Public Library
Dalton, NE 69131
Dalton Public Library

Dawson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 369
Lexington, NE 68850
Dawson County Historical Society Museum

Denton Community Historical Society
(Lancaster County)
Post Office Box 405
Denton, NE 68339
Monthly newsletter: Town Talk
Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nedchs/

Dixon County Historical Society
Box 95
Allen, NE 68710

Douglas County Historical Society Library
P.O. Box 11398
Omaha, NE 68111
Douglas County Historical Society

Eastern Nebraska Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 541
Fremont, NE 68026
ENGS Website
(Publishes "Roots and Leaves" Newsletter.)
The newsletters and an index to the quarterlies are part of the
Dodge County NEGenWeb Project site.

Elkhorn Valley Genealogical Society
John A. Stahl Library
330 N Colfax
West Point, NE 68788
http://www.rootsweb.com/~necuming/evgs.html

Fillmore Heritage Genealogical Society
c/o Mrs. Merlin Hulse
Route 2, Box 28
Exeter, NE 68351

Flatwater Genealogical Society
This address is not current. Can anyone give us the current address?
P.O. Box 324
Gibbon, NE 68840

Fort Kearny Genealogical Society
Box 22
Kearney, NE 68847
(Publishes "Buffalo Chips")
email: laurie1896@yahoo.com
http://rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/fkgs.htm

Franklin County Historical Society
Web Page
(Also available on FaceBook)

Frontier County Historical Society
P.O. Box 242
Curtis, NE 69025
Frontier County Historical Society

Furnas County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 166
Beaver City, NE 68926
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nefurnas/GenSocResources.html

Furnas-Gosper Counties Museum/Historical Society
http://www.arapahoe-ne.com/attractions/furnasgospermuseum.htm

Gage County Historical Society
Box 793
Beatrice, NE 68310
(Publishes "Quarterly Express")
Gage County Historical Society And Museum

Genealogical Society of Wayne County, Nebraska
c/o Nancy Sutton
220 Sherman
Wayne, NE 68787
moonshin@bloomnet.com

Genoa City Museum
402 Willard Ave.
Genoa, NE 68640
(Records for Pawnee School and for the early Mormon settlement.)

Gering Public Library
Gering, NE 69341
Gering Public Library

Gordon Public Library
Gordon, NE 69343
Gordon Public Library

Gothenburg Historical Museum
1420 Ave F
Gothenburg, Nebraska 69138
Gothenburg Historical Society And Museum

Greater Omaha Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 4011
Omaha, NE 68104
Webpage
(Publishes 'Westward Into Nebraska' Newsletter)

Gretna Public Library
736 South Street
Gretna, NE 68028
(402) 332-4480
Gretna Breeze newspaper on microfilm dating to late 1890's
http://www.gretnapubliclibrary.org/

Hall County Historical Society
4262 Michigan Ave
P. O. Box 1683
Grand Island NE 68802
Phone: (308)384-2154
Website

Hamilton County Historical Society
Housed at the Plainsman Museum
(see listing for museum for hours)
210 - 16th Street
Aurora, NE 68818
(402)694-6531

Hastings Public Library
517 W. 4th St.
Hastings, Ne 68901
402-461-2346
http://www.hastings.lib.ne.us/

Hemingford Public Library
Hemingford, NE 69348

Historical Society of Stanton County, Inc
PO Box 213
Pilger NE 68768

Holdrege Area Genealogy Club
P.O. Box 778
Holdrege, NE 68949
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nephelps/phelpsgen.html

Holt County Historical Society
Box 231
O'Neill, NE 68763
(Publishes "Historical Newsletter")
Holt County Historical Society Homepage

Hooker County Genealogical Society
Box 280
Mullen, NE 69152

Howard County Historical Society
P.O. Box 304
St. Paul, NE 68873

Howard County Kinquesters
c/o Mrs. Emma Osterman
317 7th Street
ST Paul, NE 68873

Howells Congregational Church Historical Society, Inc.
124 Marion Street
Howells, NE 68641

Howells Public Library
128 North 3rd Street
Howells, NE 68641
Phone: (402) 986-1666

Jefferson County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 163
Fairbury, NE 68352-0163
Jefferson County Genealogical Society Website

Johnson County Historical Society & Museum
3rd and Lincoln Streets
Tecumseh, NE 68450
Email: Email

Kearney Public Library and Information Center
2020 1st Ave
Kearney, NE 68847
Kearney Public Library and Information Center Homepage
Genealogy Page

Keya Paha County Historical Society
Mavis Tuttle
43586 901st Rd.
Springview, NE 68778-9761
402-497-2267

Kimball Public Library
Kimball, NE 69145
Website

Leigh Public Library
P.O. Box 158
Leigh, NE 68643
Phone: (402) 487-2507
Website

Lewellen Public Library
Lewellen, NE 69147

Lexington Genealogy Society
Box 778
Lexington, NE 68850
(Publishes "Lexington Genealogical Society Newsletter")

Lincoln City Libraries
136 So. 14th Street
Lincoln NE 68508.
(402) 441-8500
Website

Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society
LLCGS Treasurer
P.O. Box 30055
Lincoln, NE 68503
Website
(Publishes a monthly newsletter)

Lincoln Public Library
Grand Island, NE 68801

Lisco Library
Lisco, NE 69148

Lue R. Spencer D.A.R. Genealogical Library
c/o Edith Abbott Mem Library
211 North Washington Street
Grand Island, NE 68801
Phone: 308-385-5333

Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library
Lodgepole, NE 69149
Website

Lyman Public Library
Lyman, NE 69352
Website

Madison County Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 1031
Norfolk, NE 68702-1031
Email: mcgs@telebeep.com
Publish a bi-monthly newsletter, "Madison County Remembers..."
Website

Merrick County Historical Museum, Inc.
215 E St.
Central City, NE 68826
Phone: (308) 946-2867

Minatare Public Library
Minatare, NE 69356
Website

Morrill Public Library
Morrill, NE 69358
Website

Morton-James Public Library (Otoe County)
923 1st Corso
Nebraska City, NE 68410
Tel: (402) 873-5609
Website

Nance County Historical Society
420 Broadway (PO Box 9998)
Fullerton, NE 68638-9998
Nance County Historical Society

Naponee Historical Society
PO Box 128
Naponee, NE 68960
http://psdesigns13.com/naponeehist.html

Nebraska D.A.R. Library
Lue R. Spencer Genealogical Library is located at:
Edith Abbot Memorial Library
211 N. Washington Street
Grand Island, NE 68801
More information can be found on the Nebraska D.A.R. webpage.

Nebraska State Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 5608
Lincoln, NE 68505-0608
(Publishes "Nebraska Ancestree")

Nebraska State Genealogical Society Library
Housed at the Beatrice Public Library
100 North 16th Street
Beatrice, NE 68310

Nebraska State Historical Society
1500 R. Street
Lincoln, NE 68508

Nebraskernewek
Celebrating Cornish heritage in Nebraska. A Society of Cornish-minded people with cultural, genealogical, historical, and social interests in Nebraska, USA.
Webpage: http://www.nebraskernewek.com/
(This link isn't working. Please let me know the new address.)

Nemaha Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 25
Auburn, NE 68305
(Publishes quarterly newsletter)
Website

Niobrara Historical Society
89054 519 Ave
Box 241
Niobrara, NE 68760
402-857-3794

Norfolk Public Library
North 4th Street
Norfolk, NE 68701
Website

North Central Nebraska Genealogical Society
Box 362
O'Neill, NE 68763

North Platte Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1452
North Platte, NE 69101
(Publishes "Newsletter" and "Railroad Ties")
Website

Northeastern Nebraska Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 169
Lyons, NE 68038

Northern Antelope County Genealogy Society
Box 267
Orchard, NE 68764

Northern Nebraska Genealogical Society
Box 362
O'Neill, NE 68763

Northwest Nebraska Genealogical Society
P O Box 666
Chadron, NE 69337-0666
(Publishes "Quarterly" and "Wagoner")
Website

Nuckolls County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 441 Superior, NE 68978-0441

Omaha Public Library (W. Dale Clark Library)
215 S. 15th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Genealogy Department: http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/resource-center?

Oshkosh Public Library
Oshkosh, NE 69154
Website

Otoe County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 465
Syracuse, NE 68446
Society Web site

Papillion Public Library - Sump Memorial Library
222 North Jefferson Street
Papillion, NE 68046
(402) 597-2040
Papillion Times newspaper on microfilm dating to late 1890's
http://www.sumplibrary.org/

Pastfinder Library
Specializing in Saline Co. Genealogy
911 Hillcrest Ct.
Marysville KS 66508-1418
E-mail pastfinder.library@gmail.com
Webpage: http://rootsweb.com/~netpl/

Pawnee Genealogy Scouters
Box 112
Albion, NE 68620

Perkins County Genealogical Society
c/o Mrs. Glen Keller
Box 418
Grant, NE 69140

Plains Genealogical Society
Kimball Public Library
208 South Walnut Street
Kimball, NE 69145
(Publishes "Newsletter")

Plainsman Museum
210 - 16th Street
Aurora, NE 68818
(402)694-6531
April 1 - October 31: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Mon - Sat, 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. Sun
November 1 - March 31: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. daily
Plainsman Museum webpage

Platte County Historical Society
2916 16th Street
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-1856
Website

Platte Valley Kin Seeker Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 31
Columbus, NE 68602-00031
http://www.megavision.net/pvks

Ponca Tribe Museum
P.O. Box 288
Niobrara, NE 68760-0288
402-857-3391
Web Page

Potter Public Library
Box 317
Potter, NE 69156
Website

Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1122
Grand Island, NE 68802
(Publishes a monthly newsletter)
Web Page

Quivey Memorial Library
Mitchell, NE 69357
Website

Historical Society Of Ravenna
Valerie Vierk, President
210 Grand Avenue
Ravenna, NE 68869
Email: valvierk@hotmail.com
webpage (part of the Buffalo NEGenWeb Project pages)

Rebecca Winters Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 323
Scottsbluff, NE 69363-0323
Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nerwgs/

Rushville Public Library
Rushville, NE 69360

Rock County Historical Society
West Highway 20, Bassett, Nebraska 68714 P. O. Box 32
Bassett, NE. 68714
The Museum
Kelly Sybrant, Director
Phone: 402-684-3327 or 402-684-3908
Web Site

Saline County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 24
Crete, NE 68333-0024

Sarpy County Historical Society and Museum
2402 Clay Street
Bellevue, NE 68005
(402) 292-1880
http://lewisandclarktrail.com/section1/necities/Omaha/sarpymuseum.htm

Saunders County Historical Society & Museum
Raymond Screws - Curator
240 N. Walnut
Wahoo, Nebraska 68066
(402) 443-3090
Webpage: http://www.visitsaunderscounty.org/attractions/museum/index.htm

Saunders County Genealogy Seekers
c/o G. Cajka
462 E. 13
Wahoo, NE 68066

Scottsbluff Public Library
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Website

Schuyler Historical Society and Museum
1005 B Street
Schuyler, NE 68661
Website
Phone: (402) 352-3219 or (402) 352-2633

Schuyler Public Library
1123 A Street
Schuyler, NE 68661
Phone: (402) 352-2221
Website

Seward County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 72
Seward, NE 68434-0072
Email: pc00520@windstream.net- joankennel@windstream.net

Sons of the American Revolution
Nebraska Society
6731 Summer Street
Lincoln, NE 68506
Website

South Central Genealogical Society
c/o Mrs. Haldine Johnson
Route 2, Box 57
Minden, NE 68959
Website

Southeast Nebraska Genealogical Society
c/o The Heritage Room
Beatrice Public Library
100 North 16th
Beatrice, NE 68310
(Publishes "Homesteader")

Southwest Nebraska Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 156
McCook, NE 69001
email: SWNGS@hotmail.com
webpage: http://www.swngs.org/
(Publishes "Ancestors Unlimited" and "Newsletter")

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
Stuhr Museum Home Page
Research Department
3133 West Highway 34
Grand Island, NE 68802-1505
(308) 385-5316 fax: (308) 385-5028
Email: info@stuhrmuseum.org

Thayer County Genealogical Society
Box 388
Belvidere, NE 68315

Thomas County Genealogical Society
c/o Mrs. Calvin Jones
Box 136
Thedford, NE 69166

Tri-State Corners Genealogical Society
c/o Falls City Library & Arts Center
1400 Stone Street
Falls City, NE 68355

University of Nebraska Library
Lincoln, NE 68503
Website

Valley County Genealogical Society
619 S. 10th
Ord, NE 68862

Verdigre Heritage Museum
Box 334
Verdigre, NE 68760
402-668-2248

Wahoo Genealogical Seekers
871 West 6th
Wahoo, NE 68066

Washington County Genealogical Society
c/o Blair Public Library
Blair, NE 68008

Wayne Public Library
410 Main Street
Wayne, NE 68787
Website

Wayne County Genealogical Society
c/o Richard Metteer
210 West 6th
Wayne, NE 68787

West Nebraska Family Research & History Center
1602 Ave. A
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
308-635-2400
http://www.wnfrhc.org

Winnetoon Historical Society
Box 38
Winnetoon, NE 68789
402-847-3329
Web Site

York County Historical Association
P. O. Box 81
2329 Nebraska Avenue
York, NE 68467
(402) 362-2990
email: yorkhistorical@alltel.net
website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~neycha/

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