Additional NSHS Research Resources and Databases
Architects and Architectural firms: Wiki of Nebraska architects and architectural firms and their projects.
Atlases/Plat Books: The Nebraska State Historical Society library collection contains over 500 county atlases or plat books dating from 1885 to the present. About 150 have been microfilmed. Check this database for an accurate account of our holdings and find atlases/plat books years of interest.
Blog: Search our NSHS Blog for recent posts.
Civil War collections: List of various manuscript and government records collections containing materials relating to the Civil War.
Civil War Veterans: Locate names referenced in the Civil War Veterans Indexes.
Gazetteer Index, 1890 and 1911: A statewide place/name index includes communities, businesses, and farmers directories.
Newspaper Indexes and Inventories: Lists of newspapers held by NSHS on microfilm and links to various indexes.
Prison Records, 1870-1990: Locate names referenced within Prison Records.
Research Guides: NSHS reference leaflets and miscellaneous other resources.
U.S. General Land Office Tract Books: Search homestead applications, proofs, final certificates, and supplemental information.
World War I Draft Registration Cards (Nebraska), 1917-1918: Over 276,000 WWI draft registration records arranged by county.
Misc. other Research Resources and Databases
Land Entry Files (Nebraska) – National Archives: The National Archives’ Central Plains Region (Kansas City) has a variety of guides, reference information papers, lists, and other finding aids. Those available online for Nebraska are listed.
Marriage Records (Nebraska) – FamilySearch: Statewide marriage index (incomplete).
Nebraska Public Documents (University of Nebraska): Launched in October 2007, this website includes reports from 1891 to 1942 and is a keyword searchable collection of digitized historic reports of Nebraska constitutional officers and state agencies. The website now has about 169,000 pages of digital content.
