This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Nebraska items reflect growth and crime in 19th century towns
Tekamah builds a jail Crete expands water works Nebraska City distillery on mash Wayne county swindlers target lightning rods Lincoln wells Fort county coal find Hastings sends youths to reform school Fillmore county valuation up 330000 cholera inns empty Cass west Omaha licenses prostitution. Des Moines buyers buy Nebraska City brewery for 25000. assaults near Nebraska City and tarred suspects in Rushville and Hay Springs. Fremont creamery breaks butter record. death from horse illness in Glencoe. temperance meetings in Davenport. sod schoolhouse bids Cheyenne County. Omaha police indictments. barbers strike Hastings. Red Jacket jailed at Chadron. $25000 damages sought in Rushville case. Nellie Hanna dies after horseback ride. Fremont rail shops incentive. Fremont firemen prize fund. lightning strike at McCook. Chadron artesian well. Timberville land sale 60000+ acres 130000 cash. Tecumseh grain shipper profits 53 cents per car.