Nebraska Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in Nebraska:
For vital records, write to:
- Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Department of Health
P.O. Box 95065
Lincoln, NE 68509-5065
Phone:
- They have birth and death records since 1904, and marriage and divorce records since January 1909. Call (402) 471-2871 for costs. For births previous to 1904, write the Bureau of Vital Statistics for more information. For marriage records, you can also check with the County Court in the County where the license was issued. For divorce records, you can also check with the Clerk of the District Court in the County where the divorce was granted.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- State Archives Division
Nebraska State Historical Society
Division of Reference Services
1500 R Street, P.O. Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68501-2554
Phone: (402) 471-4771
- Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30-4:30, Saturday 8:00-5:00, Sunday 1:30-5:00 closed state holidays.
- They have census records from 1860-1920, newspapers dating back to territorial times, naturalization records, land records, Grand Army of the Republic records, county histories, family group sheets and files, maps, marriage records, deed records, probate records, and Nebraska state census records from 1885.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- Nebraska State Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 5608
Lincoln, NE 68505-0608
Phone: (402) 266-8881
- By appointment only
- Publications: Ancestree, The New Brass Key.
- Eastern Nebraska Genealogical Society
c/o Clare Mares
P.O. Box 541
Fremont, NE 68026
Phone: (402) 721-9553
