Research Resources

The Valentine Public Library provides genealogy and local history resources for researching Cherry County and north-central Nebraska. Researchers have access to local history materials, cemetery records, obituary files, newspapers, and other genealogy resources. The library offers limited genealogy research services by mail, email, or telephone for a fee, following its published genealogy research policy. Location: 324 N. Main Street, Valentine, NE 69201. Phone: (402) 376-3160.

The Nationwide Gravesite Locator is a free database from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that helps locate the burial sites of veterans and their family members. It includes burial records from VA national cemeteries, many state veterans cemeteries, military and Department of the Interior cemeteries, and veterans buried in private cemeteries when a government grave marker was provided. Search results may include the cemetery name, grave location, dates of birth and death, military service information, and other available burial details.

The West Nebraska Family Research & History Center is a nonprofit genealogy library specializing in the history and families of western Nebraska and neighboring states. The library offers books, local records, maps, newspapers, family histories, and access to online genealogy resources, including expanded FamilySearch collections available through its FamilySearch Affiliate Library. Address: 1602 Ave A, Scottsbluff, NE 69361. Phone: (308) 635-2400.

World War History: Newspaper Clippings, 1914–1926 is a free digital collection from the Library of Congress containing nearly 80,000 pages of newspaper clippings documenting World War I and its aftermath. The collection covers events from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 through the postwar years and includes news articles, editorials, photographs, maps, political cartoons, and feature stories from American and foreign newspapers. It provides valuable insight into the political, social, cultural, and economic impact of the war as it unfolded.