Research Resources

The Bureau of Land Management General Land Office (GLO) Records website provides free access to federal land records for the Public Land States. Genealogists can search for land patents issued under the Homestead Act, military bounty land warrants, cash entry purchases, and other federal land programs. The site also includes survey plats, field notes, and other historical land records that document the original transfer of public land from the federal government to private ownership.

Canada Genealogy helps researchers locate FamilySearch record collections for Canada by providing quick access to indexed and digitized historical records organized by location. The page also links to the FamilySearch Research Wiki, where researchers will find guidance for locating and using Canadian birth, marriage, death, census, immigration, military, land, probate, church, and other genealogical records, along with province-specific research information.

CanGenealogy, created by Dave Obee, is a directory of Canadian genealogy websites and research resources. The site organizes links by province, territory, record type, and research topic, providing access to archives, libraries, historical societies, cemeteries, censuses, immigration records, newspapers, military records, maps, and many other Canadian genealogy resources.

The Cass County Historical Society preserves and shares the history of Cass County through the Cass County Historical Society Museum, historic structures, exhibits, educational programs, and research resources. Museum exhibits document the county's history from its opening for settlement in 1854 through the development of transportation, agriculture, schools, businesses, and community life. The society also maintains the Joseph and Mary Cook Log Cabin, the Rock Bluffs one-room schoolhouse, a historic railroad caboose, and a replica of Lewis and Clark's pirogue. Address: 646 Main Street, Plattsmouth, NE 68048. Phone: (402) 296-4770.

The Cass County Historical Society Museum preserves and shares the history of Cass County through exhibits, artifacts, and educational programs highlighting the county's heritage since 1854. Genealogists and local history researchers can receive assistance with family history and Cass County research. Address: 646 Main Street, Plattsmouth, NE 68048. Phone: (402) 296-4770.

The Sister Loretta Gosen Memorial Archives – Museum of the Diocese of Lincoln collects, preserves, and makes accessible the history of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Lincoln, which includes all Nebraska counties south of the Platte River. Holdings include documents, photographs, and museum artifacts relating to parishes, schools, hospitals, institutions, organizations, priests, religious communities, and lay people who have influenced the Diocese. Genealogy researchers may request sacramental record searches for deceased persons, subject to the Diocese's access policies, and historical research is available by appointment. Address: Chancery Office, 3400 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68506-6125. Phone: (402) 488-0921.

Chronicling America is a free online resource from the Library of Congress that provides access to digitized historic U.S. newspapers and a searchable directory of American newspapers published from 1690 to the present. Researchers can search newspaper pages by keyword, browse issues by date, state, or title, and use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to identify newspapers and repositories throughout the United States. The site is part of the National Digital Newspaper Program, a partnership between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Civil War Records, operated by Brian Rinehart, is a professional record retrieval service specializing in military and related records held by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Researchers can request scanned copies of Union Civil War pension files, compiled military service records, carded medical records, federal land records, and selected records from other U.S. conflicts. The website also provides guidance for identifying the correct records and indexes before placing an order.

Cyndi's List is a free, categorized, and cross-referenced index of online genealogy resources. Created and maintained by Cyndi Ingle since 1996, the site contains more than 336,000 links organized into hundreds of categories covering countries, states, record types, ethnic groups, occupations, military records, software, DNA, and virtually every aspect of family history research. It is an excellent starting point for locating genealogy resources on the Internet.

DigiArchiv is the digital archives website of the State Regional Archives Třeboň, providing online access to digitized records from the State Regional Archives in Třeboň and the State District Archives of South Bohemia. Researchers will find parish registers, census records, land registers, maps, chronicles, photographs, books, and other digitized archival materials. Free registration provides access to additional features.