Research Resources
Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre
The Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre preserves and promotes the Welsh heritage of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Researchers can search a genealogy database of Welsh-American families, request lookups and translations from Y Drych (The Mirror), a historic Welsh-American newspaper, and access archival collections documenting Welsh immigration and settlement. The Centre also operates a museum and hosts educational programs and cultural events. Address: 307 7th Street, Wymore, NE 68466. Phone: (402) 432-3656.
Greater Omaha Genealogical Society (GOGS)
The Greater Omaha Genealogical Society (GOGS) promotes genealogy and family history research in the Omaha metropolitan area and eastern Nebraska. The Society offers educational programs, special interest groups, research assistance, publications, and monthly meetings. Researchers can request local record lookups and research assistance, and members have access to additional genealogy resources and educational opportunities. Address: P.O. Box 4011, Omaha, NE 68104-0011. Email: info@gogsne.org.
Hall County Historical Society
The Hall County Historical Society preserves and promotes the history of Hall County, Nebraska through its museum, archives, educational programs, and publications. Researchers can access historical photographs, manuscripts, local history collections, and other resources documenting the people, communities, and development of Hall County. The Society also publishes and sells books on Hall County history. Location: 4262 W. Michigan Avenue, Grand Island, NE 68803. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1683, Grand Island, NE 68802. Phone: (308) 384-2154.
Historical Society of Ravenna
The Historical Society of Ravenna preserves the history of Ravenna and the surrounding communities of the Ravenna School District in Buffalo County, Nebraska. Researchers can access family histories, photographs, books, newspapers, artifacts, and other local history collections at the Society's historical center. Volunteer researchers may be available to assist with genealogy and local history research by appointment. Address: 210 Grand Avenue, Ravenna, NE 68869. Email: valvierk@hotmail.com.
Holdrege Area Genealogy Club
The Holdrege Area Genealogy Club promotes genealogy and family history research in Phelps County and south-central Nebraska. The Club maintains genealogical resources, publishes the Phelps Helps newsletter, provides educational programs, and supports researchers through local history and family history collections. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 164, Holdrege, NE 68949.
Howard County Historical Society
The Howard County Historical Society preserves the history of Howard County, Nebraska and its communities through its historical village, museum, archives, and genealogy resources. Researchers can access local history collections, newspapers, photographs, family histories, military records, and other historical materials. The Society's website also includes genealogy resources, county research information, and links to local newspaper archives. Address: 1005 Indian Street, Saint Paul, NE 68873. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1, Saint Paul, NE 68873. Email: historichc@historichc.org.
Immigration and Ship Passenger Lists Research Guide
Immigration and Ship Passenger Lists Research Guide is a comprehensive guide from the Genealogical Society of Bergen County, New Jersey, explaining how to locate United States immigration records and ship passenger lists. The guide provides step-by-step research strategies for different time periods, explains how to use census, naturalization, and passport records to identify an immigrant's arrival, and includes links to online databases, the National Archives, libraries, and other immigration resources. It also offers guidance for locating ship information and photographs.
Interment.net
Interment.net is a free online collection of cemetery transcriptions for genealogists and local historians. The website provides searchable burial records, cemetery transcriptions, and information about cemeteries in the United States and other countries. Many of the transcriptions were contributed by volunteers, including records from cemeteries that no longer exist, helping preserve burial information for future researchers.
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a free digital library providing access to millions of books, periodicals, newspapers, images, audio recordings, videos, and archived websites. Genealogists can search a vast collection of digitized county and local histories, family histories, city directories, government publications, military records, census publications, and other historical materials that are freely available online.
Ireland XO
Ireland XO (Ireland Reaching Out) is a nonprofit genealogy and heritage organization that helps people trace their Irish ancestors and reconnect with their ancestral communities. The website offers county-specific genealogy volunteers, research guides, Irish history resources, local parish information, and message boards where researchers can post ancestor queries and connect with others researching the same families and places.