Resource Locations and Special History Collections
For Nemaha County, NE
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ORGANIZATIONS AND
INSTITUTIONS
LIBRARY
Auburn Memorial Library
1810 Courthouse Avenue
Auburn, NE 68305
Open 50 hours a week
Phone: (402) 274-4023
Visit the new Auburn Public Library [do a web search: Auburn Library]
COURTHOUSE
Nemaha County Courthouse
Auburn, Nebraska 68304
Tel: 402-274-4213 (County Clerk)
SCHOOLS
The schools of Nemaha County are administered by district, and located in various
towns. For questions of a historical or research nature, contact the Nemaha
Valley Genealogical Society listed below.
To see information on the history of Nemaha County schools, and listings of graduates
of various high schools, see Nemaha County Schools History.
GENEALOGY SOCIETIES
The Society has resources, a quarterly publication, and organized chapters in counties
or regional areas to support those who are researching their Nebraska ancestors .
Nemaha Valley Genealogical Society (NVGS)
P.O. Box 25
Auburn, NE 68305
Resources covering the Nemaha County and outlying area. See volunteer information below
for an email address.
Excerpts from recent NVGS Newsletters:
News from Nemaha Valley Genealogy Society
Other NVGS Resources Online:
Excerpts from the 1884 Nebraska Republican Newspaper (from the
NVGS Newsletters).
MUSEUM
Nemaha Valley Museum
P.O. Box 25
Auburn, NE 68305
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Nebraska State Historical Society
P.O. Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68501-2554
1-800-833-6747 (Good in or out of Nebraska)
See this location:
Nebraska State Historical Society
Other Nebraska Historical or Genealogical Societies can be accessed using the link
below. Use your return arrow to return to the Nemaha County web page, as this is part of
the state site: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~negenweb/societies/nshs.html
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SPECIAL HISTORY REFERENCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VOLUNTEERS for
Nemaha County
NAMES OF
PIONEERS OF NEMAHA COUNTY
Some sources that pertain directly to pioneers in Nemaha County are below. To see them,
select the links shown here.
1. Emmett Mason has prepared lists showing the names of pioneers that he has extracted
from a number of sources.
PIONEERS OF NEMAHA COUNTY
2. The book by Andreas covers many counties, each has been prepared for viewing by
county. Area descriptions, precincts and towns, and biographies of pioneers from the book
are available online.
ANDREAS' HISTORY OF
NEBRASKA
3. Those with Nemaha County roots have offered pioneer stories for publication here.
PIONEER STORIES
MISSIONS - INDEX
OF NAMES
MISSIONS - INDEX OF NAMES
From the book, "Rev. Gustav Karl Albert Wiencke, D.D. - A Man for Missions",
Donated By his grandson-in-law, Gil Varney.
WHO'S WHO IN
NEBRASKA IN 1940 - NEMAHA COUNTY
WHO'S
WHO IN NEBRASKA, 1940 - NEMAHA COUNTY
From the book, "Who's Who in Nebraska, 1940", placed on the Nebraska GenWeb
Resource pages.
1887 IMMIGRATION
PROMOTION
This was a special immigration issue of promotional articles regarding the towns of
Nebraska published Sunday June 5, 1887, by the Nebraska State Journal from Lincoln, Nebr.
Auburn
Nemaha City
Peru
Immigration
Promo for other Nebraska Towns
NEBRASKA STATE
GAZETEER
Business Directory and Farmers List for 1890-91" J.M. Wolfe & Co., Publishers,
1890.
Business List| |Farmers List
Index to the 1890 Gazetteer.
County Officers for
some counties in the 1890 Gazetteer.
PRECINCTS OF NEMAHA COUNTY
Some information on the growth and changes in precincts and/or townships since the
beginnings of Nemaha County. This includes a map of precincts as of 1913.
Precincts of Nemaha County
WWI REGISTRATION
World War I Registration in Nemaha County, NE
In 1917 and 1918 all male citizens were required to register with the officials in
the county in which they lived or were in at the time. Read about the instructions
published, and arrangements made, for this provision. Lists of registrants are shown by
precinct for 1917, and as a single list for 1918.
Nemaha County WW1 Registration
AYNES
BROTHERS LEDGER
AYNES BROS. LEDGER
Information from the ledger of accounts used by the proprietors of Aynes Brothers
Hardware, Furniture and Implements in the 1890's. This business, listed in the Business
Directory for 1890, was operated by William and Andrew Aynes in Nemaha City, Nemaha
County, Nebraska. Readers may find their ancestors names here, and learn what they
purchased that day.
A descendant, Tempe Berggren, has this ledger, and will respond to requests for possible
additional information. Contact her at ttb@onlinemac.com
An additional find has been a picture of the Aynes Hardware, taken after the
tornado. The date is approximately 1902. This was in the Earl Kerker collection, covered
in the page on Nemaha Pictures from Early Days below, and can now be seen at the
Nemaha Public Library.
To see the Aynes Hardware store.
NEMAHA PICTURES
FROM EARLY DAYS
NEMAHA PICTURES FROM EARLY DAYS
We are very fortunate to receive these pictures, with descriptions of the date and
other information from Earl Kerker. His relatives were business owners in Nemaha (village)
and he lived there during part of his childhood. He can furnish names for most of those in
these photos also.
Thanks very much to Earl for offering this valuable portion of history for use in the
Nemaha County NEGenWeb page.
GEORGE A. CROW
HISTORY
GEORGE A. CROW HISTORY
Vernon Hayes Cash has donated some very interesting pictures on three lines of his
family, beginning with George A. Crow, an early Nemaha resident. Successive lines lead to
the Ritchey family, also early residents in Nemaha County, and the Hayes family.
He says, "I became interested in my mother's family history after going through
boxes of pictures and documents I had been trucking from place to place for thirty years.
After a visit to my cousin's home in Lakewood, Colorado, where we went through the trunks
and boxes she had from our grandmother - Elydia's - estate, my interest increased.
Although my father's side of the family had been documented back to about 1690 by an aunt,
I knew little about the Hayes/Ritchey/Crow lines."
"The pictures and documents which have been contributed to the Nemaha County files
for the NEGenWeb are just a small portion of the interesting historical information which
our family has for these ancestors."
To enjoy the pictures, and story of these families, go to: George A. Crow Family
BROCK NEWS
AND THE BROCK CHAMPION - 1891-1897
THE BROCK NEWS & THE
BROCK CHAMPION 1891-1897
An index and abstract for the Brock newspapers of 1891-1897. Names in the news of the
time, you will find tidbits about the citizens of Brock and surrounding areas. If you have
any questions regarding any of this information please contact Marlene Stillahn at:
Contact us
HILLSDALE
PICTURES AND GENEALOGY INFORMATION
Connie Slagle Land has provided two pictures of her Slagle family and a building in
Hillsdale taken around 1900. The building included a store and postoffice, and was the
home of the Slagles as well.
On the back of the Hillsdale picture is the following: "Former Hillsdale Store and
Post Office, served by Star Route between Nemaha and Barada, Nebraska. The Star Route came
to Aspinwall, Hillsdale, St. Deroin and Barada. Barada is named after Antoin Barada, the
son of a French nobleman and an Omaha Indian girl. He was born in 1807. Hiram Slagle had
the store. Hiram Slagle, father of William Edward Slagle, his son Edward William Slagle,
father of Edward Ankrom Slagle." A list of persons in the picture follows.
For more information, and to view the pictures, select Hillsdale pictures below.
HILLSDALE PICTURES AND STORY
THE WILSON FAMILY
LETTERS
Glenn Wilson has found some family letters that have survived since the 1867 to 1869
period. These provide a view of personal history and the times in Nebraska. The writer,
Glenn's ancestor, was a school teacher in the area of St. Deroin at the time the letters
begin. He has recently begun tracing his family history, and would like to find out more
about Bettie A. Tebbs, the writer of these letters.
THE WILSON FAMILY LETTERS
DR. VARRO BOAL,
NEMAHA COUNTY PHYSICIAN A CENTURY AGO
A Boal descendant, Steve Boal, has furnished two pictures taken about 1908 when Dr.
Varro M. Boal was a physician in Auburn, Nebraska. For a peek inside of his office in
those early days, look at this.
DR. VARRO M. BOAL
BROWNVILLE,
NEBRASKA: COMMEMORATIVE PLATE
Kenna Crabtree has shared a picture of a commemorative plate which was made for her
grandmother, Mrs. C. M. Miner, by the Kettlesprings Kilns. It displays pictures of various
historical buildings made in the early 1900 period.
COMMEMORATIVE PLATE
VOLUNTEERS
Nemaha Valley Genealogy Society (NVGS), Denny Norvell
Denny Norvell, a member and officer of the Nemaha Valley Genealogy Society (NVGS) who
lives in Auburn - the county seat of Nemaha County - is the primary source of information
for this Nebraska GenWeb site. Other NVGS volunteer members will also do look ups as their
time permits. They do not charge for this service, other than the cost of copies. A small
donation to NVGS is recommended if their service is requested, especially if the lookup
takes some time.
Please send your look up request to: Denny Norvell
Volunteers who would like to work with the Society are always welcome. Please contact
the NVGS to offer your assistance.
REFERENCE MATERIAL WELCOMED
Do you have reference material on Nemaha County to share with other
researchers?
If so E-mail me. I will post your reference material and address here.
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