Seward county 1908 nebraska historical atlas historic map works. The county was formed in 1855, and was organized in 1867. Guide to blaine county, nebraska ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. When the rails crossed township 11, range 2 east, four men each donated ten acres so that the railroad would build a siding and station. History of the state of nebraska, originally published by the western historical co. Though we have made best efforts the books may have occasional. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The first serious attempts to form nebraska territory were begun in 1851, but territorial status was not achieved until three. History of seward county, nebraska by cox, william wallace english t1.
Seward county nebraska history supplement, 1983 book. Biographies of douglas county nebraska history of omaha ne. Together with a chapter of reminiscenses of the early settlement of lancaster county ebook written by william wallace cox. The omaha the pawnee the otoe the santee sioux the winnebago the ponca the iowa and the sac and fox. World war i draft registration cards, 19171918 seward county. Andreas history of the state of nebraska seward co. The nebraska state historical society nshs, contracted with heritage research, ltd. Internet archive history of seward county, nebraska, and reminiscenses of territorial history 1905 source.
Lowley, county judge and lawyer, at seward, came to nebraska in the spring of 1870, and took up a homestead in seward county, on section 12, town 11 range 4 east, h precinct, and then went to lincoln, where he opened a law office in connection. With this thought, the seward county genealogical society is creating a book focusing on the homesteaders and early residents of the county with information gleaned. Red long, and it is still headquartered in lincoln, nebraska. We have tried to make this a comprehensive list, however, new collections, manuscript collections with photographs, and museum collections with photographs may not be reflected. Seward county historical society museum our mission to preserve and interpreet the unique history of seward county for current and future generations. Search the history of over 418 billion web pages on the internet. Seward county is part of the lincoln, ne metropolitan statistical area. You can donate to this project to help preserve our county s history. Researchers often fail to notice the great importance of seward county court, probate, and land records as a resource of family history and genealogy information. Genealogical society takes on seward county history news.
This is a list of more than 1,100 properties and districts in nebraska that are on the national register of historic places. Numerous biographies for early residents of douglas county, nebraska, and the city of omaha are included in this booklet excerpted from the rare 1882 book. Boston studio images may be purchased from the boston studio project at. Rebecca winters, daughter of gideon burdick, a drummer boy in washingtons army, was born in new york state in 1802.
Genealogy trails history group the bernecker family in seward county, nebraska source. Because the seward county courthouse access has been suspended, the seward county commissioners meeting will be available to the public via audio. She was a loyal daughter who helped them on their rented farm. Populism, progressivism, and the transformation of nebraska politics, 18851915 by robert w. Seward county historical society museum, goehner, nebraska. Informational materials available at the treasurers office include.
I have collected a lot of family history on the ellis, harrison, and zimmerman families that settled in precinct g, seward, ne. County courthouse edit edit source seward county courthouse 529 seward street p. We are excited, once again, to be working with the nebraska state historical society to bring this heirloomquality coffeetable book to the community. Published in 1938 by the first chase county historical society and. Nebraska was part of the louisiana purchase acquired from france in 1803. The state of nebraska collection contains 2,193 atlases spanning 144 years of growth and development 1864 through 2008. Boyd the presbyterian ministerial directory, 1898 source. To bring people together through individual and county history.
Digital archives of the seward memorial library the. A place for books about nebraska, that take place in nebraska or by nebraska authors. As the changes of less than three score years are contemplated, one can scarcely realize or comprehend that the wonderful results of times marvelworking hand are the achievements of a period so brief as to be within the memoryalmost of the present generation. Historical and supplemental documents are available below.
In the nebraska license plate system, seward county is represented by the prefix 16 it had the sixteenthlargest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. The republican river runs through it, providing a beautiful river valley with canyons along the south side and sand hills to the north. National register of historic places listings in webster county. Ellis who married artemesia harrison from clay township, harrison county, missouri. Any constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, alteration or moving of any structure or building requires a permit in all areas of seward county zoning jurisdiction. According to the history of seward county, nebraska, the first term of the district court was held in seward county, at milford, on november 15, 1869. All donations will be recognized in the genealogy room of the seward memorial library and on this website. Overdrive nebraska login needed inlibrary use only. Nebraska history early days seward county genealogy, pioneers book genealogy. Castle on the 25th of june, 1858, and entered the same in 1860, it being the first land entry in seward county. Click on any of the following titles for the description of the books that are currently available. I was very pleased to find biographies and new details of several of my 2nd and 3rdgreat grandparents in the book.
Beaver crossing, cordova, goehner, milford, grover, seward county 1908 index county. History of seward county, nebraska, and reminiscenses of territorial history. These comprehensive automotive manuals have complete and detailed repair information on thousands of car, truck, van and suv by. General history of seward county nebraska by john h. Seward white pages phone books in nebraska ne whitepages.
List of books and articles about nebraska history online. The worldheralds david hendee brings the states history to life in a new book, nebraska. Full text of history of seward county, nebraska, and. Chase county history books nebraska libraries on the web. Lillie our great grandmother was the youngest daughter of elisha l. Of course historical markers had been erected in nebraska well before 1961, but they resulted from local initiatives, or in the case of the granite oregon trail markers installed in 191214, from collaboration by the nebraska state historical society and the daughters of the american revolution. According to the seward independentdemocrat newspaper june 5, 19, when the head of the parade reached cottage hotel, just north of the bridge, a halt was made. Nebraska antique maps and historical atlases historic. Ollibrary books partial history of seward county, nebraska. It was originally called greene county, and in 1862 it was renamed for william h. In an effort to make quality stories from nebraskas history more accessible, history nebraska has partnered with university of nebraska press as a distributor of. The county s smallest town is located six miles west of seward. Buried away in nebraska courthouses and archives just about everywhere could be the aspirations and frustrations of the many nebraska citizens.
They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance. Seward, united states secretary of state under abraham lincoln and andrew johnson. Though we have made best efforts the books may have. Family history researching in howard county, nebraska. Books published by history nebraska history nebraska.
City, apex, melvin, weber, and spring branch no longer exist, other than in old history books and family stories. List of pensioners on the roll january 1, 1883 seward county, nebraska source. Seward county, nebraska genealogy familysearch wiki. Plat maps include information on property lines, lots, plot boundaries, streets, flood zones, public access, parcel numbers, lot dimensions, and easements.
Google books history of seward county, nebraska 1888 source. Permits are used to insure compliance to building code, statutes and regulations, and is the process for an individual to learn the requirements prior to the start of a project. The marchers opened ranks and the old soldiers, members of the ladies circle, and the flag bearers marched down between the two lines of school children. It is bounded on the north by dakota county, on the east by the missouri river, on the south by washington and dodge counties, and on the west by dodge and cuming counties. National register of historic places listings in nebraska. Together with a chapter of reminiscenses of the early settlement of lancaster county william wallace cox state journal company, printers, 1888 lancaster county neb. The county is located in southeast area of the state. As of the 2010 united states census, the population was 16,750.
Supplemented with the county histories and the biographies, and making due allowance for errors, typographical and otherwise, unavoidable in a work of such magnitude, we present the history of nebraska, with a full consciousness of having fulfilled to the utmost the promises made in our prospectus, and with the hope that the citizens of the. Within the atlases are 122,745 historical maps, illustrations, and histories many of which contain family names ideal for genealogical research. Howard county, nebraska a proud member of the genealogy trails family. Others are rare antique maps, part of the collection by an exclusive arrangement with the.
Clay county, nebraska genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. It is illegal for anyone to copy, print or distribute images from the collection. Chilton auto repair login needed inlibrary use only. Before the 1860s, most pioneers passed through nebraska along the platte river valley on their way to oregon and california. Seward county, nebraska seward county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi nebraska savezna drzava.
It is bounded on the north by greeley, the east by nance and merrick, on the. Andreas history of the state of nebraska table of contents. Full text of history of seward county, nebraska, and reminiscenses of territorial history. History nebraska library catalog search items held by the history nebraska formerly the nebraska state historical society national digital newspaper program technical guidelines and specifications nebraska newspapers on microfilm at the nebraska historical society listed alphabetically. The story of historical sidney, nebraska, the toughest town on the western frontier, this 648 page historic documentary book is filled with 69 chapters of fascinating stories, photos and newspaper archives about one of the wildest old west frontier towns that ever existed. Seward county historical society museum home facebook.
Younkers collectors edition greatest moments in nebraska corhuskers football history younkers collectors edition by texas footballepic sports corp. Negenweb project resource center biography of william l. Most of these reports are county based, have been converted to pdf, and are available from links below. History of nebraska was originally created to mark the territorial centennial of nebraska, and revised to coincide with the statehood centennial. Guide to clay county, nebraska ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. Lincoln memories volume ii pictorial history book pediment. At an early day his father located in putnam county, illinois, and from there removed to marshall county, that state, where he. He has provided flexibility to assist in public meetings for local government. Nebraska history early days seward county genealogy. View a map of all nebraska historical markers, browse historical marker map.
The state of nebraska was created as the 37th state on march 1. Howard county is located in the fertile loup valley. History of seward county, nebraska, and reminiscenses of territorial history by. And reminiscenses of territorial history classic reprint. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users. Nebraska historical maps and atlases historic map works. Sherman county times july 7 21 and august 18 25 1887. Dundy county history dundy county is in the very southwest corner of nebraska and has four populated towns, benkelman, the county seat, haigler, parks and max. Seward county newspapers login needed inlibrary use only. Blaine county, nebraska genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Old historical city, county and state maps of nebraska. Lewis moffitt, pioneer and founder of the city of seward, purchased some choice land. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on.
This collectors book features the memories of lincoln from the 1940s through 1969 in historic photographs. The history of nebraska dates back to its formation as a territory by the. Our fulltext nebraska county histories form the cornerstone of local, civil war, and. The reports are also available at federal depository libraries. There are listings in 90 of the states 93 counties. The next year, with some help from the state legislature, an impromptu election made seward county seat over milfords shiretown claims, and culminated in a frantic race to lincoln by those who went into enemy territory and confiscated the records. Butler county gallery rights statement all images in the boston studio project are owned and ed by the boston studio. Discover all things about nebraska with our complete series of books. The dispossession of the nebraska indians by david j. Located in goehner, nebraska, the seward county historical society museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the unique. Lowley, county judge and lawyer, at seward, came to nebraska in the spring of 1870, and took up a homestead in seward county, on section 12, town 11 range 4 east, h precinct, and then went to lincoln, where he opened a law office in connection with judge jennings. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. This national park service list is complete through nps recent listings posted january 24, 2020.
Mona wilsons 1927 mug shot for the womens prison in york, nebraska in 1927, thirtyoneyearold mona wilson lived with her husband of two years on her parents farm in rural sheridan county, nebraska. The following is a list of photograph collections in the holdings of history nebraska. Printed soil survey reports were the main source of soils information from 1899 to 2005. Biographies seward county, nebraska genealogy trails. Also there is a collection of about 500 plat books and county atlases from almost every nebraska county for the years of 1885 to around 1947. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read history of seward county, nebraska. Chase county history books available for in library use. The seward memorial library enables and encourages our community to read frequently and diversely, learn continuously and objectively and connect locally and globally. This hardcover book truly captures the rich heritage of lincoln.
With the upcoming celebration of nebraska s 150th year of statehood in 2017, the seward county genealogical society plans to continue sharing and saving the history of the county. Made choice of a claim the farm near the iron bridge, owned by mr. This is a list of photo collections, not of individual photographs. History of seward county, nebraska, and reminiscenses of territorial history cox, william wallace on. History of seward county, nebraska, and reminiscenses of. This onevolume history quickly became the standard text for the college student and reference for the general reader, unmatched for three generations. We will be continually adding a large number of books, hundreds of titles in all, so check back often. The nebraska territory was organized on may 30, 1854.
Suspended, 19301931 no numbers issued from june to aug. This is a list of the national register of historic places listings in webster county, nebraska. Our nebraska books mark important moments in the state of nebraska history. The office of the seward county treasurer collects and disburses real and personal property taxes and issues motor vehicle titles and registrations, driver licenses and learner permits, boat registrations and mobile park permits. With your help, our newspapers can be digitized before seward and seward county finish celebrating their 150th anniversaries in 2017. History of seward county, nebraska cox william wallace on. You can donate to this project to help preserve our countys history.
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