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(This page's most recent update is April 2026)
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The Ancestor Hunt has been cataloging and listing links to free online genealogy collections in over 24 different record categories since 2014. These are available for you to view and use via the Resources tab above.
There is a massive amount of genealogy and historical material that can help us researchers as we discover who belongs in our family tree, and more importantly, what is their life story. But much of this genealogical and historical material doesn’t fit nicely into a specific genealogy record category.
As researchers, we should avail ourselves of the types of materials listed below. They definitely will help us in our genealogy and family history research These online resources are available generally at state libraries and archives, larger public libraries, and college and university digital collections. Hence the creation of these lists of links to free online digital archives for the state. I hope they prove useful to you in your pursuit.
Types of Information Available in Digital Archives
- Scrapbooks
- Diaries
- Family Papers, Biographies, and Other Collections
- Letters
- Oral Histories
- Maps
- Bulletins and Newsletters
- Corporate Collections
- Local Community and County Histories
- Photographs and Postcards
- Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Government Publications and Documents
- And yes, Genealogy Record Collections and Indexes
The Free Online Digital Archives for the state are listed below:
Nebraska Historical Archives
- Access Genealogy – Nebraska
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
- American History & Genealogy Project – Nebraska
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Bellevue University Digital Collections
- Buffalo County Historical Society (Kearney)
- Central City Public Library
- Chronicling America – Nebraska
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Creighton University – Digital Repository
- Creighton University – Archives & Special Collections
- Cyndi’s List – Nebraska
- Danish American Archive and Library
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Nebraska
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America – Nebraska
- Douglas County Historical Society
- Douglas County Historical Society – Omaha
- Durham Museum Omaha Archives
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Nebraska Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Nebraska
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – Nebraska
- Google Books – Nebraska
- Great Plains Black History Museum
- HathiTrust – Nebraska
- History Nebraska
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Nebraska
- Internet Archive – Nebraska
- Kearney Public Library
- Lancaster County Historical Society
- LDS Genealogy – Nebraska
- Library of Congress – Nebraska Local History & Genealogy Guide
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Lincoln City Libraries – Genealogy & Local History
- Linkpendium – Nebraska
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Kansas City
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services – Vital Records
- Nebraska Memories
- Nebraska Newspapers
- Nebraska State Capitol – Historical Resources
- Nebraska State Genealogical Society
- Nebraska State Library
- Nebraska Wesleyan University – Cochrane-Woods Library Archives
- Nebraska Western Trails
- New Horizons Genealogy – Nebraska
- Norfolk Public Library
- Omaha Public Library – Genealogy & Local History
- Omaha Public Library Digital Collections
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Peru State College Digital Collections
- Sanborn Maps – Nebraska
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer (Grand Island)
- The Official Land Records Site
- Union College Digital Collections
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Nebraska – Kearney Digital Collections
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln Digital Collections
- University of Nebraska – Medical Center Digital Collections
- University of Nebraska – Omaha Digital Collections
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln – Digital Commons
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries – Archives & Special Collections
- University of Nebraska Consortium of Libraries
- US GenWeb – Nebraska
- US GenWeb Archives – Nebraska
- Wayne State College Digital Collections
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!