For Historical Digital Image Collections, see Trans-Mississippi & International Exposition Collection and
Early Omaha: Gateway to the West Digital Collection

For Biographies, see Biographies

Nebraska minor league baseball - Twenty two Nebraska towns have hosted minor league baseball. Learn about Kearney Kapitalists in the Nebraska State League of 1910 and the McCook Braves of 1956. This site explores the leagues, teams, towns and players involved in professional baseball.

To Nebraska in 1857: A Diary of E. F. Beadle - This site presents the complete text of the 1857 travel diary of Erastus F. Beadle (1821-1894), a man who spent several months in Omaha during the early territorial days while trying establish the town of Saratoga, between Omaha and Florence.

Omaha Indian Heritage Project - Omaha culture is important to the history of the Plains peoples because the Omaha are one of the few Plains tribes who continued an earth lodge/horticultural adaptation to the Plains even after horses were introduced. Omaha artifacts are scarce, widely dispersed, and not well catalogued. In an effort to make Omaha artifacts and photographic images more available, this project is creating an online catalogue of tribal resources drawn from international sources.

Nebraska Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission - Features a map showing links to activities taking place on the Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota sides of the Missouri River during 2004.

Nebraskastudies.org - This site provides students, teachers and those interested in Nebraska access to a rich source of facts and viewpoints about Nebraska and its history. The nine timelines span from pre-1500 to the present day. From each time line you'll find stories about the lives of people who lived then, plus letters, photographs and other primary historical source documents. Teachers will find lesson plans and suggested activities.

Trans-Mississippi & International Exposition Collection - Owned by the Omaha Public Library.

Historic Omaha - Featuring historical walking tour of downtown Omaha, as well as historical sites, pictures and events in Omaha's history.

History of the State of Nebraska - Andreas (1882) - A full account of it's growth from an uninhabited territory to a wealthy and important state.

Nebraska Civil War Veterans - Master List of Nebraska Civil War Veterans (Blue & Gray) taken from Cemetery lists, 1890 Vet Census (Federal), 1893 NE Census of Veterans (thanks to Lynn) and the Andreas History of NE. This will help you learn where your veteran appears on NEGenWeb.

Historical Society of Douglas County (Omaha, Nebraska) - The Douglas County Historical Society is located at Historic Fort Omaha, which is now the campus of Metropolitan Community College, at 30th and Fort Streets. The mission of the Douglas County Historical Society is to collect, preserve and present to the public the history of Douglas County.

Omaha Mayors - List of Omaha Mayors throughout history.

Nebraska History Resources - From the Nebraska State Historical Society.