Nebraska Archives: 144 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

If you are researching your ancestry from Nebraska, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online NE newspaper archives: 144 titles to help you search your family history in the “Cornhusker State,” providing coverage from 1854 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online Nebraska newspaper archives!

Photo: Nebraska grain bins and elevator. Credit: “Nebraska grain silo RAAM 2015 by D Ramey Logan.jpg from Wikimedia Commons by D Ramey Logan, CC-BY 4.0.”
Photo: Nebraska grain bins and elevator. Credit: “Nebraska grain silo RAAM 2015 by D Ramey Logan.jpg from Wikimedia Commons by D Ramey Logan, CC-BY 4.0.”

Dig deep into our online archives and search for articles about your ancestors from Nebraska in these newspapers. Our NE newspapers are divided into two collections, each with their own search page:

  • Newspaper Archives (complete paper with all articles, including historical obituaries, with a number of very rare single-issue newspapers – many of them are the only known issues of the paper)
  • Obituaries (including both historical and recent obituaries, if obits are specifically what you are searching for)

Search Nebraska Newspaper Archives (1854 – 2011)

Search Nebraska Obituaries (1885 – Today)

Illustration: Nebraska state flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Illustration: Nebraska state flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Here is the complete list of Nebraska newspapers in the online archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The NE newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.

City Title Years of Coverage Issues Available Collection
Albion Weekly Review 01/12/1933 – 03/30/1933 8 Newspaper Archives
Alliance Alliance herald 02/21/1902 – 06/30/1922 1030 Newspaper Archives
Alliance Panhandle Post 07/16/2019 – Current Obituaries
Ashland Ashland Gazette 02/03/2011 – Current Obituaries
Ashland Saunders County Republican 02/04/1876 – 02/04/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Aurora Aurora Republican 09/20/1876 – 09/20/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Beatrice Beatrice Daily Sun 06/10/2002 – Current Obituaries
Beatrice Beatrice Courier 08/26/1876 – 09/16/1876 2 Newspaper Archives
Beatrice Beatrice Express 12/19/1868 – 08/14/1876 4 Newspaper Archives
Beaver City Western Leader 06/24/1876 – 06/24/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Bellevue Bellevue Leader 02/27/2009 – Current Obituaries
Bellevue Bellevue gazette 10/23/1856 – 09/02/1858 88 Newspaper Archives
Bellevue Nebraska palladium 07/15/1854 – 04/11/1855 26 Newspaper Archives
Bloomfield Die Bloomfield Germania 04/09/1908 – 05/28/1914 302 Newspaper Archives
Bloomington Franklin County Guard 08/30/1872 – 08/13/1874 17 Newspaper Archives
Broken Bow Custer County Chief 10/04/2010 – Current Obituaries
Broken Bow Custer County Republican 03/16/1899 – 12/29/1910 587 Newspaper Archives
Brownville Nemaha County Granger 09/15/1876 – 09/15/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Brownville Nebraska Advertiser 06/24/1892 – 12/25/1908 561 Newspaper Archives
Brownville Nebraska Advertiser 06/07/1856 – 09/14/1882 1258 Newspaper Archives
Central City Central City Courier 08/10/1876 – 08/10/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Chadron Chadron Record 04/12/2005 – Current Obituaries
Columbus Columbus Telegram 09/19/1999 – Current Obituaries
Columbus Columbus journal 08/28/1878 – 11/09/1911 1728 Newspaper Archives
Columbus Columbus Republican 06/29/1876 – 06/29/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
County Midwest Messenger 11/05/2013 – Current Obituaries
Crete Saline County Post 06/29/1876 – 06/29/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Dakota City Dakota City herald 08/13/1859 – 04/21/1860 18 Newspaper Archives
Dakota City Dakota County herald 12/02/1899 – 03/16/1922 813 Newspaper Archives
Dakota City Dakota City Mail 09/15/1876 – 09/15/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
David City David City Banner-Press 09/13/2011 – Current Obituaries
Fairbury Fairbury Gazette 09/09/1876 – 09/09/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Fairmont Fairmont Bulletin 09/14/1876 – 09/14/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Falls City Falls City tribune 01/08/1904 – 07/14/1911 382 Newspaper Archives
Fremont Fremont Tribune 08/16/2000 – Current Obituaries
Gering Gering Courier 11/06/2008 – Current Obituaries
Grand Island Grand Island Independent 12/01/1997 – Current Obituaries
Grand Island Grand Island Anzeiger 09/18/1891 – 04/14/1893 82 Newspaper Archives
Grand Island Grand Island Anzeiger und Herold 04/21/1893 – 03/08/1901 413 Newspaper Archives
Grand Island Grand Island Independent 01/01/1945 – 12/31/1997 17342 Newspaper Archives
Gretna Gretna Breeze 05/13/2009 – Current Obituaries
Harrison Harrison press-journal 08/03/1899 – 01/26/1905 275 Newspaper Archives
Harrison Sioux County journal 09/20/1888 – 07/20/1899 541 Newspaper Archives
Harrison Journal 09/13/1888 – 09/13/1888 1 Newspaper Archives
Hemingford Hemingford Ledger 11/07/2008 – Current Obituaries
Kearney Kearney Hub 05/30/2005 – Current Obituaries
Kearney Daily Times 10/22/1886 – 12/31/1889 1068 Newspaper Archives
Kearney Kearney Hub 01/02/1958 – 12/31/2007 15431 Newspaper Archives
Lexington Lexington Clipper-Herald 06/23/2005 – Current Obituaries
Lincoln Lincoln Journal Star 06/01/1996 – Current Obituaries
Lincoln Lincoln Journal Star: Web Edition Articles 11/04/2003 – Current Obituaries
Lincoln Daily Nebraska State Journal 07/01/1888 – 10/03/1890 808 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Neighborhood Extra 01/24/2012 – Current Obituaries
Lincoln Capital city courier 12/17/1887 – 04/04/1903 790 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Commoner 01/23/1901 – 04/01/1923 764 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Nebraska Staats-Anzeiger 08/20/1885 – 03/07/1901 495 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Wageworker 04/29/1904 – 01/27/1911 291 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Will Maupin”s weekly 02/03/1911 – 10/25/1912 89 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Alliance 06/12/1889 – 12/07/1889 24 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Alliance-independent 06/30/1892 – 03/08/1894 79 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Farmers” alliance 12/14/1889 – 03/31/1892 121 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Farmers” alliance and Nebraska independent 04/07/1892 – 06/23/1892 12 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Lincoln independent 09/27/1895 – 01/03/1896 14 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Nebraska independent 01/16/1896 – 10/30/1902 348 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Wealth makers of the world 03/15/1894 – 01/09/1896 86 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Weekly independent 08/29/1895 – 09/20/1895 4 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln Voice 10/11/1946 – 05/14/1953 339 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln L Magazine 05/15/2014 – Current Obituaries
McCook McCook weekly tribune 09/13/1883 – 05/28/1885 89 Newspaper Archives
McCook McCook tribune 06/03/1885 – 05/13/1912 1288 Newspaper Archives
Nebraska City Nebraska City News-Press 02/09/2005 – Current Obituaries
Nebraska City Daily Nebraska Press 08/06/1868 – 12/28/1876 1416 Newspaper Archives
Nebraska City Nebraska City News 01/12/1856 – 01/12/1856 1 Newspaper Archives
Norfolk Norfolk weekly news 03/09/1899 – 11/15/1900 85 Newspaper Archives
Norfolk Norfolk weekly news-journal 11/23/1900 – 03/29/1912 584 Newspaper Archives
North Platte North Platte Telegraph 05/03/2004 – Current Obituaries
North Platte Lincoln County tribune 09/26/1885 – 08/20/1890 75 Newspaper Archives
North Platte North Platte semi-weekly tribune 01/01/1895 – 12/29/1922 2136 Newspaper Archives
North Platte North Platte tribune 10/08/1890 – 12/26/1894 79 Newspaper Archives
North Platte North Platte Post 06/03/2019 – Current Obituaries
Omaha Omaha Star 01/07/2011 – Current Obituaries
Omaha Omaha World-Herald 09/04/2005 – Current Obituaries
Omaha Center-Union Agriculturist 06/28/1876 – 06/28/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Afro-American Sentinel 02/22/1896 – 03/25/1899 125 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Danske Pioneer 08/03/1876 – 10/10/1901 195 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Enterprise 08/10/1895 – 07/03/1897 74 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Florence Courier 09/23/1858 – 10/14/1858 3 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha Arrow 08/04/1854 – 10/20/1854 2 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha Daily Herald 05/04/1866 – 06/30/1889 1859 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha Morning Bee-News 10/26/1876 – 09/09/1935 3 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha World-Herald 08/24/1885 – 12/31/1983 35590 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Progress 03/22/1890 – 03/07/1891 4 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Tagliche Omaha Tribune 06/25/1937 – 06/25/1937 1 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Train Ligue 11/25/1871 – 12/09/1871 3 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha World-Herald: Web Edition Articles 08/05/2006 – Current Obituaries
Omaha Omaha daily bee 12/31/1872 – 06/14/1922 15153 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Progress 03/25/1886 – 07/13/1889 36 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Tagliche Omaha Tribune 10/02/1912 – 04/30/1920 2033 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Pokrok za’padu 09/15/1871 – 12/29/1920 1636 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Pokrok za’padu 10/21/1892 – 08/10/1900 218 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Der Staats=Anzeiger 04/11/1907 – 10/19/1920 692 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Reader 11/08/2010 – Current Obituaries
Omaha Omaha morning bee 04/01/1922 – 04/18/1925 1034 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha Star 07/09/1938 – 06/30/2011 3694 Newspaper Archives
Omaha American 08/06/1891 – 09/08/1899 269 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Bamberge’s Newspaper Reporter 01/01/1873 – 01/01/1873 1 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Folkets Tidning 08/04/1876 – 08/04/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Nebraskian 12/26/1855 – 04/15/1857 2 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha Bee 10/04/1876 – 10/04/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha Daily Alta 02/14/1872 – 02/14/1872 1 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha Daily Republican 06/29/1866 – 04/28/1880 877 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha Post und Beobachter 04/15/1876 – 08/26/1876 2 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha Weekly Herald 08/25/1876 – 08/25/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha Weekly Tribune and Republican 10/20/1858 – 08/19/1876 3 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Pokrok Zapadu 07/26/1876 – 07/26/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Omaha World-Herald: Blogs 05/25/2010 – 03/15/2018 Obituaries
Omaha Omaha Guide 07/16/1932 – 03/15/1958 855 Newspaper Archives
Omaha Monitor 07/03/1915 – 11/18/1927 630 Newspaper Archives
Papillion Papillion Times 01/27/2011 – Current Obituaries
Papillion Suburban Newspapers 06/29/2005 – 01/29/2009 Obituaries
Platte City Railway Pioneer 10/25/1866 – 10/25/1866 1 Newspaper Archives
Plattsmouth Plattsmouth Journal 05/02/2007 – Current Obituaries
Ralston Ralston Recorder 05/06/2009 – 08/21/2019 Obituaries
Red Cloud Red Cloud Chief 10/09/1873 – 12/28/1922 2223 Newspaper Archives
Saint Helena Cedar County Advocate 05/24/1876 – 05/24/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Schuyler Schuyler Sun 10/20/2011 – Current Obituaries
Scottsbluff Star-Herald 04/20/2005 – Current Obituaries
Shelton Huntsman’s echo 06/14/1860 – 08/01/1861 13 Newspaper Archives
Sidney Sidney Telegraph 08/12/1876 – 08/12/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Stanton Stanton Bugle 06/09/1876 – 06/09/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Syracuse Syracuse Journal-Democrat 03/06/2009 – Current Obituaries
Tecumseh Tecumseh Herald 09/03/1874 – 07/01/1876 2 Newspaper Archives
Tekamah Burt County Plaindealer 01/06/2005 – Current Obituaries
Valentine Cherry County independent 12/08/1892 – 04/02/1896 10 Newspaper Archives
Valentine Valentine Democrat 05/03/1900 – 05/16/1912 613 Newspaper Archives
Valentine Valentine Democrat 04/09/1896 – 08/25/1898 123 Newspaper Archives
Valentine Western news-Democrat 09/01/1898 – 04/26/1900 81 Newspaper Archives
Wahoo Wahoo Newspaper 02/01/2007 – Current Obituaries
Wahoo Independent 11/06/1902 – 04/25/1907 233 Newspaper Archives
Waverly Waverly News 04/21/2009 – Current Obituaries
West Point West Point Republican 09/07/1876 – 09/07/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
York York News-Times 03/08/2000 – Current Obituaries

*Date Ranges may have selected coverage unavailable.

Note on the header image: a photo of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska. Credit: Carol M. Highsmith; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

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