A brief introduction to genealogy and information about genealogy resources in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Introduction to Genealogy & Genealogy Resources in Omaha
Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh Librarian Omaha Public Library 444-4800
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Genealogy Rule Number 1
Start with yourself and work backwards to your parents,
grandparents, etc.
Interview older relatives and get as much information you can
from them about their siblings, other family members, where they
immigrated from, stories, etc.
Genealogy Rule # 2
Genealogy without proper documentation is Mythology so
document, document, document where you get your information!
- Karen Tippets, GOGS Genealogy Expert
Omaha Public Librarys Genealogy Room W. Dale Clark (Main)
Library-3 rd Floor
OPLs Genealogy Room
Obituary Clipping Files 1977-2008
OPL has the Best Genealogy Collection between Chicago &
Denver!
Free access to 7,000 genealogy resources
Census microfilms and mortality indexes
Omaha newspapers back to 1860s
Place name directories and maps
Obituary Clipping Files (1977-2008)
GOGS volunteer research assistants
Tours available by appointment
Popular Print Resources
Nebraska County Histories
Omaha City Directories 1866-Present
Filbys Passenger and Immigration Lists
Prospect Hill and other Cemetery Burial Records
Rosters of Soldiers & Sailors from Nebr.
Index to 1913 Atlas of Douglas, Sarpy, Washington Co. NE, and
Mills & Pottawattami Counties, IA
Microfilm Room- 2 Digital Reader Printers
Microfilm Readers
Microfilm filing cabinets
Popular Microfilm Resources
Douglas Co. Marriage Licenses 1856-2005
Douglas Co. Birth 1874-1910
Douglas Co. Death 1873-1915
Cemetery Records
Census Records 1790-1860 complete
Nebraska complete through 1930
City Directories
Church Records (7)
Popular Subscription Databases @ OPL
Heritage Quest
Available remotely from home with valid Omaha Public Library
card at www.omahapubliclibrary.org
Ancestry Plus Available at any Omaha Public Library
Other Good Online Resources
Cyndis list http://www.cyndislist.com/
Since 1996 she has been collecting the best genealogy sites
found on the Internet
www.usgenweb.org search by state/county
www.FamilySearch.org LDS site
LDS Family History Libraries 11027 Martha St Omaha, Douglas,
Nebraska, United States Phone: 402-393-7641 Hours: T,W,Th
9:30am-2:30pm; 7pm-9:30pm Closed: Sat-Mon, 1st Tue eve.
Douglas County Historical Society www.omahahistory.org
Douglas County Court House
Public Records
Vital Statistics- Room 402-$11 search
County Court (probate/estate records)
County Clerk (marriage records)
District Court (divorce actions)
Register of Deeds (Real Estate Records)
Greater Omaha Genealogical Society
http://gogsmembers.wordpress.com
Omaha Obituaries Index http://omahaobits.wordpress.com
Omaha Area Marriages & Anniversaries Index
http://omahamarriages.wordpress.com/an/
GOGS PROJECTS
Cemetery Readings
Obituary Extracting from OWH
Typing for various marriage and obituary indexing projects
Volunteering at W. Dale Clark Genealogy Room
Collecting local annuals and creating index for annuals
Host Spring and Fall Genealogy Workshops & teach Beginning
Genealogy
Overview of U.S. Census from 1790 to 1930 (every one asks
different questions)
Searching The Worlds Records
Name Game, changes
Local records
Military records
Get Involved! GOGS Meetings
MEETINGS are held at 7:00 PM on the third Wednesday of each
month (except July, August and December) at Crown Point Retirement
Center, 2820 S 80th, (just south of Center St.) Omaha, NE 68124.
Enter through the front door of the building for the dining rooms.
A picnic or other activity is held at a location to be announced in
the newsletter in August.