{"id":73,"date":"2012-10-16T11:02:56","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T16:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/stromsburg\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2022-04-05T12:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T17:41:21","slug":"genealogy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/stromsburg\/?page_id=73","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Polk County Digital Archives\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The Polk County Historical Society has spearheaded a project to digitize all Polk County newspapers and many local history books. <a href=\"https:\/\/polkcountyne.advantage-preservation.com\/home\">DIGITAL ARCHIVES<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Newspapers Available<ul><li>The Headlight (1885-1993)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Osceola Record (1876-1993)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Shelby Sun (1901 &#8211; 1993)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Polk Progress (1909-1989)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Polk County Democrat (1895-1944)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Polk County News (1994-2014)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Local History Books<ul><li>History of Stromsburg 1872-1972<\/li><li>History of Stromsburg 1872-1997<\/li><li>Polk County Heritage (1975)<\/li><li>Shelby Centennial 1879-1979<\/li><li>Osceola 1871-1971<\/li><li>Polk Memoirs 1874-1974<\/li><li>Polking Around.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many local courthouse records are digitized and available on Family Search<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Genealogy Requests<\/strong> (See full policy under About Us -&gt; Library Policies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. A charge of $5 per item will be imposed on obituary requests. Specific dates are required. A charge of $10 per item will be assessed for other types of research requests.<br>2. Advanced payment is required after library staff agrees to research submitted requests.<br>3. Library staff limits individuals to six (6) requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stromsburg Public Library has a collection of unique history and genealogy books available for your family history search. Please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/stromsburg.biblionix.com\/catalog\"><strong>ON-LINE CATALOG<\/strong><\/a> to search for your specific needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Genealogy Club meets in the Stromsburg Public Library meeting room the last Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. For more information call the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Stromsburg Newspapers on Microfilm<\/strong> &#8212; The Stromsburg Public Library has available on microfilm previous issues of newspapers printed in Stromsburg, Nebraska. The following newspaper copies are in the library:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Osceola Record &#8211; 08\/27\/1873 through 06\/05\/1894<\/li><li>The Polk Progress &#8211; 08\/19\/1909 through 06\/30\/1938<\/li><li>The Stromsburg Headlight &#8211; 10\/01\/1885 through 12\/31\/1993<\/li><li>The Polk County News &#8211; 01\/01\/1994 through 2014<\/li><li>The Stromsburg News, The Stromsburg Republican, and The Stromsburg Weekly: 07\/25\/1890 through 11\/21\/1918<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Additional research may be requested of other local residents privately and under terms agreeable to both parties. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Contacts include:<ul><li>Polk County <em>News<\/em> (<a href=\"mailto:polkcountynews@yahoo.com\">polkcountynews@yahoo.com<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 402-764-5341)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Beth Sparrow (<a href=\"mailto:bethj1973@yahoo.com\">bethj1973@yahoo.com<\/a> &#8211; 402-764-2026)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Kathy Nelson (<a href=\"mailto:knelson1945@yahoo.com\">knelson1945@yahoo.com<\/a> &#8211; 402-764-3335)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Charles Noyd (<a href=\"mailto:charlesnoyd@gmail.com\">charlesnoyd@gmail.com<\/a> \u2013 402-363-3123)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional online resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/history.nebraska.gov\/\">History Nebraska<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/\">Find a Grave<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.www.nebraskastudies.org\/\">Nebraska Studies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/\">Ancestry.com<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Collection of family history information<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ellisislandrecords.org\/\">Ellis Island Records<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Immigration Records from Ellis Island<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/\">Family Search<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Search the database of genealogy records at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/vitalrec.com\/\">Vital Records<\/a>&nbsp;<em>How to obtain birth, death &amp; marriage information state by state<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.com\/\">Roots Web<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.familytreemaker.com\/\">Family Tree Maker<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polk County Digital Archives\u00a0\u2013 The Polk County Historical Society has spearheaded a project to digitize all Polk County newspapers and many local history books. 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