Genealogy

Major Online Resources Include:

• HeritageQuest Online - search census images, books, PERSI, Revolutionary War records,and more
  
• Ancestry Library Edition (access available only inside the library) - search over 5 billion names contained in the U.S. Federal Census, England and Wales Census Collection, Parish and Probate Records, and Family & Local History Collections

• Genealogy
  
• Genealogy: British Style
  
• Omaha History
  

Unique Resources Such as:

• Genealogical periodicals
• Omaha Births
  
• Omaha Obits for over 120,000 (and growing daily) obituary extracts from Omaha newspapers before 1977
• Historical Omaha Newspapers on microfilm, back to the 1860's
• Place name directories and maps
• Marriage License Indexes for Douglas County, Nebraska
• Marriage License Indexes for Omaha, Nebraska
• Marriage Records for Hall County, Nebraska
• Marriage Records for Dodge County, Nebraska
  

Microfilm

• Federal and State Census Microfilms
• Alabama - Wyoming
  
• Native American
  
• Soundex
• Soundex Microfilm
  
• Omaha & Nebraska Historical Sources
• Microfilm
  

Federal and State Census & Mortality Indexes

• US Census Indexes
  

Additional Resources & Information

• United states federal documents of interest to genealogists.
• Greater Omaha Genealogical Society - volunteers available to assist researchers
• Free genealogy classes from the Greater Omaha Genealogical Society
  
• Local research help
  
• Shaking the Family Tree Free Genealogy Workshops January-June
  
• Tours available by appointment
• For genealogy reference questions, try our Genealogy form or email us at research@omahalibrary.org
• Self-service photocopy fees are $ .10 a page and microfilm copies are $ .25 a page