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Projects

• Douglas County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Douglas County NEGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Early Omaha  Gateway to the West

Adjacent counties

• Dodge County, NE  to the northwest
• Pottawattamie County, IA  to the east
• Sarpy County, NE  to the south
• Saunders County, NE  to the west
• Washington County, NE  to the north

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Douglas County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• History of the city of Omaha, Nebraska  1894     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Omaha GEDCOM Index 
• Omaha illustrated  A history of the pioneer period and the Omaha of today (1888)     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Omaha: the Gate city, and Douglas County, Nebraska  Volume 1     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Omaha: the Gate city, and Douglas County, Nebraska  Volume 2     (Source: Internet Archive)

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries of Douglas County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Douglas Co. NE Cemeteries      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Douglas County  Nebraska Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Douglas County Cemeteries      (Source: ePodunk)
• Douglas County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Douglas County Cemetery Registration      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Nebraska Gravestones  Douglas County
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery  Omaha, Nebraska

Census Records and Indexes (16)

Court and Legal Records

• Omaha Police Department  Official Historical Souvenir, 1909

Directories

• Douglas County, Nebraska City, County and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Directory Site)
• Fort Omaha Directory  1888-96     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Nebraska State Gazetteer, Business Directory and Farmers List for 1890-91      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Omaha City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Omaha Directories  1889-90     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Omaha, Nebraska 1914 City Directory      (Source: DistantCousin.com)

History (78)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Nebraska locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Douglas County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Douglas County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Douglas County Records      (Source: The Records Project)
• Douglas County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Douglas Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (13)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Douglas County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Douglas County, NE Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NEDOUGLA-L Douglas County genealogy

  • NEDOUGLA-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NEDOUGLA-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NEDOUGLA-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (29)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Douglas County, Nebraska     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Omaha, NE  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Omaha, NE Camp Thayer  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Omaha, NE Ordnance Depot  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War I

  • Nebraska WWI Draft Cards Index  Douglas County     (Source: Nebraska State Historical Society Library & Archives)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Douglas County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Omaha City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Douglas County, Nebraska  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Douglas County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Douglas County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Migrations through Douglas County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)

Newspaper Records

• Douglas County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Search Omaha Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Douglas Co. NE Obituaries 
• O'Bits of Nebraska  Actual images of Nebraska obituaries from small town newspapers prior to 1930
• Obituary Extracts from the American Citizen Newspaper, Omaha, Nebraska 
• Omaha Obits  Obits from Omaha and Surrounding Areas
• Omaha Obituary Index  June-July 1899     (Source: Genealogy Buff)
• Omaha World-Herald  Recent obituaries
• Omaha World-Herald      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ralston Recorder 

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (19)

School Records and Histories

• Benson High School Alumni & Faculty, 1929, Omaha, Nebraska      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• College of Saint Mary, Omaha  History
• Commencement at Omaha Medical College  1893     (Source: Nebraska State Historical Society Library & Archives)
• Creighton University      (Source: The Catholic Encyclopedia)
• Football at the Omaha Medical College  1900     (Source: Nebraska State Historical Society Library & Archives)
• Historical Sketch of Brownell Hall 
• Man  An address delivered by William Jennings Bryan at the commencement exercises of the Nebraska State University and also at the commencement exercises of Illinois College
• Omaha School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Valley School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Marriage License Search 

Societies

• City of Omaha's Landmarks Heritage Preservation Committee 
• Douglas County Historical Society 
• Eastern Nebraska Genealogical Society 
• Greater Omaha Genealogical Society 
• Major Isaac Sadler-La Belle Vue Chapter  Omaha     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Mary Katharine Goddard Chapter  Omaha     (Source: Wayback Machine)
• Omaha Chapter      (Source: National Society Sons of the American Revolution)
• Omaha Chapter      (Source: Wayback Machine)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (326)

Transportation and Industry

• Omaha Daily Union      (Source: Nebraska State Historical Society Library & Archives)
• Building histories of Douglas County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Douglas County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Historic Bridges of Nebraska  Douglas County
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Omaha Clothing Factory  1896     (Source: Nebraska State Historical Society Library & Archives)
• Patents  Douglas County, Nebraska     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• 1860 Mortality Schedule      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Douglas County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Douglas County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Douglas County, Nebraska Marriages  1854 - 1881     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Douglas County, Nebraska Marriages  1854-1881     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Marriage License Search 
• Omaha Area Marriages & Anniversaries 
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Douglas County, Nebraska     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

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