Cass County

Cass County Historical Society Museum
646 Main Street
Plattsmouth, NE. 68048
(402) 296-4770
Email: ccohsm@windstream.net

Hours and Admission

April through October:
Tuesday through Sunday: 12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
closed Mondays and Major Holidays

November through March:
Tuesday through Saturday: 12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
Closed Sundays, Mondays, and Major Holidays

Admission to the Museum is 2.50 for adults. Free admission for Museum members, children and school groups

Mission Statement

The Cass County Historical Society Museum collects, preserves, studies and interprets materials that tell the history of Cass County, Nebraska. Specifically, the purpose of the museum is to collect artifacts, manuscripts, geological, archeological, social, economic and cultural history of Cass County; to register, document, conserve, and otherwise care for those collections; to make study collections available for research and other use by the general public; and to provide meaningful exhibits, programs, tours and other educational and interpretive services on a regular basis.

Genealogical Information Available

The Cass County Historical Society will research the following:

• Basic search of family files and cemetery records
  (approx. 15 min.):
  $5.00 requested donation
  
• Research of newspapers or census records on microfilm:
  $5.00 requested donation
  Photocopies are .25 cents requested donation per page.
  

Please inquire about fees, payable in advance, for more extensive searches.

The Cass County Historical Society currently holds Family Surname Files. The amount and type of information in each file varies. Names are constantly being added so there is no way to keep the on-line list current.

Holdings

The Museum has a permanent exhibit of displays focusing on the history of Cass County since 1854, the year of first settlement. The permanent displays are supplemented at least quarterly with temporary exhibits. In addition, the museum has a list of all grave markers in 45 Cass County cemetery records, obituary file, county school histories, approximately 2,000 photographs of people, buildings, street scenes and events.

Publications

A quarterly newsletter is mailed to museum members.

Other Resources

A partial list of resources available at Cass County Museum:

Census Records (in bound booklets)

• 1854 Nebraska Territory Census
• 1855 Nebraska Territory Census
• 1856 Cass County Census

Census Records (on microfilm)

• 1860 Nebraska Territory Census
• 1870
• 1876 - 1882 Cass County
• 1880
• 1885
• 1900
• 1910
• 1920
• 1930

Newspapers (on microfilm)

• Alvo Advance, Alvo, Nebraska - Nov. 30, 1895 - Dec. 30 1920
  
  
• Cass County Tribune, October 1895-April 1897
  
  
• Eagle Eaglet, Eagle, Nebraska September 19, 1890 - July 29, 1899
  
  
• Elmwood Leader-Echo, Elmwood, Nebraska - Dec. 23, 1892 - April 11, 1935
  
  
• Greenwood Gazette, Greenwood, NE July 22, 1892 - December 17, 1914
  
  
• Louisville Courier, Louisville, NE - April 1892 - September, 1908
  
  
• Nehawka Register, Nehawka, Nebraska - Aug. 26, 1892 - Aug 27, 1909
  
  
• Nehawka Enterprise - July 2, 1931 - June 26, 1952
  
  
• Plattsmouth Daily Herald - March 9, 1883 - March 9, 1888
  
  
• Plattsmouth Daily Tribune, October 1895 - September, 1896
  
  
• Plattsmouth News Herald (aka: Nebraska Herald; Plattsmouth Herald; Plattsmouth Weekly Herald; Semi-Weekly News-Herald) - April 19, 1865 - Nov.15, 1912 (only April, 1865 - Feb., 1872 are indexed)
  
  
• Plattsmouth Journal - Nov. 20, 1890 - Nov 30, 1950
  
  
• Plattsmouth Journal - March - November, 1952
  
  
• The Evening News , Plattsmouth, Nebraska - Mar. 17, 1892 - Nov. 30, 1908
  
  
• The Daily Post , Plattsmouth, Nebraska - Mar. 12, 1898 - Dec. 22, 1900
  
  
• Weeping Water Republican Weeping Water, NE., April 14, 1882-May 9, 1929
  
  

History Books (partial list)

• The History of Plattsmouth, NE, 1853 - 1900, by Robert Foster Patterson, 1932
• Biographical Album of Otoe and Cass County Nebraska, 1889
• History of Nebraska, Andreas, 1882
• Nebraska: Our Towns, 7 volume series compiled by E. Jane Graff
• Town histories: Alvo, Avoca, Eagle, Elmwood, Greenwood, Manley, Murdock, Murray, Nehawka.

City and Telephone Directories

• Plattsmouth City Directories:
  • 1881-1882
  • 1886
  • 1890
  • 1913
• Telephone Directories
  • 1899
  • 1909
  • 1911
  • 1925
  • 1931
  • 1934
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1949
  • 1951
  • 1953 - 61
  • 1963
  • 1966
  • 1969
  • 1970 - 71
  • 1974 - 77
  • 1980 - 89
  • 1990 - 99
  • 2000 - Current

Membership Information

Memberships account for about half of the museum's annual operating income. Membership categories are as follows:

• Patron ($1000 and up)
• Benefactor ($500 and up)
• Investor ($250)
• Century ($100)
• Promoter ($50)
• Booster ($30)
• Friend ($15)



---

Page content by the Cass County Historical Society Museum
Last Modified on:

History
Researching Cass Co.




Contact the State Coordinator:

David Gochenour

Questions or Comments?

If you have questions or problems with this site, email the County Coordinator David Gochenour