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York County (Nebraska) Historical: Where To Look Next Return to Home

     
 		                                 

  LOCAL AND REGIONAL RESOURCES
 

Below are suggestions for extending your search past our site.  If you know of any others, that should be included here, please let us know.
   YORK COUNTY RESOURCES
 

    When writing to these resources, please be courteous and included a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

  • York County Historical Association
    2329 Nebraska Avenue, York, NE 68467
    Mailing Address:  P. O. Box 81, York, NE 68467
    Phone:  402-362-2990 or 402-362-7794   E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
    Hours:  5:30-7:30 pm Monday & Wednesdays, 9:00-12:00 Saturdays, or by appointment

  • York County Courthouse
    510 Lincoln Avenue, York, NE 68467
    Hours:   8:30-5 Monday through Friday, Closed Holidays
    Records begin March 1870, when county was organized.

    Clerk & Register of Deeds
    (Marriage Licenses/Land Records)
    Phone:  402-362-7759
    Photocopies available; contact for costs.

    Clerk of County Court
    (Probate Records, Custody Papers)
    Phone:  402-362-4925
    Will do look-ups at no charge.
    Photocopies available; contact for costs.

    Clerk of District Court
    (Divorce Records, District Court Records)
    Phone:  402-362-4038
    Will do lookups at no charge.
    Photocopies available; contact for costs.

    Veterans' Service Office
    (Minimal records prior to WWI)
    Phone:  402-362-404

  • Grand Lodge, Nebraska State I.O.O.F. (Odd Fellows)
    1008 S Hutchins Ave, York, NE 68467
    Phone:  402-362-7000
    Hours:  Variable, please call to schedule an appointment.
    Note:  York became the site for the Nebraska State IOOF Home in 1910. It housed elderly and/or infirmed adults members, and orphans and half-orphans of members. The Grand Secretary's office still maintains all the files on the adults.
   NEBRASKA RESOURCES
 

    When writing to these resources, please be courteous and included a SASE.

  • Nebraska State Historical Society
    Box 82554, 1500 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68501
    Phone:  402-471-3270

  • American Historical Society of Germans From Russia
    631 D Street, Lincoln, NE 68502-1199
    Phone:  402-474-3363
    Fax:   402-474-7229
    E-mail:  [email protected]
    Home Page:  http://www.ahsgr.org/
    Note:  Their offices house an extraordinary collection of maps and genealogy resources. An absolute must for anyone with ties to Germany and Russia, including those with Mennonite backgrounds. They do charge a fee to use their research library.

  • Grand Lodge, Nebraska State I.O.O.F. (Odd Fellows)
    1008 S Hutchins Avenue, York, NE 68467
    Phone:  402-362-7000
    Hours:  Variable, please call to schedule an appointment.
    Note:  York became the site for the Nebraska State IOOF Home in 1910. It housed elderly and/or infirmed adults members, and orphans and half-orphans of members. The Grand Secretary's office still maintains all the files on the adults.


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