The next beginning genealogy class offered by the Greater Omaha Genealogy Society and the W. Dale Clark Library will be February 21. The topic will be Vital records (what you can expect, or hope, to find in them) and Substitutes for Vital Records, for when vital records weren't kept. The class will be held at the Mormon Trail Center, since we outgrew the largest classroom at the library. Time is 9:00 AM to Noon. Classes are free, but we ask that people pre-register so that we know how many are coming. (We've had over 100 at times, and would hate to plan for only 50 handouts.) Pre registrations are through Genclass@aol.com, or 706-1453, or 344-2887. If you live within driving distance, get a bunch of friends and come together. Then have lunch and spend the rest of the day at the downtown library, doing research. Hopefully the weather will be decent that weekend (last year we got snowed out and had to do a makeup session.) March's class will be on the census and milking it for every clue you can find.

The Nebraska State Genealogical Society Conference April 30 & May 1 will be in Omaha this year at the Ramada on 72nd. (You might want to think about coming in a day early to do library research as an idea as well. The library is no longer open on Sundays because of budget cuts.) Dr. George Schweitzer is the keynote speaker for five of the talks and he does them as a historical reenactment, very knowledgeable, very entertaining, very funny at times as well. His topics: English Genealogical Research, Tracing Ancestors Back Across the Atlantic, North-South Colonial Migration Routes, Cherokee Genealogical Research (because we keep getting requests for those wanting Native American help and Cherokee is probably the most prevalent request), and Rivers to Trails to Roads to Canals to Trains. We also have a presentation on preservation of our family heirlooms from the Stuhr Museum, and from Jeff Kappeler from the Nebraska Humanities group is doing a presentation on what our ancestors would have brought with them as they immigrated. People who attended the conference last year will get flyers, as will all the Nebraska genealogy societies, western Iowa, and some of the SD, MO & KS societies that aren't very far away. For any out there that weren't in Hastings last year for Cindi Howells, you can email pmasek@cox.net and ask for a flyer(s) to be sent. They'll be going out in the next couple days...so contact her right away if you want a conference flyer. You don't need to be a member of the Nebraska State Genealogical Society to attend the conference, but it is a bit cheaper if you are. Karen

I'm very pleased to announce that the Nebraska section of the three-volume-set of books entitled "Soldiers of the Great War: Memorial Edition" is now available on-line at the NEGenWeb Military Resource Center. Thanks to Susan Anderson, NEGenWeb's Keith County Volunteer Coordinator for transcribing this information!! "Soldiers of the Great War" Fallen Nebraskans in WWI http://www.rootsweb.com/~necivwar/wwi-ne/wwi-ne-title.html Gynon NEGenWeb Military Resource Center http://www.rootsweb.com/~necivwar/military.html

I just took 212 new films down to the W. Dale Clark library this evening. It will take several days for them to be catalogued and out to use, but by this time next week they should be available. California is now complete through 1900, as is Mississippi. Vermont is nearly complete through 1900 (couple of back orders). TX is missing a couple in 1880 backordered, but will be complete through that year, with about half to 2/3 of the reels actually here. Completing reels for MO 1910 & 1920 came in and the rest of 1930 is on order. Idaho 1930, IN 1920, and a reel missing from 1910 MT are now completed. Several reels from 1900 IL and WI were received as well, though those two states aren't up to half yet. If you're interested, you can contact me with specific questions as to what is here, as it will take a bit for the web site to be updated as well. Also, 35 reels of Rev War Pension & Bounty Land applications are here. If you're looking for a Miller, everything in the two main microfilm collections for this period is here. Several reels are for "A", "B", "G" and other surnames are here as well. Again, if you're wondering if we would have what you might be looking for, contact me. We've also had several boxes of really good books donated recently and those will soon be available...some marriage records from Hall county NE on microfilm will be coming in a couple months, and some more materials from Lancaster co, PA will be coming before summer. There may not be any budget to speak of (but they can find 3/4 of a million to pay a football coach to go away???), but those of us who use the facility are donating some good things--and we'll all find more ancestors. Karen

I am happy to announce a new list at Rootsweb! I know NEBRRoots is a Nebraska list but many folks have CZECH families that came to Nebraska from Iowa so this list may be of interest. The IA-CZECHS Discussion List is for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Czech ancestors who settled in Iowa. Discussion of migration patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, settlements, census data, wills, family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. is encouraged. Also allowed is the discussion of seasonal (holiday) traditions in relation to favorite CZECH recipes that were handed down from generation to generation. The discussion of the CZECH culture in Iowa is also encouraged. to join IA-CZECHS-L, send mail to IA-CZECHS-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word SUBSCRIBE in the message subject and body. To join IA-CZECHS-D, do the same thing with IA-CZECHS-D-request@rootsweb.com The IA-CZECHS List home page is at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/lists/ia-czechs.htm Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

NEGenWeb Project Ancestor's Sharing Center has had a facelift for the new year. Please stop by and look around and sign our guestbook with any comments! This site is dedicated to reuniting families with the memorabilia their NEBRASKA ancestors left behind. If you have "mystery" Nebraska memorabilia that you would like to share with others, please consider sharing it. Contact Kathie Harrison. Please do not send images without first contacting us. Be sure to include "RC Photos" in the subject line if it is not already filled in. NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~neasc/index.htm Thank you, Kathie Harrison NEGenWeb Project - Ancestor's Sharing Center http://www.rootsweb.com/~neasc/index.htm

Dimmett family from the 1880 census: Edwin, age 44, farmer born in Ohio, father Va, mother Ohio Anna: wife, 35?, keeping house, born IL, father OH, mother IL Lincoln, 16, farmer, b IL, father OH, mother IL Minerva?, 11, dau, at school, b IL, (parents as above) Cora, 4, dau, b IL, (parents as above) Jesse, 1, dau, b NE, (parents as above) Very interesting that just above the family is the family of James Dimmett 66, farmer born in VA, father MD, mother VA Sarah, 61, wife, keeping house, b Oh parents in VA Wm Henry 22, son, farmer, b IL, parents in Va & Oh Rich, Edwin, 24, nephew, farmer b IL, father OH, mother OH Dimmett Hardon, 22, nephew, farmer, b IL, father Va, mother IL You might want to check the 1885 census in Cass county for this family as well. And since the ancestry.com indexes show a bunch of other Dimmetts in Cass county, you may want to just go to the nearest Family History Center or library where you can access the reel for Cass county, and go through it very carefully as the entire family may have moved there. With Edwin showing up in several families, one might suspect that somebody else's father/grandfather is also an Edwin. Good luck with your searches. Karen

Looking for info/descendants of Edwin Dimmett & wife Anna (Hanna) Skinner. Edwin was b. abt. 1839 in OH. Anna was b. abt. 1844 in IL. Her parents were Reuben & Mary Warner Skinner. Edwin & Anna had 2 known children, Joseph b. abt. 1863; & Anna b. abt. 1868. I found them in 1880 census living in Elmwood, Cass Co., NE. Tried to access it on Ancestry.com but couldn't read it. Children's names were on 1870 census when the family lived in IL. Anyone know this family? Thanks, Kris in IL

The following sites have been updated: Lancaster County, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society (Nebraska) http://www.rootsweb.com/~nellcgs/index.htm Denton Community Historical Society (SW Lancaster Co., Nebraska) http://www.rootsweb.com/~nedchs/index.htm NEGenWeb Project - Nebraska Obituary Abstracts http://www.rootsweb.com/~neobits/index.htm Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

Does anyone know a Jack Skinner who lived in Superior, NE at one time? He is the grandson of John Skinner who lived in Oak, NE in the 1930's. Someone sent me an email with his name & that is all the info I was given. Can anyone help? Thanks, Kris in IL

Does anyone have any info on Ugene Skinner? He was b. in IL abt. 1859. His father was b. in IL & mother b. in OH. In 1920, he was living in Plattsmouth, Cass Co., NE. Olive was his wife. He died 1920-1930. He had a daughter, Bessie Skinner Falk, who was married to William Falk; they had a son, Wayne, who was 1 in 1920. They all lived in the same household in 1920. I'm looking to find out who Ugene's parents were. Thanks, Kris in IL

I have just been in the process of re-vamping the Denton Community Historical Society of Southwest Lancaster County, Nebraska and thought you might like to take a look. I still have several pages to redo on the site but am more than halfway done. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nedchs/index.htm Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

Hello: My WARREN line lived in grand island neb, sometime between 1875 and 1880. Im looking to see if there were any WILSONS in that area. Im looking for the parents of Elizabeth C.(Libbie)WILSON WARREN. i don't know anything about her parents except her father was suppost to be from KY and her mother NC. im thinking perhaps the family moved there to be near her parents. this is a long shot, but its all i have. thank you maggie

Looking for info/desendants on the following families. All info is from 1930 census. Skinner, John B. 40, wife Bessie 32. Cass Co., NE, Alvo Skinner, Arthur 39, wife Mattie 35. Cass Co., NE, Greenwood Skinner, Delbert 55, single, Cass Co., NE, Greenwood Skinner, Olive 63, widow, Cass Co., NE, Greenwood Thanks, Kris in IL

Looking for info/desendants on these families. All info is from 1930 census. Hutchison, Claud R. 36, wife Nellie (Warner) 28; Rock Bluffs Terryberry, Leonard 39, wife Mary (Warner) 39, Plattsmouth Howard, Roy E. 46, wife Mildred (Warner) 45, Rock Bluffs Warga, William F. 48, wife Altia (Warner) 48, Plattsmouth Wetenkamp, William 37, wife Emily (Warner) 36, Plattsmouth These 5 sisters were daughters of Charles H. Warner & Barbara Wiles Warner. Thanks, Kris in IL

The following have been added to the Cedar County NE website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~necedar2/ Thanks to Carol Tramp for submitting these. Also, an article on a 1918 tornado in the county has been posted at When You and I Were Young. Dead and injured in that article include: Frederickson; Rupiper; Spinner; Bahr; and Schmeckpepper. BISHOP Eugene BOLICH Mary DRIVER Arthur Samuel FLEGG William Henry GULDE Elizabeth HYDINGER LeVon JUEDENS Diane Marie KELLER Jean LANE Jessie Patterson LATTMAN Jacob LENIHAN Hannah McDevitt LOECKER Mrs. John [Haberman] MEIROSE Theresa M. Schieffer POLLOCK Montgomery K. "Gum" RIEBE Mary SCHAEFER Mary SCHAEGER Henry SCHOLL Elizabeth Alvina SCHULTE Annie Cunningham SORENSON Anton STEFFEN James TAYLOR Mary THOENE Mary Clara Bonertz WIECHELMAN Dennis WIMMER Frank

[The Columbus Journal, February 10, 1904] Judge Curtis performed the marriage ceremony Saturday morning uniting Mr. Claude M. Smith and Miss Lena Rosine Stohl, both of Beatrice, as man and wife. The young couple have been traveling with a theatrical company. From here they went to Fullerton for a short visit. Sherri Brakenhoff - dabrake@megavision.com NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.rootsweb.com/~necolfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ Researching in: Ostfriesland: Becher, Brakenhoff, Busker, Franzen, Mohlman, Neemeyer, Ubben, VanHuefeln Other parts of Germany: Engel, Klug, Rickert Switzerland: Egger, Luchsinger, Muller/Mueller, Saegesser

The Yankee Hill Cemetery Records database for Lancaster County, Nebraska has been completely updated. The 2001 entries remain but there are new links to listings that are more current as of Jan. 2004. Many thanks to the Denton Community Historical Society for providing this database for the Lancaster Co., NEGenWeb Project! See the Cemeteries Index: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/cemeteries/index.htm Yankee Hill Cemetery Index: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/cemeteries/yhill-index.html Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html

I am trying to locate decendants of Hugh McQuillan and Ann Carey. Hugh immigrated to Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska around 1880 from Antrim Ireland, via Quebec Canada. Hugh and Ann were married in 1888 in Douglas and had two children that I know of Rose and Alvin, obviously born post 1888. Hugh parents were Rose and John and his siblings were Patrick, James, Robert, Ellen, Bridget, Susan, Mary, Rose (Hugh) and Anne. All born between 1835 and 1853 in Glenravel, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Robert was my GGGrandfather and immigrated to NZ in 1862. The other siblings immigrated to Canada also, most stayed but two went on to Montana and Kansas. If any of this sounds even vaguely similar I would love to here from you. Cheers, Olivia, New Zealand

The Denton Community Historical Society of Southwestern Lancaster County, Nebraska has added a Scrapbook page to their website. Please stop by and take a look! If you have old photos or other material specific to Berks, Burnham, Centerville, Cheese Creek, Cobb Jct., Denton, Emerald, Hallam, Kramer, Martell, Olive Branch, Princeton, Rokeby, Sprague, & Yankee Hill, Nebraska (all in Southwest Lancaster County) --- please let us know. The folks to contact are Sue Williams or Teresa Sullivan. Their e-mail addresses can be found on the Scrapbook pg. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nedchs/index.htm The Lancaster County, NEGenWeb Project Photos page has also been updated. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/whatsnew.htm Time to dig through those boxes and trunks to see if you have Lancaster County, Nebraska photos, documents, etc to submit! Thank you, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html