Cat Harper (and all), Many thanks for this wonderful information. I checked out my local FHC for the fiches...found under Nebraska State Vitals. One small correction for those interested and will also list the fiches order numbers (17 fiche in all). Author is SITTLER, Melvin E. (as opposed to Stittler) Salt Lake Book Area:US/CAN 978.2293 D22si First 16 fiches cover years from 1873-1899, with 1 fiche for the year 1900: v. 1 (4 fiches)......6093604 v. 2 (4 fiches)......6093605 v. 3 (4 fiches)......6093606 v. 4 (4 fiches)......6093607 v. 5 (1 fiche).......6117319 Thanks again to Cat Harper for sharing this wonderful resource. All this time I thought these records covered Lancaster County ONLY! Arlis Anderson Renfro Cat's message: >Since Nebraska didn't keep vital records until after 1904 the best and often >only way to obtain these records is by using the Stittler's Index of Surnames. >It's available on a microFICHE at your nearest LDS FHC. The microfiches are >on permanent loan to my local FHC. Stittler went through all the NE >newspapers from roughly the late 1870's to about 1890 and recorded all the >surnames appearing in them and what the event was. In his index it would say >for example: "m Smith, John 17 Dec, 1883 2-1" This means an article in a >Nebraska newspaper stated that John Smith was married on or about that date >and the record of it is in volume 2, page 1. > >>From here you send the Nebraska State Historical Society $1.00 dollar per >article, (I include a SASE) refer to Stittler's as your resource, provide >names, dates, volume, page and in about 1-2 weeks you have a copy of the >original blurb. > >It's been the best resource for me out of Nebraska for many of my ancestors. >Best of luck, >Cat Harper >