American Record (African American) Bennington Herald 1908-27 Elkhorn Exchange 1892-1918 Valley Enterprise 1892-1947 Florence Tribune 1909-1816 Florence Fontenelle 1919-1827 Florence Fontenelle & Minne Lusa Review 1928 – 1933 Millard Courier 1897 -1918 Millard Mercury 1951 - 1955 Our latest acquisitions are available for use on the third floor in the microfilm room. We have not started indexing them for obits yet, but it's good to know that we have them since the State Historical Society is closed for a year or a year and a half during their renovations. Expect an announcement of the availability of a number of additional Nebraska counties' marriage records through about 1900 soon. As soon as they're available for use, I'll let you know what counties we have added. The funds for this purchase came from Friends of the Omaha Library raised through things like their quarterly book sales. Additional acquisitions becoming available this week are many of Roger Minert's books on German family history research. There are several more that we have ordered from Picton Press that aren't here yet. Check the card catalog to see what's available. G.O.G.S. purchased Dr. Minert's books with proceeds from the workshop that he presented here in April. Karen **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585043x1201462775/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= JunestepsfooterNO62)

dear listers: I am wondering if someone from North Bend can reply to me about a Clements [CLEMENS] family plot at Union Township. it was transcribed in 1975 and I believe one of the transcribers is still alive, therefore I cannot name this person. I am looking for the 3 graves of JOHN CLEMENTS, wife MARY CLEMENTS and son EDWARD CLEMENTS. The site is at SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 6, Township 18, Range 5. Apparently the graves were in a grove of trees 1/2 mile into the field. I am actually researching the 2 brothers who lived at Dodge from about 1864? [from England 1854 then Ohio]: John Clements and brother William. John's daughter Mary Elizabeth Clements married George Crane [1875] and they moved to Wisconsin about 1885. William's daughter Phoebe married William Watts [ 1881] and descendents are still in the area I believe. would love to share info with CLEMENTS descendents. I am looking for some assistance in obtaining bmd records. thanks LIZ of BC Canada

9 AM at the Mormon Trail Center in Omaha Sponsored by the Omaha Public Library and the Greater Omaha Genealogy Society The first class is an introduction to family history and will discuss getting started and working on documentation from the beginning. February 21: Vital Records and Substitutes for Vital Records. A discussion of what might be found on vital records, how to find them, and what types of records will give the same information if you are working in an area earlier than vital records began. March 21: Making Sense of the Census will discuss the US and other censuses as a an important resource to identify family (and often extended family) in a time period that vital records may be either scarce or restricted. Apr 18: Will have two classes: Jumping the Water which will give you ideas on how to find out where in the Old World your American immigrants came from (narrowing it down from just Germany, or Italy or Poland, or wherever you find in a census.) The second half will be: Black, White and Read All Over: Researching in newspapers. Did you know that the W. Dale Clark Library in Omaha has an extensive collection of Douglas county (& very early Pottawatomie co IA) newspapers, with some from Papillion as well?) What kind of things can you get out of a historic newspaper, even if your ancestor wasn't from here? May 16: Searching the World's Records without leaving Omaha is an overview of the Mormon Family History Library's collection, how to access it, and what's going on that is going to revolutionize how we do family history research. We will also spend some time on Cemetery research...what are the additional clues that we can get from the sexton records, from the marker, etc. June 20 will conclude our series with "I Found it on the Internet", a discussion of internet resources and their relative value. And What's in the courthouse, besides the vital records? These classes are free to everyone, but we do ask that people pre-register so that we know how many handouts to prepare (or if you can't come after all, let us know that so we won't waste quite as many.) We have a lot of fun and hope you will join us. 706-1453 or _Genehelper@aol.com_ (mailto:Genehelper@aol.com) to register. There are flyers at the Omaha libraries. Karen **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)

We now have over 67,000 names in the marriage index for people who married in Douglas county (_www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com) ). They aren't all Douglas county residents and come from surrounding counties, and sometimes much further away. It's still a drop in the bucket compared to the names that will come, as we get help. The names that we have are in the index by both bride and groom's names (at the time of marriage), so that if you are looking for sisters in a family, they're easier to find than just looking for a groom's surname list and hoping to find the sisters by a "find" under every letter of the alphabet. Women who were previously married usually show up under their most recent married name, and only sometimes do the marriage records indicate the maiden name. If the maiden name is given as part of the bride's name, it'll be in the index with her name so a "control find" feature would help locate her. If it isn't given as part of her name, even if parents were listed in the marriage application or signed license, it won't be in the index. Parent's names are not always given on the licenses & applications, but some years are a goldmine for information (such as birth place and current residence) in addition to the expected marriage date & the couple's names. We include names of people who got a license but did not marry (or at least didn't return the license indicating they actually married.). If it happens to be a family member's name, it will at least place them in a time and place, and sometimes give other information, even though they may not have actually married the other party on the license. Happy hunting. The microfilm for marriages are at the W. Dale Clark Library in downtown Omaha from the beginning through about 2002...but later years aren't indexed yet on our site. We need more helpers, or more hours in the day. If you can come help, let me know. If you don't live in Omaha and can't make it in to get copies of your licenses, you can contact G.O.G.S. for assistance in getting copies of the licenses you need. How long it takes depends on how many requests have come in before your request. (_www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com_ (http://www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com) has research information such as address & fees. Any fees beyond actual expenses buy more materials for the genealogy department so it's a win-win situation for everyone in the long run.) We'll also be updating the obit web site in the next few days and some are pre-1900 this week. That time period takes longer for fewer names, but we do seem to get lots of deaths reported for Council Bluffs. Early death notices show up everywhere in the paper, including gossip columns. I don't know about you, but I'd rather have SOMETHING, and have the death date narrowed down to usually within a few days of the death than have nothing at all. That's why in the obit site we include obituaries, cards of thanks, death certificate notices, lodge notices, and bits in the gossip columns (even occasionally a probate notice) that indicate someone died. (_www.omahaobits.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahaobits.wordpress.com) ) Karen **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

Tamara, Thanks so very much for the Pebble Creek information. At least I know that it's a real place. I have excellent source material that Marty is buried there but being that long ago and the flood and all, the tombstone [if there ever was one] was probably washed away. Thanks again, Charlie Martin (PA) --- On Sun, 11/30/08, Tamara Bentz <tjbentz@prodigy.net> wrote: From: Tamara Bentz <tjbentz@prodigy.net> Subject: [NEDODGE] Pebble Creek To: nedodge@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 11:30 AM The Pebble Creek Cemetery is now called Scribner City Cemetery, but I don't see her listed. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/dodge/cemetery/scribner.txt. I also don't see her in St. Peter's or the German Lutheran Cemetery. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Pebble Creek Cemetery is now called Scribner City Cemetery, but I don't see her listed. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/dodge/cemetery/scribner.txt. I also don't see her in St. Peter's or the German Lutheran Cemetery.

Hi Group, I have a cousin, Marty Leitzell who was born and died in Dodge County before 1872. He only lived about one year and was buried in Pebble Creek Cemetery / Township? I was told that a flash flood washed out the cemetery. Has anybody ever heard of Pebble Creek Cemetery or Township and are there any burial or tombstone records available anywhere? Thanks, Charlie in PA.

We've got 55,652 marriage entries now on the web site. The marriages listed are taken from Douglas county marriage licenses and are listed by both bride and groom. There may have been alternate spellings given in the license & application, so unless we can figure out which one is correct, they are in by the several spellings. The anniversary page is also growing slowly, with over 40 milestone anniversaries listed. Many have pictures of the couple when you look at the newspaper that the entry was taken from, although not all do. Most of the anniversaries are 25 years or over. _www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com) . And while you're out cruising the 'net, we added another 2,000+ obits this weekend as well. _www.omahaobits.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahaobits.wordpress.com) The criteria for going on the obit web site; appeared in an Omaha paper, either lived here at the time of death or previously, or have an obvious Omaha connection (such as the woman in NY whose son was an early Omaha mover & shaker, but she died in NY)--or died within about an hour to an hour and a half drive of Omaha (in any direction) and appeared in our papers. In the early years, we take ANY newspaper item that indicates someone died, because there may not be an actual obit, or a death certificate at the courthouse, and you only know they disappeared from the census. Right or wrong, if you don't have a death date, we figure that something is better than nothing. Happy hunting. Karen PS: Thanks to Jim from GO-PAF who spent 3 1/2 hours this weekend and reversed about three thousand marriages for me so that they appear by both bride and groom in the marriage index. Willing volunteers are critical to keep this work moving along. **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)

That's almost 20,000 marriages since names are in by both bride & groom. BUT, some surnames are spelled several ways in the record, so they may be in there under multiple spellings. (If a first name is spelled a couple different ways, we don't worry about multiple indexing it, as we figure people can find that easier.) These folks got married, or applied for a license, in Douglas county. Many did not actually live here at the time they married, or even afterwards. If you can't find your couple in the county you expect them in, check our web site: _www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com) . A few years are done, and yes, we are doing some skipping around to provide a variety of time periods. Sometimes, the month a couple married in hasn't been done, but their marriage is in the list because they got the license several months earlier (as currently, the license is good for a year, but it wasn't always true. People also could get the license here and marry somewhere else in the state under more recent laws. It wasn't so in the very early days.) In the marriage license films, things are filed by certificate number after they started numbering the licenses. So if you request copies from the Genealogy Society, or from the library, include bride & groom's names, month & year of marriage, and the license number to make sure you get the one you ask for. You'll notice that some names are in there several times, and may not be the same person. We've got a contest going for both the marriage web site and the obit web site. Guess when the marriages will go over 100,000 and when the obits will go over 200,000 when you request copies, and you may win a membership to G.O.G.S. & a free marriage or obit copy. The dates that people are guessing do not come to us, someone else is keeping that information so we won't be influenced at all by it. Guesses must be posted by the end of October 2008 to be eligible. Two of the options for helping in the October Family History Month service blitz are to help extract obits, or to do marriage reversals, so it might go pretty fast at times. And, it might slow down if the help slows down. My personal goal is to just keep coming up with data to put in the lists, but other help is welcomed. I have several who help do the marriage reversals for me. I'm expecting a large number of Omaha Star names in the next week or so, as the gal that is indexing that paper has finished a couple years and will be sending me a bunch soon. Have fun exploring the web site. There's a link to both the obit site and the G.O.G.S. web site on the marriage site. And if you didn't get a flyer for the October all day workshop in the mail, it can be downloaded at the G.O.G.S. site (right hand side of the page, look for downloadable information.) Karen **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001)

I have family buried in the Purple Cane Cemetery but part of their plot was sold to Jas. H. Bowden. I am looking for the connection of this Bowden to this family and for any other information about either the Connerley family or the Bowden family. Purple Cane Cemetery lot #20 John B. Connerley (I believe brother to WH Connerley) W.H. Connerley (my GGreat Grandfather) LaFayette Fait (brother to my ancestor Amanda Fait Connerley daughter of Francis Fait and Mary Bowden) Nettie E. Connerley - (sister to my Great Grandfather) Nellie H. Connerley - (sister to my Great Grandfather) Amanda Connerley (my GGreat Grandmother) The east half of this plot: Amon Bowden 1879 Martha Bowden 1835-1910 James A. Bowden 1832-1910 Albert (no last name) Opal (no last name) Thank you, Diane

This past week here in Omaha, there were three of us extracting obituaries from newspapers and marriages from the filmed licenses at the W. Dale Clark library. We got a lot done, and more is yet to come with what has been extracted, but not yet formatted for the web sites. Thanks go to Nancy and Michele for all the help. The marriage site has over 25,000 marriages now. It is an index, so there is more information on the actual marriage application & license than is on the site. There's two main reasons for this: 1. time it takes to extract everything, and 2. space to post it all. For better or worse, we figured that people would rather have more names to choose from, because it gives a better chance of getting THEIR family posted than if we post everything and only got 1/10 of the information up. Sorry, if we're wrong about that. We've also added some anniversaries printed in the newspaper that were pulled when we extracted obits. _www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com) Be aware that there are marriages for people who lived in Council Bluffs & other places in IA, other places in Nebraska outside Douglas County, South Dakota, Kansas, Illinois & points East, who chose (for whatever unknown reason) to marry in Omaha/Douglas County. So if you can't find someone's marriage in the home county where you expect them, at least check out the site in case you recognize the name. One never knows. (We expect that the 25,000 names is just the tiny tip of the ice burg...there are only a very few films done, and over 200 to go through. Anybody want to help by doing reverse typing for us?) Coming soon at the obit site with the next upload will be obit references from an Omaha paper called the American Citizen. This is an Italian language paper. Nancy and her husband Frank are working on these for us. If you recognize a name, you have to realize that getting a copy of the article is going to give you something in Italian. We do not provide translation services, nor does the library. (I do know somebody who speaks the language & just returned from Italy working on her Master's degree, but don't know if she'd be willing to, or have the time, to do translation for people. I will ask.) We are discussing the possibility of extracting other material (marriages, births, etc.) from the paper for a G.O.G.S. publication dedicated solely to material indexed from this paper. Given the amount of data and years covered, it's likely that it would only be an index. If you would be interested in getting a copy of such, contact me off list so that I can present it to the board when we discuss the possibilities. _www.omahaobits.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahaobits.wordpress.com) There will also be references to "new" obits from 1910, 1954 & 1958, & 1977 that were collected this week. It was a profitable week for those of us who extract data so that everyone can find more ancestors. Happy ancestor hunting! Karen **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)

I've "rescued" an old photograph of Mary BRIGGS which was taken at the A. C. Hull Studio in Fremont, Nebraska. The photograph appears to have been taken in the 1870's with Mary likely in her 40's or 50's at the time. In addition to her name, someone has written "Aunt" on the back of the photograph. Based on limited research I was able to locate the following information regarding Mary: Mary A. NOYES b. 1813 in NY, married Asa Clark BRIGGS (b. 17 Sept 1812 in NY) in 1835 in MI and together they had 6 children including, Asa; John; Alba; James; Hannah; and Jane BRIGGS all born in MI between 1837 and 1848. Mary NOYES BRIGGS d. in NE in 1902. Census information provides the following information: 1870 census of Logan Creek, NE: Asa C. BRIGGS, age 57, a Grocer, born VT Mary Ann BRIGGS, age 57, born NH Christ PETERSON, age 16, a Farm Laborer, born PA I am hoping to locate someone from this BRIGGS Family so that this treasured old photograph can be returned to its rightful place with family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

I have used _www.familysearchlabs.org_ (http://www.familysearchlabs.org) several times with good success. It's part of the indexing project (_www.familysearchindexing.org_ (http://www.familysearchindexing.org) ) that anyone with internet access can do in about 1/2 hr to 2 hours per project. If you haven't helped index, do, because every project is done by two people and if they don't match, a third, more experienced person looks at the images. They're trying to get the best possible images off of the microfilm. Many of the indexes go to actual live images that will be available free, and downloadable. Some, the original record holder is retaining rights, but even the indexes are a big help. Anyway, here's what came across one of my other lists this morning. Karen FamilySerachLabs has now gone live with the 1870 Federal Census. I wrote about it at: http://blog.genealogybank.com/2008/07/1870-census-now-online.html That site now has the 1850; 1860; 1870; 1880 and 1900 census indexed and available online. These indexes are free. I was using the various online census indexes to search for some of my relatives. There was a dark blotch on the page and it was difficult to make out the name. So, I went to the 1900 Census Index at FamilySerachLabs and was very surprised to see that the same image on this page was crystal clear - no blotch. Why - I asked? Answer - FamilySerachLabs made the extra effort to create all new digital images of the census pages. The 1870 census is available in two formats: Indexed and Searchable - search every name in the census for these States: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Dakota Territory, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah. Browsable - lets you look at the digital images of each page in the census for All States except Kentucky, Vermont and Virginia. FamilySearchLabs will be putting the rest of these census images & indexes online shortly. **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)

I've "rescued" an old photograph identified as Della Lucile & Hellen Bernice MAPES which was taken at a studio in Schuyler, Nebraska. The photograph indicates that Della is 5 years old and Hellen age 21 months at the time the photograph was taken. The photograph is dated "1900?" and also includes the note "For Carrie" on the back of the photograph. Based on limited research I was able to locate the following information regarding the girls and their family: They were the children of Mary Christina "Teen" COVENTRY b. 22 Aug 1869 in Boston, MA and Lewis Sherman "Sherm" MAPES b. 15 Sept 1868 in Pottawattamie Co., IA. The couple married on 11 Feb 1892 in Colfax Co. NE and together they had 4 children, Herschel; Louise Carolyn; Della Lucile; and Helen Bernice MAPES born between 1893 and 1905 in Colfax and Holt Co's NE. Della Lucile MAPES b. 10 Jun 1900 in Inman, NE, married Leland A. PHELPS on 10 Sept 1924 in Council Bluffs, IA and died 24 Mar 1999 in Fremont, NE. Census records reveal the following clues: 1910 census of Rogers, NE: L. Sherman MAPES, age 40, married 18 years, born OH, parents born OH/IN, a Farmer Mary C. MAPES, wife, age 39, married 18 years, 4 children/4 living, born MA, parents born Canada/Scotland Herschel C. MAPES, son, age 17, born NE Louisa C. MAPES, dau, age 14, born NE Della L. MAPES, dau, age 9, born NE Bernice MAPES, dau, age 6, born NE 1920 census of Fremont, NE: Louis S. MAPES, age 51, born IA, parents born OH/IA, a Farmer Mary C. MAPES, wife, age 50, born MA, parents born Canada/Scotland Lucille B. MAPES, dau, age 19, born NE, a Stenographer Bernice MAPES, dau, age 16, born NE, a Student I am hoping to be able to return the photograph to family and would appreciate your contacting me if you are a member of this family or know someone who might be. Thanks, Shelley

Thank you for the nice marriage list.

www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com?? taken from the marriage licenses. We now have 16,830 entries on the site.? (It's not that many marriages, but about that many people since it's in by bride's name and groom's name...and sometimes more than once, if the record has alternate spellings for the surnames.)? Over 3,000 names have been added in the last week.? We'll keep working. Anybody want to do some volunteer work?? Email: sahara346@aol.com.? About one or two days a week we extract marriages (the rest of the time we extract obits--and we have over 120,000 names?on the obit site?now). But we could use help reversing the name order.? We put the bride's name first instead of the grooms & put him after "md."? If you wouldn't mind retyping about a page of names at a time (equals two pages when it is completed, and you'll type your entry right under the first entry.? Depending on how many volunteers we have, we might be sending a page every week, or every couple of weeks--if you're willing.? We would like the page back?in a week though from the time we send it out so we can keep track of everything and get it posted in a timely manner after it is extracted--if that seems fair.? Otherwise it is really easy to lose track of who has what. Karen PS:? the extra question marks are AOL's quirky addition, not mine.?

I've "rescued" an old photograph of Harry HIMES which was taken at the Rimer Studio in Schuyler, Nebraska. The photograph appears to have been taken in the 1880's with Harry likely in his teens or 20's at the time it was taken. Based on limited research I was able to locate the family in census records as follows: 1870 census of Pioneer, ID: Joshua V. HIMES, age 37, a Ditch Owner, born MA Margaret HIMES, age 24, born IL Walter HIMES, age 6, born OR Norman V. HIMES, age 5, born ID Terr Harry L. HIMES, age 3, born ID Terr 1880 census of Richland, NE: Joshua V. HIMES, age 48, born MA, a Farmer, parents born RI/MA Margaret A. HIMES, wife, age 31, born IL, Keeping House, parents born IL Walter HIMES, son, age 16, born OR, a Farm Laborer Harry L. HIMES, son, age 13, born ID Terr, at School Aleck HIMES, son, age 9, born ID Terr, at School Martha A. HIMES, dau, age 4, born ID Terr, at Home Naomi E. HIMES, dau, age 2, born ID Terr, at Home 1910 census of Colorado Springs, CO: Harry L. HIMES, age 43, married 8 years, born ID, parents born MA/IL, a Wholesale Grocery Clerk Julia G. HIMES, wife, age 34, married 8 years, born KY, parents born KY/PA Norman HIMES, son, age 3, born NE 1920 census of Platte, NE: Harry L. HIMES, age 54, born ID, parents born CA/IL Julian G. HIMES, wife, age 44, born KY, parents born KY, a Housewife Norman HIMES, son, age 12, born NE, in School I am hoping to locate someone from his family so that this wonderful old treasure can be returned to the care of his family. If you are a member of this HIMES Family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Hi! I am having trouble getting an address for this cemetery to plot directions to it from Omaha. Does anyone out there know the directions to this cemetery? Thanks! Kara Townsend

_www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com) Please understand, it is just getting started. I've already had somebody write to complain that her folks weren't in there yet. We've only been working on it for three days. Karen In a message dated 4/28/2008 12:02:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ecarp1937@aol.com writes: What is the web site address? -----Original Message----- From: OmahaMom@aol.com To: NEBRHeritage@rootsweb.com; nebrroots@rootsweb.com; nedodge@rootsweb.com; NEDOUGLA@rootsweb.com; nesarpy@rootsweb.com; NESAUNDE-L@rootsweb.com; iapottaw@rootsweb.com; necass@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00 pm Subject: [NEDODGE] Omaha area marriages New website went up this weekend, and it is very much a work in progress. It is an index to marriages (earlier than the Douglas county website) by both bride & groom. This is not being taken from the index that already exists, but being done from certificates. The films are at the W. Dale Clark library, paper copies for earlier years are at Douglas County Historical Society. People from all over were married in Douglas county (including a couple who listed their residence as Chicago.) We are trying to limit the entries to two lines per couple (one with the bride's name first, one with the groom's first), but when there are several ways of spelling the name in the application and license, it will show up in the index under the variations because we aren't clairvoyant to figure out what it really should be. Later years have a certificate number. This is almost more important to have than the name or the date of the marriage in later records because they were filed numerically. But if you can't come to the W. Dale Clark library personally, be sure to include the certificate number with the names of that couple you're looking for. By having both when you come, or when you write, you're more likely to get the right one. Mistakes can happen anywhere along the line, in the original record, in the transcriber (earliest records were handwritten, and some of the handwriting was awful), in the typing, or sometimes the computer changes things when you try to post...as it's been gving us fits when we try to post M surnames). It may grow slowly, because it takes second place to indexing obits...except that doing something with the records of people who were living at the time the record was made is a pleasant change from always looking for dead people's records (if you get the difference, since most of the ones on the marriage licenses are also going to be by now.) There will be later links on the site, there will be more names coming. It is very much a work in progress. So have fun, and maybe you can find some needed data for your families. Good luck, Karen **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

What is the web site address? -----Original Message----- From: OmahaMom@aol.com To: NEBRHeritage@rootsweb.com; nebrroots@rootsweb.com; nedodge@rootsweb.com; NEDOUGLA@rootsweb.com; nesarpy@rootsweb.com; NESAUNDE-L@rootsweb.com; iapottaw@rootsweb.com; necass@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00 pm Subject: [NEDODGE] Omaha area marriages New website went up this weekend, and it is very much a work in progress. It is an index to marriages (earlier than the Douglas county website) by both bride & groom. This is not being taken from the index that already exists, but being done from certificates. The films are at the W. Dale Clark library, paper copies for earlier years are at Douglas County Historical Society. People from all over were married in Douglas county (including a couple who listed their residence as Chicago.) We are trying to limit the entries to two lines per couple (one with the bride's name first, one with the groom's first), but when there are several ways of spelling the name in the application and license, it will show up in the index under the variations because we aren't clairvoyant to figure out what it really should be. Later years have a certificate number. This is almost more important to have than the name or the date of the marriage in later records because they were filed numerically. But if you can't come to the W. Dale Clark library personally, be sure to include the certificate number with the names of that couple you're looking for. By having both when you come, or when you write, you're more likely to get the right one. Mistakes can happen anywhere along the line, in the original record, in the transcriber (earliest records were handwritten, and some of the handwriting was awful), in the typing, or sometimes the computer changes things when you try to post...as it's been gving us fits when we try to post M surnames). It may grow slowly, because it takes second place to indexing obits...except that doing something with the records of people who were living at the time the record was made is a pleasant change from always looking for dead people's records (if you get the difference, since most of the ones on the marriage licenses are also going to be by now.) There will be later links on the site, there will be more names coming. It is very much a work in progress. So have fun, and maybe you can find some needed data for your families. Good luck, Karen **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message