The Nebraska State Historical Society holds a number of early church records in its manuscript division. For a complete list of the counties, communities, inclusive dates, and name of the church, the researcher should request the Reference Information Guide No. 6 from the society. Included in the collection are records from selected churches representing the Baptist, Presbyterian, Congregational, Lutheran, Evangelical United Brethren, Methodist, Episcopal, and Society of Friends denominations.
Researchers interested in Nebraska Synod Lutheran records should write for information to Archives of the Nebraska Synod, Suite 204, 124 South 24th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. Missouri Synod Lutheran materials are at the District office, P.O. Box 407, 152 South Columbia, Seward, Nebraska 68434. Those interested in the Methodist or Evangelical United Brethren church can obtain information from Historical Center Nebraska Conference Depository, Lucas Library Building, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska 68504.
Regional and some national and international materials for the Seventh Day Adventist church are held at the Union College Library, 3800 South 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506.
Many people of the Roman Catholic faith settled in Nebraska. The state is divided into the Omaha Diocese, the Lincoln Diocese, and the Grand Island Diocese. The archivist for the Lincoln Diocese is located at 3400 Sheridan Boulevard, Lincoln, Nebraska 68506. The Chancery Office for the Omaha Diocese is located at 100 North 62nd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68132.
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In the counties for which a research guide is available, the genealogist will find a list of cemeteries, their locations, and whether the listing has been published. Many of these publications also contain names and addresses of funeral homes and mortuaries.
Many cemeteries in Nebraska have been transcribed, and the records are housed at the Nebraska State Historical Society. Records have been compiled for part or all of all but one or two counties.
The Daughters of the American Revolution Library in Washington, D.C., holds a nineteen-volume collection from over 150 cemeteries located in Nebraska.
The National Cemetery in Nebraska is the Fort McPherson National Cemetery, HCO 1 Box 67, Maxwell, Nebraska 69151.
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Cemetery records and gravestone inscriptions are a rich source of information for family historians. Cemetery and other sources of information associated with death include:
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- Biographical works
- Burial permits
- Church burial registers
- Cemetery records (often several different kinds are kept)
- Cemetery indexes (often compiled by genealogical societies)
- Cemetery sextons’ records
- Cemetery deed and plot registers
- Death certificates
- Death indexes
- Family bibles
- Family burial plots
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- Funeral director’s records
- Grave opening orders
- Gravestone (monument) inscriptions
- Military records
- Monuments and memorials
- Necrologies
- Newspaper death notices
- Obituaries
- Probate records
- Published death records
- Religious records
- Transcriptions of cemetery inscriptions
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