Local History Center

The new Local History Center now open on the second floor of the Bennett Martin Public Library features materials with a focus on Nebraska history, and Lincoln in particular. Examples of some of the resources available include:

• local newspapers on microfilm, some dating as far back as 1867
• Lincoln City Directories on microfilm, dating as far back as 1873
• access to Lincoln newspapers online through the Lincoln Journal Star Collection, with content going back to 1996
• access to the Omaha World Herald Collection online with content as far back as 1983
• access to digitized school yearbooks from Lincoln Public Schools
• access to genealogical materials through Ancestry Library Edition and MyHeritage
• detailed property and land-use records for Nebraska from 1883 to 1962 through Sanborn Maps 
• biographical information about prominent people through the Biography Reference Bank

Library staff have compiled this list of additional Local History and Genealogy Resources held at the Bennett Martin Public Library. Some additional Lincoln and Nebraska history information can be found in the Research section of our Databases and Research page.

The newspaper microfilm and other research materials are available upon request, for use only within the Library.