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Newspaper Digitization

In 2019 we launched our largest collaborative project to date. The Historical Society partnered with Hall County newspapers, libraries, museums, and the genealogy society to raise funds to digitize the 28 historic newspapers published in the county since 1870. 

The Hall County Digital Community Archives can be found at: ​http://hallcountyne.advantage-preservation.com/
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This project would not be possible without the generous financial support of the following individuals and organizations. 

Newspaper Sponsors
  • Barb and Stu Endorf - sponsored Grand Island Journal
  • Butch and Judi Nielsen - Morning Free Press
  • Cinda Baxter - sponsored Grand Island Independent (1884)
  • Doniphan Community Foundation - sponsored Doniphan Eagle; Doniphan Enterprise; and Doniphan Index
  • Donna Moyer - sponsored Wood River Sunbeam
  • Eric Nielsen - sponsored Wood River Gazette
  • Michelle Setlik - sponsored Platte Valley Independent
  • In Memory of Gordon Stofer - sponsored Grand Island Herald
  • Wood River Centennial Community Foundation - sponsored Wood River Interest
​Major Gifts
  • Amick-Youngson Foundation
  • BNSF Railway Foundation
  • Bud and Gloria Wolbach Foundation
  • Cairo Roots Museum
  • Dave and Sharon White
  • Grand Island Public Library Foundation
  • Greater ​Grand Island Community Foundation
  • Hall County Historical Society
  • Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society 
  • Southern Public Power District
  • ​Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
  • Union Pacific Foundation 
To see your name here, contact our project director, Michelle Setlik, at (308) 380-4480. 

Project Partners

Cairo Roots Museum
Clipper Publishing Company
Doniphan Herald
Grand Island Independent
Grand Island Public Library
​Hall County Historical Society
Maltman Memorial Public Library
Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer 

Local 4 News story https://www.ksnblocal4.com/content/news/New-project-to-digitize-old-Hall-County-newspapers-509192061.html

Grand Island Independent story ​https://www.theindependent.com/news/local/hall-co-historical-society-project-seeks-to-digitize-newspapers/article_823f3724-688f-11e9-9e5d-578d7edec838.html

County Resources

Cairo Roots Museum
Prairie Pioneer  Genealogical Society 
Stuhr Museum
Hall County Newspapers

NEBRASKA RESOURCES

History Nebraska
NebraskAccess
Nebraska State Genealogical Society

adjacent county HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

Adams County
Buffalo County
Hamilton County
Howard County
Merrick County

Contact Us

603 N Plum St
Grand Island, NE 68801

(308) 385-1545