Resources & Reference Materials

Digital Collections

Omaha Public Library History

Omaha Public Library has a long history. An Omaha Library Association was established in 1857 but, lacking funds, failed in 1860. After…

Omaha Menu Collection

We seek to preserve Omaha's culinary history, social history, the terroir of the land that inspired cuisines of the time, & design history.

Maps & Atlases

The collection includes many atlases and maps documenting the history of Nebraska and its towns and cities from 1854 to the late 1900s.

Historical Images & Artifacts

View the historical images in the OPL digital image collection. More content is being digitized all the time, so check back often!

Omaha Public Library History

Omaha Public Library has a long history. An Omaha Library Association was established in 1857 but, lacking funds, failed in 1860. After…

Omaha Menu Collection

We seek to preserve Omaha's culinary history, social history, the terroir of the land that inspired cuisines of the time, & design history.

Maps & Atlases

The collection includes many atlases and maps documenting the history of Nebraska and its towns and cities from 1854 to the late 1900s.

Historical Images & Artifacts

View the historical images in the OPL digital image collection. More content is being digitized all the time, so check back often!

Directories & Documents

Yearbooks

A collection of yearbooks from various high schools and universities in the Omaha area.

Phone Books

Omaha phone books from 1920-present are available in the Nebraska Reference collection at the Genealogy & Local History Room.

Newspaper Clippings

Ever wonder what people did before online indexes? They used clipping files! Most articles are from the Omaha World-Herald.

Masonic Files

The Scottish Rite Masons donated over 30 boxes of admissions application forms dating from 1881 to 1999.

Yearbooks

A collection of yearbooks from various high schools and universities in the Omaha area.

Phone Books

Omaha phone books from 1920-present are available in the Nebraska Reference collection at the Genealogy & Local History Room.

Newspaper Clippings

Ever wonder what people did before online indexes? They used clipping files! Most articles are from the Omaha World-Herald.

Masonic Files

The Scottish Rite Masons donated over 30 boxes of admissions application forms dating from 1881 to 1999.

Records

OPL is a FamilySearch Affiliate

A large collection of microfilms from the Family History Library are available for viewing in the Genealogy & Local History Room.

Surname File Collection

Located in the Genealogy Room and organized by surname, this contains papers and clippings relating to families around the country.

Nebraska Marriage Records by County

The library has marriage records for several Nebraska counties on microfilm at the Genealogy & Local History Room.

Douglas County Birth & Death Registers

Microfilm reels cover birth and death registers in Douglas County (1873-1904), South Omaha (1895-July 1905) & City of Omaha (1895-1915).