Area Newspapers

St. Helena Gazette; 1858-1859 and 1877-1878

       Cedar County News; Feb. 24, 1898- present.

       Hartington Herald; June 11, 1892-1944.

       Wynot Tribune; starting at June 6, 1907- July 26th, 1917.

       Census Records; 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930.

Books

History of Cedar County © by J. Mike McCoy.

       History of Cedar County © 1973 by Twila Anderson.

       History of the State of Nebraska © 1882 by A.T. Andeas. Reprint © 1975 

       Heinrich Stuckenhoff: The Church Builder of North Eastern Nebraska © 1993 Joesph H. Wachter

       Immaculate Conception Church: A Road of Progress, St. Helena, Ne.  1896-1996.

       SS. Philip & James Catholic Church: Observing 96 Years of Catholic Faith, 1904-2000.

       SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church: 125 Year History of Faith and Family 1877-2002.

       St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1896-1996 Constance, Ne.

       Holy Trinity Church, Hartington, 1886-1986.

       Hartington 100 Centennial: 1883-1983.

       Hartington 75 Diamond Jubilee Book

A Journey of Faith; Holy Trinity/Cedar Catholic High School 1900-2005

  1899 & 1917 Cedar County Plat Books

For a complete list of Family History Books, click here

	The library staff will search newspaper obituaries by exact death date only. All obituary lookups are $5.00 per request. Please email your requests to citylibrary@hartel.net     Anyone interested in donating historical material to the library, please call or email. ry.

        

Genealogy Links and Resources

          Cedar County Genealogy: www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/cedar

          Cedar County Courthouse: Box 695, Hartington, Ne. 68739 http://www.casde.unl.edu

          Cedar County Historical Museum:  304 W. Franklin, Box 355, Hartington, NE  68739                
Naturalization Books of Cedar County, histories of various towns in Cedar County, biographies of families who
          settled in Cedar County, scrapbooks, and more.

          Wintz Funeral Home: 203 W. Franklin, Box 505, Hartington, Ne.  68739

          Nebraska State Historical Society:  http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.htm 
P.O. Box 82554, 1500 R Street, Lincoln, Ne.  68501