Genealogy

Our Kansas Room is dedicated to genealogy research. If you are traveling through the area be sure to stop by when you are in town!

  • Microfilm for all Seneca newspapers from 1869 to the present.
  • Microfilm for select other Nemaha County city papers
  • Microfilm reader printer to make copies of material on microfilm Census records on film.
  • Nemaha County birth, marriage and death records from the WP.
  • Nemaha County and surrounding country History Book.
  • Family histories for Nemaha County.

If you live out of town/county/state and have items you’d like us to look up for you, please send the information in an e-mail to: librarian@senecafreelibrary.org

We charge $8.00 an hour and .20 per copy.

FREE ONLINE RESOURCES TO CHECK OUT

Local Resources:

Nemaha County Resources

Nemaha County Records on FamilySearch (Free with user ID)

Nemaha County Historical Society Holdings – Online Catalog

Kansas State Historical Society – The Online resource for Kansas History

Kansas State Historical Society – Newspapers in Kansas

Sabetha Area Newspapers

Seneca Area Newspapers

Tennals History of Nemaha County

Additional Resources:

Access Genealogy

Cyndi’s List – Genealogy Sites on the Internet

Genealogy Resources – by State

Heritage Quest

New York City Ports: Ellis Island

Steve MorseĀ  One-Step Portal for On-Line Genealogy