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What
publications has the Research Department produced?
Several volumes have
been compiled utilizing Research Department personnel and resources.
The following titles are among those available in the
Museum
Shop:
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“The Town Builders:
The Historical Focus of Stuhr Museum”
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“Schimmer’s
Sand Krog: Resort on the Platte”
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“Sheep King:
The Story of Robert Taylor”
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“Bartenbach’s
Opera House”
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“Overland Diary
of Edgar Reynolds, The”
In addition, Research
Department personnel writes an article for the museum’s monthly newsletter.
The monthly article covers a historical subject from Hall County's past.
The newsletter is one of several benefits to those who have a museum membership.
Can
you help me with my genealogical research?
Remember, the Stuhr
Museum's Research Department concentrates on gathering information and
artifacts relating to Hall County. If your research involves another
county, you are directed to the historical agencies in that location.
Do
you have birth, death, and marriage records?
Original vital statistics
are not held by the Research Department. However, our holdings do
include index cards for marriages up to 1914. Marriage records for
Hall County are held by the County Clerk's office. The Nebraska
State Historical Society has the county's marriage records on microfilm.
For birth and death records researchers are directed to a state office:
Vital
Records
P. O. Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
How
do I research an old building?
The Research Department
does not hold research files on most older buildings in Hall County.
In most cases little or no research has been done on a given location.
If you have a question regarding the National Register status of a structure,
or wish to nominate a structure for the National Register, contact:
Historic
Preservation Office
Nebraska
State Historical Society
P. O. Box
82554
Lincoln,
NE 68501-2554
How
do I care for my antiques?
Only general tips
for care of older paper items can be offered by Research Department staff.
For detailed advice it is suggested that a party contact a paper conservator.
A paper conservator is on the expert staff of the Nebraska State Historical
Society at:
Gerald
R. Ford Conservation Center
1326 South 32nd
Street
Omaha, NE 68105
Can
you appraise my antiques?
The museum staff
cannot appraise artifacts of any kind. The Research Department
is unable to provide appraisals of monetary value of materials offered
as gifts, brought in for identification, or submitted for any other purpose.
The Internal Revenue Service regards libraries and museums as interested
parties, and appraisals prepared by them for gifts that they receive are
subject to question. Donors or other parties desiring appraisals
must themselves acquire and pay a qualified appraiser.
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