Friends of Lincoln Nebraska FamilySearch Center

02/01/2026

Funny...

01/18/2026

Ways to use Google...

Beyond the Search Engine: Using Google Databases for Genealogy Research

Google has several databases and functions that we can search and/or use, such as Google Books, Google Scholar, Google Patents, Google Alerts, and others that are useful to us as genealogy researchers.

Get the Quicksheet about the 10 databases/functions that will enhance your research at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/beyond-the-search-engine-using-google-databases-for-genealogy-research/

01/15/2026

Free Registration for RootsTech 2026 available:

5-7 March 2026
https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/registration
-200+ new Online Sessions
-Watch Keynote Sessions live from the comfort of your own home
-Chat online with other attendees worldwide
-Many of the sessions are recorded so they can watched anytime
-Free Video Library of sessions from past years available on demand - https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/library

Discover free on-demand sessions from RootsTech, the world’s largest family history conference. Learn genealogy tips, explore tools, and connect with your ancestry.

04/26/2025

Useful information...

16 Hidden Genealogy Clues That Help Determine Relationships

A major goal for genealogists is to seek records and determine relationships. Many records, such as census records and birth, death, and marriage certificates, have the evidence you need right there on the document. But there are lots of documents and other materials that simply provide clues. They do not have the answers written on them.

Furthermore, there are lots of materials that provide hidden clues, and many genealogists simply miss the clues or fail to take these clues into consideration when seeking evidence.

Here are several places where clues, if considered, can lead to determining relationships.

https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/16-hidden-genealogy-clues-that-help-determine-relationships/

04/26/2025

This is interesting....

Ever wonder why your ancestors suddenly left an area and moved to a distant region? Or, why did they return to the same area that they originally came from? If you had family who lived in the States of Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas or the western portions of Iowa, Missouri, or Minnesota in the mid 1870 s, chances are they were witnesses of the devastating plagues of locusts that swept over the region. Lush gardens and fields of a wide range of crops were reduced to a barren, desert like appearance within a matter of hours. Crops that were needed to sustain a family and their farm animals were destroyed leaving no means of support during the coming winter.

According to the first-hand account of A. L. Child transcribed by Riley et al. (1880), a swarm of Rocky Mountain locusts passed over Plattsmouth, Nebraska, in 1875. By timing the rate of movement as the insects streamed overhead for 5 days and by telegraphing to surrounding towns, he was able to estimate that the swarm was 1,800 miles long and at least 110 miles wide. Based on his information, this swarm covered a swath equal to the combined areas of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Much more information about the Locust Plague of 1875 can be read here
http://www.hearthstonelegacy.com/when-the-skies-turned-to-black-the_locust-plague-of-1875.htm

03/31/2025

Here is the schedule for our 2025 Spring Series of classes. Once again we will be featuring an in-depth look at the FamilySearch.org website that you can use to build your FamilyTree. Hope to see you this spring.

FREE Spring Classes
FamilySearch Center
3000 Old Cheney Road
7:00-8:30pm
Please RSVP - LincolnFHC@gmail.com
Class size is limited
Take one class or the whole series

Thursday, April 17 - Getting Started on FamilySearch.org--Discover the Free World-Wide Family Tree!

Thursday, April 24 - Searching for Records on FamilySearch.org--Finding your Family's Stories

Thursday, May 1 - Additional Resources on FamilySearch.org--Go Farther in your Discoveries and Have Fun Along the Way

Thursday, May 8 - Adding Memories to FamilySearch FamilyTree--Preserve Photos, Videos, Voices, and More!

Send a message to learn more

03/19/2025

The Lincoln FSC will be closed Thursday, Mar 20 during the day due to illness. Stay safe.

03/17/2025

Interesting article...

https://maureensantini.substack.com/p/kids-who-know-their-family-history?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0LRnw1ackVOpSr4H1lv-nxX9pMz4X5T8Z9TPsOcKJ4KNHsa4RatN4tCnk_aem_MGlVs4A5-Tnp6d90NsWv4w

Write Your Life Story for Posterity

02/22/2025

We'll be there...

Only a few days away. Hope to see you there!

02/13/2025

Due to extremely low temps tomorrow - the FamilySearch Center will be closed on Thursday, Feb 13.

02/12/2025

We will also be closed....

DISTRICT CLOSURE - on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, due to the forecasted winter storm warning and dangerous conditions. All LPS buildings are closed, and all classes and activities are canceled. Visit lps.org for more information.

01/20/2025

Tuesday, Jan 21 - LPS is closed so we will be closed due to low temps.