Mapping the History of Our School: District 83
Primary and Secondary Sources

Note - These links are to resources related to various schools, but may not be specific to your school. Materials such as these are commonly kept for Nebraska communities. These are the types of materials to look for pertaining to your school district.

Historic Place Information
Antioch School (District 20), Pauline

St. Anthony's Church and School, Cedar Rapids

Kearney Jr. High School, Kearney

Records
Church Records: Contact the Library/Archives with your request. or call 402-471-6396

Guide to Geneological Studies: Look for the following headings and contact the Library/Archives with your request. or call 402-471-4784

• Plat Maps
• School Census Records
• State and Local Government Records
  

Articles
"Nebraska Public School Education, 1890-1910," Nebraska History, 54 (Spring 1973): 64-90.

Books
The NSHS Library/Archives has several books on the history of schools. Although this is not a circulating collection, these books can be viewed at the State Historical Society and may be available through your local historical society or library.

50 Years of Sheridan: A History of Sheridan School, 1926-1976

Alder Grove: Community, School, Church, 1867-1992

Bloomington Public School: The History of the Institution and Its People, 1871-1991

History of Pilger High School, Pilger Nebraska

Pages of History: Nebraska High Schools, Present and Past, Public and Private, 1854-1994

Public School District Reorganization and Consolidation in Adams County, Nebraska, 1949-1989

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