An American Time Capsule:
Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rbpehtml/pehome.html
"The Printed Ephemera collection at the Library of Congress is a rich repository of Americana. In total the collection comprises 28,000 primary source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American History…”
An American Time Capsule brings together a great collection of advertisements, leaflets, proclamations, timetables, and many other printed sources from American history. With the ability to search this site by genre, title, author, and geographic location it is easy to locate information. As with other American Memory websites, the information when found come in the form of scanned images making them great for overhead displays or PowerPoint slides. With the wide ranging variety of items covered (a list of deserters from Pennsylvania regiments, Gettysburg, Oct. 6, 1866 among others) this site provides an interesting view of all sides of our country’s past. With the geographic location search the visitor can view many items pertaining to Nebraska history.

Prairie Settlement
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/nbhihtml/pshome.html
"The digital collection integrates two collections from holdings of the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Solomon D. Butcher photographs and the letters of the Uriah W. Oblinger family. Together they illustrate the story of the settlement of the Great Plains..."
The Prairie Settlement website, in association with the NSHS, and yet another in a long line of good government websites, offers a great source of primary documents for the plains. While this site is not of any significant genealogical use (unless you are descended from the Oblinger family) it does offer an interesting look into the feelings and attitudes of the people at the time. Through correspondence letters and pictures, the visitor is able to peek into the lives and emotions of people living on the plains. All of the information is separated by subjects, correspondence, and letters by date, which allows one to find information quickly and easily.