America’s Story: from America’s Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/ne
In this section of the America’s Story website, one can find information pertaining to the state of Nebraska. While there admittedly is not a lot of information, the information that is included is good for a general understanding of how (and when) Nebraska came into being as a state in the Union. After the brief amount of history about the state itself, there is a section of related articles such as “Jacob Friesen and the Blizzard of 1888”, “Boys Town”, “Winnebago Powwow”, and “The Omaha Indians in Nebraska.” Also on this site one can find a small number of pictures to view and download.

American Originals, Part 2: Treaty of 1868, April 29, 1868
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/american_originals/1868.html
American Originals, Part 2: Treaty of 1868, April 29, 1868 is a webpage concerning a very specific topic. As this is the case there is not a lot of information present; the page consists of approximately two paragraphs worth of information. The information on this site pertains primarily to the treaty signed between the American Government and the Sioux Indians in the year 1868, and traces events of the area of the Black Hills up to 1877 following the discovery of gold. With such close geographical ties to the Lakota Sioux, this page offers valuable local history for the classroom.

Andreas’ History of the State of Nebraska
http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne
"The voices of the past are heard again in KanColl, through nearly-lost books, letters, diaries, photographs, and other materials…"
Andreas’ History of the State of Nebraska was originally written in 1882, making the information dated to say the least. That being said, this site does offers a great glimpse into the time periods immediately preceding the books publication. Local histories of counties and towns newly emerging are described herein with good detail. This site is easy to navigate as the information is separated into both general Nebraska history, and that of individual counties and towns.

Brainard Nebraska: Butler County (Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska)
http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/butler/butler-p7.html
While this site offers relatively little information on Brainard per se, there is quite a bit of information to be found here concerning Butler County’s early history. As this information was compiled in/around 1882 (the year of publication) the history that is mentioned about Brainard is an interesting look into one of the closest sources to primary information available.

Columbus Nebraska: Platte County (Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska)
http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/platte/platte-p3.html
This site provides a lot of information concerning the early development of Columbus. There are many different categories of history to choose from such as general history of Columbus, fire dept. history, press history, building histories, etc. As this information was compiled in/around 1882 (the year of publication) the history that is mentioned about Columbus is an interesting look into one of the closest sources to primary information available.

Columbus Nebraska: Community of the Century
http://www.ci.columbus.ne.us
This site, presented by the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce, offers some history concerning Columbus. As this is information is limited it would be suggested to use this site’s information in connection with the site mentioned previous, as well as looking into Platte County history. As with any historical information presented by the city itself, there will always be some bias in the information (intended or not), so reader beware.

Crete Nebraska: Saline County (Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska)
http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/saline/saline-p3.html
This site offers a modest amount of historical information concerning the early development of Crete. One good thing about this site is how the information is divided into easy-to-navigate/locate sections including Crete’s early history, Doane College history, and the Crete school history. As this information was compiled in/around 1882 (the year of publication) the history that is mentioned about Crete is an interesting look into one of the closest sources to primary information available.

David City Nebraska: Butler County (Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska)
http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/butler/butler-p3.html#david
This site does a great job at presenting the fascinating early history of David City and its connection with the railroad (a branch of Union Pacific). As this information was compiled in/around 1882 (the year of publication) the history that is mentioned about David City is an interesting look into one of the closest sources to primary information available.

Fort Robinson History
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/sites/fortrob/history.htm
In affiliation with the Nebraska State Historical Website, this site offers many interesting historical facts and events that took place at, or surrounding Fort Robinson. Among the many interesting pieces of history are sections on Red Cloud, the railroad through the area, troops stationed there, war dogs, and even Fort Robinson as a P.O.W. camp in 1943. This site offers the visitor interesting Nebraska history and pictures about one of this state’s more famous sites.

Genoa 1857-1859
http://www.panesu.org/subject/markers/Genoa-1857-1859
While this is only one page and not a website per se, the limited information found on this page, in connection with the other Genoa websites, will provide a decent overview of Genoa’s early history. The information on this page (approximately 3 paragraphs) is cited as having come from the Nebraska State Historical Society, which is a reliable source in itself… Consider this page a small “sound-bite” of Genoa’s early history.

Genoa Nebraska
http://www.ci.genoa.ne.us
"The Pawnee Capitol of Nebraska"
As it pertains to other small community websites/pages, this site provides a lot of information concerning its town. The section titled Historical Facts does an excellent job or relating the early history of not only Genoa (its Mormon roots), but also the area/land that Genoa was founded on (in its Skidi Pawnee history). This site, used in connection with the other Genoa sites, will provide a good source of Genoa history.

History of Lincoln, Nebraska
http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/lancaster/lincoln/lincoln.htm
While this site does focus primarily on the city of Lincoln, it does offer some information about the early general history of our state. Located on this site one can view the history of the Nebraska State Capitol in a sequence of pictures and corresponding information, as well as early history of the railroad as it crossed through the great American prairie. This site is largely textual, but there are some great photographs (as seen in the history of the state capitol) making it valuable and worthwhile to visit.

The History Place – Kansas – Nebraska Act
http://historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
The History Place – Kansas – Nebraska Act, is a webpage from the larger History Place website that offers a limited amount of quality information concerning the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This page, which consists of textual information, would be a good resource for quick facts. Also located on this page is a link to view an Abraham Lincoln timeline of events on the History Place website.

Humphrey Nebraska: Platte County
http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/platte/humphrey/humphrey.htm
This site provides a small amount of information concerning the early history of Humphrey, Nebraska from 1868 to the present. Also of importance on this site is that there are two pictures from the Nebraska State Historical Society, which would serve as possible overhead visuals (not to mention that they are good primary sources from that time period). As this information seems to have been written by Humphrey community members, there will most likely be some bias in the narrative (intended or not), so read with some healthy criticism.

Lexington Nebraska: Dawson County
http://www.ci.lexington.ne.us
This site, while providing limited information on the early history of Lexington, Nebraska, does give some historical information that could be used in the classroom. This information, in connection with Dawson County history and other sources, can serve as a building block. More Lexington history will be forthcoming as it is collected.

Nebraska Blue Book Online
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/bluebook/
"The Nebraska Blue Book is the state’s official reference manual. It is produced every 2 years by the Unicameral Information Office…"
Nebraska Blue Book Online offers a wide range of information on the state of Nebraska, including history. As this is the state’s official reference manual, the information contained therein is presumably very reliable. Visitors to this website are able to download sections of the Blue Book in PDF format, a good feature for seeing that the information contained both in the distributed printed text and the online text are the same. There are pages from the printed text omitted from the online version however; those being the title pages and end-of-chapter pages that contained artwork and/or pictures. This site also offers good links to other unicameral sites including one where the visitor to the site is able to take a virtual tour of the Nebraska Unicameral.

Nebraska State Historical Society
http://www.nebraskahistory.org
The Nebraska State Historical Society’s main website offers a lot of quality, accurate information. One drawback to this however is that most of the information does need to be ordered and bought, so there is a wait-time before the information is delivered. Having said that, this site does offer the chance to find very reliable information on the State’s history, and the search feature allows the visitor to easily find the information that they are looking for. Also located on this site is a list of the historical sites around Nebraska, including their hours of operation; ideal field trip information.

NSHS Historical Newsletter
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/newsletr/index.htm
The Nebraska State Historical Society bi-monthly Newsletter is something that is offered free-of-charge to its members, but it can also be viewed at this address for non-members. In this newsletter one can find historical society news, information on its libraries and archives, and upcoming events (including Nebraska history lecture topics to be presented and videotaped, which are something to keep in mind as these videotapes can be checked out free-of-charge). Also located on this page are links to past issues.

Notable Nebraskans
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/notables/index_n_ne.html
Notable Nebraskans, as the name of the website suggests, offers the visitor information on people that have made a name for themselves and significant contributions to Nebraska. Consisting of forty-seven Nebraskans, the information on this site is primarily textual, and is easily located by the name or occupation of the individual. Each biography of a “notable” is approximately 250-800 words, and the selection to choose from is broad, encompassing many lifestyles and occupations. Some of the people that can be located on this site are Edith Abbott (education), Standing Bear (frontier life), Willa Cather (author), William Jennings Bryan (politics), and Guy Chamberlin (sports).

Ogallala Nebraska: Keith County (Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska)
http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/keith/keith-p1.html
The information concerning Ogallala on this site is limited (approximately one paragraph in length), but used in connection with Keith county history (also located on this site) a nice glimpse of Ogallala at the time of publication can be viewed. As this information was compiled in/around 1882 (the year of publication) the history that is mentioned about Ogallala is an interesting look into one of the closest sources to primary information available.

Raymond Nebraska USA: Historical Background
http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/towns/raymond/index.htm
Hosted by the city of Lincoln’s InterLink, this website offers the visitor Raymond history in several areas that are easily located. With areas of history such as general, education, medical, church, and recreational (a.k.a. Branched Oak Lake), a good glimpse of the early years of Raymond can be pieced together. This site offers a good deal of information, more than other small-community websites offer.

Rising City Nebraska: Butler County (Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska)
http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/butler/butler-p6.html#rising
The historical information on this website, similar to that of David City’s, is a fascinating early history of Rising City and its roots with the Union Pacific railroad system. There is a moderate amount of information located here when compared with other small-community websites. As this information was compiled in/around 1882 (the year of publication) the history that is mentioned about Rising City is an interesting look into one of the closest sources to primary information available.

Schuyler Nebraska: Colfax County
http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/colfax/schuyler/schuyler.htm
While providing a moderate amount of historical information on the early years of Schuyler, Nebraska, this site also offers three pictures that could serve as good primary source visuals for overheads and PowerPoint presentations. The information of this area is also provided as the accounts start in 1847, some 23 years before Schuyler’s founding. As this information seems to have been written by a Schuyler community member, there will most likely be some bias in the narrative (intended or not), so read with some healthy criticism.
Other sites to consider concerning Schuyler are: http://www.ci.schuyler.ne.us, and http://www.usacitiesonline.com/necountyschuyler.htm. There is not a lot of Schuyler history located on these sites, but this is merely FYI.

Webster County (Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska)
http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/webster/webster-p1.html
This website, a part of the Andreas’ History of the State of Nebraska, offers a good amount of history on Webster County and the towns located within, namely Blue Hill. As with many Nebraska towns, Blue Hill has its roots with the railroad as it made its way to the coast, this website offers an interesting look into that history. One can also find a good amount of historical records, and “firsts” about the area.

Wessels Living History Farm
http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/index.html
“The site would consider the past, present, and future and attract large audiences. Then it was decided that not only would there be an actual farm located just south of I-80, but it would be shared digitally over the internet to reach millions more. …”
Wessels Living History Farm is a website designed to teach the visitor about Agricultural history, more specifically farming in the 1920s. Of particular interest on this site is the Learner Resources section with some suggested activities. These activities were designed with Nebraska standards for science, mathematics, reading/literature, and social studies in mind. With pictures to accompany the information, the visitor can view such topics as farm machinery, farm life, crops, pests and weeds, making money, and water. This site also offers some valuable resources both local (York County, Nebraska) and national (other History Farms in Iowa and New Jersey) for the visitor.