Genoa City Library
The Genoa City Library is located down the street from the Genoa Historical Museum.
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Genoa City Library 421 Willard Ave Genoa, NE 68640 (402) 993-2943 |
Monday (10:00am-12:00pm) Tuesday-Wednesday (10:00am-12:00pm & 2:00pm-8:00pm) Thursday (3:00pm-5:00pm & 6:00pm-8:00pm) Friday (3:00pm-5:00pm) Saturday (9:00am-11:00am) Sunday (Closed) |
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The library catalogue may be accessed through the library’s online computer catalogue. A computer is available for use in the library. The library is divided into sections of fiction, nonfiction, biography, young adult, juvenile literature and reference materials. An additional section is set aside for current magazines and newspapers.
Scope of Archive Collection
Topics of Interest for American History Education include:
Historical books on the Civil War and World War II are available.
Primary Sources Available
Current newspapers are available for use in the library.
Fullerton Public Library
The Fullerton Public Library offers its community a wide selection of reading, audio, and visual materials.
| Fullerton Public Library 903 Broadway Street P.O. Box 578 Fullerton, NE 68638 (308) 536-2382 |
Monday (12:00pm-5:00pm & 7:00pm-9:00pm) Tuesday (1:00pm-5:00pm) Wednesday (1:00pm-6:00pm) Thursday, Friday (1:00pm-5:00pm) Saturday (10:00am-12:00pm) |
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The library catalogue may be accessed through the library’s online computer catalogue. The computers are available for use in the library. The library is divided into sections of fiction, nonfiction, biography, young adult, juvenile literature, reference materials, local history, audio and video tapes, and Nebraska topics. An additional section is set aside for current magazines and newspapers.
Scope of Archive Collection
Topics of Interest for American History Education include:
The library has a large selection of topics related to Nebraska authors and Nebraska historical figures, such as Willa Cather, Mari Sandoz, J. Sterling Morton, and John Niehardt. A large selection of books are devoted specifically to Husker football and the University of Nebraska, as well as the history of the state of Nebraska and nearby counties. The section on Nebraska topics is also expanded to included books on the history of the American West.
The library also has a section on Local History, and has materials relating to county high schools and county organizations, such as the Fullerton Women’s Club and Nance County churches.
Primary Sources Available
Current national, state, and county newspapers are available for use in the library.
Newspaper clippings of obituaries are available for use in the Genealogy Room. (Copies of these clippings may be made.)
Tours / Activities
A librarian is available to assist researchers in the Genealogy Room.
Genoa Historical Museum
The Genoa Historical Museum shows that the land where Genoa was settled is rich in its historical past.
| Genoa Historical Museum 402 Willard Ave P.O. Box 279 Genoa, NE 68640 (402) 993-2330 Website: www.megavision.net/ genoamuseum/index.htm |
Hours Memorial Day — Labor Day (Friday, Saturday, Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm) Year-Round By Appointment: Call (402) 993-2330 or (402) 993-2924 |
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The museum is organized according to different topics. Most of the space in the museum contains artifacts, documents, newspaper clippings, and photographs that relate to the history of Pawnee Indians in the Genoa area. Other historical displays relate to the Mormon settlers who first arrived to establish Genoa. The highway through Genoa is the same path as the Mormon Trail.
Scope of Archive Collection
Topics of Interest for American History Education include:
The Pawnee-U.S. Government treaty that established the Pawnee Reservation and the Pawnee agency and school.
Photographs of earth lodges that were once found in Nance County. None of the earth lodges are still standing, but some of their locations have been found.
Displays on the Pawnee Agency and the Pawnee Agency that was established in Oklahoma after the forced removal of the Pawnees.
Three Pawnee artifact collections are displayed. They include arrowheads, a buffalo skull, a drum, cooking utensils, and tools made from buffalo bones.
The Mormon settler Henry Hudson is considered the founder of Genoa. Two of his diaries document his time spent in Genoa.
Tours / Activities
Private and Group tours are available year-round upon appointment.
Traveling Exhibits / Materials
The museum sets up temporary displays honoring events in the community and Genoa’s citizens.
At the museum is a brochure that is available for one to take a self-guided tour of the museum. It lists the displays and tells a little bit about the artifacts.
Genoa U.S. Indian School Museum
The Genoa Indian Industrial School housed students from 1884-1934 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Eleven of the original structures still stand today.
| Genoa U.S. Indian School Museum 209 East Webster P.O. Box 382 Genoa, NE 68640 (402) 993-6636 or (402) 993-6055 Email: genoa_museum@hotmail.com Website: www.megavision.net/ genoamuseum/index.htm |
Hours Memorial Day-Labor Day (Friday, Saturday, Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm) Year-Round By Appointment Call (402) 993-6636 or (402) 993-6055 |
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The museum is held in the old Manual Training Building which was constructed in the first decade of 1900. Display cases contain plaques that list the Indian children who died, the School’s faculty, and the Indian tribes represented at the school. Artifacts from the laundry, the dining hall, the dormitory, and the training building are included in the museum’s display. A miniature (yet large) display of the layout of the school’s buildings is also shown on the main floor of the building.
Scope of Archive Collection
Topics of Interest for American History Education include:
A timeline of events at the Indian School is shown through newspaper clippings, letters, and photographs from the time of the school’s opening in 1884 through its closing in 1934.
Accessibility of Artifacts and Displays
The displays at the museum are available for research purposes through the help of the curator. Some artifacts are not accessible.
Tours / Activities
The museum is open for private and group tours year-round upon appointment.