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Legacy of the Plains Museum
2930 Old Oregon Trail
Gering, NE 69341
(308) 436-1989
info@legacyoftheplains.org
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Historical and Current Newspaper Locations

 

Newspapers are a great source to learn about history! Here at Legacy of the Plains Museum, we maintain a collection of local newspapers in an effort to preserve and share history and news. Our collection is mostly comprised of The Gering Courier and the Scottsbluff Star-Herald, but we have listed below several western Nebraska newspapers and provided links to help find them.

 

Below is a list of local newspapers and where they can be found.

Scottsbluff Star-Herald – Legacy of the Plains Museum, Scottsbluff Public Library, starherald.com

Gering Courier – Legacy of the Plains Museum, Gering Library, Starherald.com

The Mitchell Index – Mitchell Public Library, digitized at Newspapers.com (Subscription needed)

The Morrill Mail – Morrill Public Library, digitized at Newspapers.com,

Bayard Transcript – Bayard Public Library,

Bridgeport News-Blade – Bridgeport Public Library, newsblade.com,

Western Nebraska Observer – Kimball Public Library, Westernnebraskaobserver.net

The Sidney Sun-Telegraph – Sidney Public Library, suntelegraph.com

The Chadron Record –  rapidcityjournal.com, digitized at Newspapers.com

Alliance Times – Knight Museum, Alliance Public Library, Alliancetimes.com

Hemingford Ledger – Knight Museum, Hemingford Public Library, Starherald.com

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Monday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Legacy of the Plains Museum
2930 Old Oregon Trail
Gering, NE 69341
(308) 436-1989
info@legacyoftheplains.org
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