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Explore publications and collections from the past.
Community History Archive Partner
Creighton Public Library
Creighton, Nebraska
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Creighton.
1879 to 2025Dates represented
See individual titles for available dates.
140,942Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Creighton, Nebraska.
Explore the past of Creighton, Nebraska through newspapers in the Creighton Public Library's digital archive. Its eight titles include material from 1879 to 2025.
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Selected titles
Creighton Public Library shares titles including “Creighton Courier” and “Surprise”.
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Free and open access
No subscription or payment required.
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A closer look
Newspaper pages connect individual accounts with a wider story, preserving how events were reported and presented to the readers of the day.
Reporting from the time can reveal how people described the events, work and concerns of their day, placing a local story within the history unfolding around it. Whether you are tracing a family connection, exploring a local event or sharing history with a class, there is more to discover than names and dates alone. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
Explore the collection
Titles in this collection
Browse eight titles and 140,942 digitized pages, with material from 1879 to 2025. This collection is shared through Creighton Public Library's partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
A familiar name or place can be the beginning of a story. Explore the titles below to see where that connection leads.
Creighton Courier
4,584 pages from 1889 to 1905
Creighton Liberal
4,000 pages from 1912 to 1917
Creighton News
116,620 pages from 1904 to 2018
Knox County News
5,830 pages from 1879 to 2025
Nebraska Liberal
5,670 pages from 1905 to 1912
Peoples News
1,546 pages from 1901 to 1904
Surprise
416 pages in 1896
The Creighton News
2,276 pages from 2019 to 2020
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About the Archive
About the Creighton Public Library's History Archives
The Creighton Public Library offers free access to its historical resources through its digital archives, provided in partnership with Advantage Archives . The Creighton Public Library has digitized various local publications, preserving Creighton’s history for public exploration.
About the Library
About the Creighton Public Library
The Creighton Public Library strives to serve the community by providing educational, recreational, and cultural resources. The library offers modern services, including high-speed internet, wireless access, and access to digital resources like Nebraska Overdrive.
Library History
The History of the Creighton Public Library
The Creighton Public Library has been a vital institution, serving the residents of Creighton and the surrounding areas for many years. It offers a wide range of services, including meeting room rentals, copy and fax services, and access to online books and audiobooks.
Local History
Did You Know?
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More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Follow a story beyond the first mention
A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of Creighton. The digital archive shared by the Creighton Public Library offers a place to begin. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story.
When a promising newspaper lead runs out, check the dates and titles represented before trying another name, place, or nearby issue. Keep unsuccessful searches with useful findings; gaps in coverage can limit what a search reveals. Use the dates and references to shape your next question, not as proof a missing result never existed.
As you piece together a story from the past, note where each detail came from and why it matters. Include the title, date, and page or item reference. Mark uncertain identifications and unanswered questions so a promising connection does not become an unsupported fact.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Creighton Public Library, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.
Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.
Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.
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Stories, research tips, and archive news
Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.
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