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Garfield County Library

Burwell, Nebraska

Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Burwell.

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1863 to 2025Dates represented

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126,436Archive pages

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Discover the people, places, and stories of Burwell, Nebraska.

Explore the past of Burwell, Nebraska through newspapers in the Garfield County Library's digital archive. Its fifty-two titles include material from 1863 to 2025.

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  • Selected titles

    Garfield County Library shares titles including “Adams Gazette” and “Wheeler County News”.

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    No subscription or payment required.

  • 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.

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Titles in this collection

Browse fifty-two titles and 126,436 digitized pages, with material from 1863 to 2025. This collection is shared through Garfield County 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.

Adams Gazette

24 pages in 1886

Alliance Times

36 pages in 1890

Alma Daily Herald

8 pages in 1881

Amherst Fairplay

16 pages in 1910

Anselmo News

8 pages in 1938

Ashby Argus

16 pages in 1916

Atlanta Record

16 pages in 1909

Bassett Bulletin

16 pages in 1908

Beatrice Daily Express

8 pages in 1884

Beaver City Weekly Times

14 pages in 1894

Bellevue Enterprise

16 pages in 1888

Bellevue Press

48 pages in 1965

Bellevue Record

24 pages from 1898 to 1899

Benedict Gazette

8 pages in 1892

Blaine County Democrat

16 pages in 1888

Bradshaw Express

56 pages from 1892 to 1894

Brady Review

16 pages in 1900

Brainard Eagle

24 pages in 1892

Bromfield Gazette

16 pages in 1892

Brownville Biograph

32 pages from 1902 to 1903

Brownville Courier

8 pages in 1888

Brownville Letter

52 pages from 1904 to 1906

Brownville Record

32 pages in 1894

Burwell Mascot

4,992 pages from 1897 to 1903

Burwell Progress

620 pages from 1895 to 1896

Burwell Tribune

104,580 pages from 1899 to 2011

Byron Gleaner

24 pages in 1892

Carleton Weekly Reporter

8 pages in 1892

Cedar Bluffs Opinion

16 pages in 1892

Custer Leader

44 pages from 1881 to 1892

Daily Beatrice Republican

8 pages in 1890

Daily Republican

8 pages in 1886

Dundy Democrat

32 pages in 1889

Era

8 pages in 1888

Eye

1,206 pages from 1895 to 1898

Farnas County Herald

6 pages in 1894

Free Lance

8 pages in 1892

Garfield County Gazette

120 pages from 1886 to 1888

Garfield Enterprise

8 pages in 1892

Justice

16 pages in 1886

Kaleidoscope

12 pages in 1888

Kicker

8 pages in 1885

Leader

8 pages in 1879

Otoe Herald

8 pages in 1884

Platte Valley Times

8 pages in 1863

Saunders County Leader

16 pages in 1888

The Burwell Tribune

13,992 pages from 2012 to 2025

War Whoop

12 pages in 1932

Washington Pulse

78 pages in 1898

Weekly Nebraska Times

16 pages from 1867 to 1868

West Beatrice News

48 pages in 1888

Wheeler County News

16 pages in 1896

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About the Archive

About The Garfield County Library’s History Archives

The Garfield County Library offers free and open access to its digitized collection of historical newspapers, providing an invaluable educational resource for researchers, genealogists, and community members interested in exploring Garfield County's collective history. In partnership with Advantage Archives , the library has digitized a significant number of pages spanning from 1886 to 2023. This initiative underscores a shared responsibility to preserve and make accessible the firsthand accounts and perspectives that document history as it happened.

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About the Library

About The Garfield County Library

Located at 110 S. 7th Avenue in Burwell, Nebraska, the Garfield County Library is dedicated to serving the informational and educational needs of the community. The library provides a welcoming space for reading, research, and community events, reflecting its commitment to greater access to historical content. Through partnerships and outreach, the library continues to engage the community in preserving and discovering local history.

Library History

The History Of The Garfield County Library

Established in 1914 with a $5,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie, the Garfield County Library, also known as the Burwell Carnegie Library, was a project initiated by the Burwell Woman's Literary Club. The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, recognizing its significance in education and architecture. Today, the library continues to serve as a vital resource for the residents of Garfield County, preserving the rich history of the area through its extensive collections.

About the Community

About Burwell, Nebraska

Burwell, located in Garfield County, Nebraska, is a city rich in history and cultural heritage. Founded in the late 19th century, Burwell has been a center for agriculture and community events. The city is known for hosting Nebraska's Big Rodeo, an annual event that has been a tradition since 1921. Burwell's commitment to preserving its history is evident through its historical landmarks and community initiatives.

Local History

Did You Know?

The Burwell Carnegie Library is one of the few remaining Carnegie libraries in Nebraska that continues to serve its original purpose. Its inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places highlights its architectural and historical significance in the state.

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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 Burwell. The digital archive shared by the Garfield County 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.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Garfield County 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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Read All About It

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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March 18, 2025

It’s Your Community’s History, So Why Rent Something You Own?

We believe that history belongs to the communities where it was made - not locked behind paywalls or inaccessible due to budget restrictions. Subscription-based services and large content aggregators are generally more concerned with "content" and less concerned with the history that content contains. Their models typically involve a reoccurring charge for a plan that renews annually or licensing agreements with the library based on population served or circulation numbers. You are essentially Renting Access To YOUR History.
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