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Explore publications and collections from the past.
Community History Archive Partner
Hastings Memorial Library
Grant, Nebraska
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Grant.
1889 to 2001Dates represented
See individual titles for available dates.
160,140Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Grant, Nebraska.
Get to know Grant, Nebraska in earlier years through the newspapers shared in the Hastings Memorial Library's digital archive. Its sixteen titles include material from 1889 to 2001.
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Selected titles
Explore titles such as “Grant Tribune Sentinel” and “Venango Union”, shared by Hastings Memorial Library.
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Free and open access
No subscription or payment required.
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A closer look
A familiar name or event takes on another dimension in the newspaper coverage of its time, alongside the stories that mattered to the readers of that issue.
Historical newspapers can connect a family name with the events and everyday concerns of an earlier time, offering more than a date or a name on its own. Bring a family connection, a question about a familiar place or an interest in local history, and see where the sources lead. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
Explore the collection
Titles in this collection
Browse sixteen titles and 160,140 digitized pages, with material from 1889 to 2001. A partnership between Hastings Memorial Library and Advantage Archives makes this collection available. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Bring a person, place or date you recognize, and browse the titles below for a first clue in the story you want to follow.
Grant Tribune Sentinel
1,982 pages from 1969 to 1970
Leader
136 pages in 1902
Madrid Era
5,460 pages from 1911 to 1919
Madrid Herald
35,352 pages from 1920 to 1964
Madrid News
136 pages from 1892 to 1897
Perkins County Herald Sentinel
508 pages from 1895 to 1897
Perkins County News
1,872 pages from 1897 to 1909
Perkins County Newspaper
3,396 pages from 1970 to 1974
Perkins County Pioneer
200 pages in 1970
Perkins County Sentinel
1,732 pages from 1892 to 1902
Perkins County Tribune
1,068 pages from 1909 to 1911
The Elsie Leader
2,370 pages from 1895 to 1902
The Grant Tribune Sentinel
52,474 pages from 1970 to 2001
Tribune Sentinel
52,386 pages from 1911 to 2001
Venango Argus
492 pages from 1889 to 1890
Venango Union
576 pages from 1987 to 1991
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About the Archive
About the Hastings Memorial Library's History Archives
The Hastings Memorial Library offers free access to its historical resources through its digital archives, provided in partnership with Advantage Archives . The Hastings Memorial Library has digitized a wide range of local publications, preserving the history of Perkins County for public exploration.
About the Library
About the Hastings Memorial Library
The Hastings Memorial Library serves the community of Grant, Nebraska, by providing access to educational, informational, and recreational materials. The library fosters lifelong learning and encourages community engagement through a wide range of programs and services.
Library History
The History of the Hastings Memorial Library
Established to meet the growing needs of the Grant community, the Hastings Memorial Library has evolved to offer modern services while preserving Perkins County's rich history.
Local History
Did You Know?
- The Hastings Memorial Library offers access to Perkins County’s historical newspapers dating back to the late 19th century.
More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Follow a report into its setting
Start with something you would like to understand about the past of Grant. It might be a person, a neighborhood or an event remembered in your family. Use the digital archive shared by the Hastings Memorial Library to follow that question into the historical record. 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. Read the headline and neighboring articles as well as the matching lines. The surrounding page can show whether a report is local news, an editorial, or another kind of account; compare its details with later coverage where available.
Take a place or institution mentioned in a report as a new search lead. Check the issue date and read nearby articles to see how the setting is described. Preserve historical names and boundaries as written, and compare another dated reference before connecting the place to a present-day location.
Record which title, date, page, or item supports a useful lead. Mark unanswered questions before connecting it to a family or community story. A similar name can point you toward another source, but it is not proof of identity.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Hastings Memorial 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.
Learn about partnerships
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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