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Community History Archive Partner
John A Stahl Library
West Point, Nebraska
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of West Point.
1866 to 2025Dates represented
See individual titles for available dates.
355,246Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of West Point, Nebraska.
Discover another side of West Point, Nebraska through newspapers preserved in the John A Stahl Library's digital archive. Its thirty-six titles include material from 1866 to 2025.
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Selected titles
Selected titles from John A Stahl Library include “Cuming County Democrat” and “West Point Republican”.
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A closer look
An earlier generation comes into view through the stories its newspapers chose to report, placing familiar names and events within the concerns of their time.
The reporting of earlier years offers a way to explore how events were understood as they happened and how local experiences became part of the historical record. A family story, a classroom project or curiosity about a familiar place can lead to a closer look at the community and the lives of earlier generations. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
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Titles in this collection
Browse thirty-six titles and 355,246 digitized pages, with material from 1866 to 2025. Through a partnership with Advantage Archives, John A Stahl Library shares these sources from the past. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Follow a family connection or a question about the community through the titles below and the history they preserve.
Cuming County Democrat
84,516 pages from 1899 to 1974
Cuming County News
304 pages in 2025
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Aaron through Ayers
72 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Babb through Belt
80 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Bender through Britton
86 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Broadfoot through Bysong
68 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Cachelin through Clute
88 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Coady through Cross
74 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Cross through Deyo
74 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Dibble through Ely
86 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Emal through Foy
84 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Frablinger through Giwitz
70 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Gladman through Halverstadt
80 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Ham through Hemphill
70 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Honey through Jewett
84 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Jimmerson through Kizer
88 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Klassy through Lloyd
86 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Lobnow through McKnight
80 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, McLain through Meyers
90 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Michael through Munford
82 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Munger through Parady
88 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Pardee through Prichard
92 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Pridemore through Roberts
86 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Robertson through Scutt
92 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Seager through Smyth
94 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Sneath through Sturling
80 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Subbe through Tyrell
98 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Uebell through Waynick
72 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Weakley through Willis
88 pages in 1866
Nebraska Adjutant General Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska, Willis through Zwieg
82 pages in 1866
The Progress
3,604 pages from 1876 to 1888
The West Point Progress
48 pages in 1899
West Point News
154,874 pages from 1976 to 2025
West Point Newspapers
6,378 pages from 1975 to 1976
West Point Republican
89,540 pages from 1870 to 1974
West Point Republican And Cuming County Advertiser
13,668 pages from 1900 to 1916
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About the Archive
About the John A. Stahl Library's History Archives
The John A. Stahl Library offers free access to its historical resources through its digital archives, provided in partnership with Advantage Archives . The John A. Stahl Library has digitized local publications, preserving West Point’s rich history for public exploration.
About the Library
About the John A. Stahl Library
The John A. Stahl Library is a community hub offering reading programs for children, a diverse collection of books, and various services such as public equipment use and book reservations.
Library History
The History of the John A. Stahl Library
Since its founding, the John A. Stahl Library has been dedicated to enriching the West Point community through access to books, educational programs, and historical preservation.
Local History
Did You Know?
- The archives provide over a century of West Point’s local history through digitized newspaper collections.
More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Read a report in its time and place
The history of West Point includes individual lives as well as events remembered by the wider community. In the digital archive shared by the John A Stahl Library, begin with a name, place or date connected with the story you want to explore. 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. Check nearby issues or another listed newspaper when available. Differences in timing and wording can add perspective to a story, while the issue date and surrounding articles help show what kind of account you are reading.
Follow a promising report into a nearby issue or another title where available. Compare dates and surrounding coverage; a single account is one perspective on a story. Use the surrounding account to shape your next question, while keeping each source's perspective distinct.
Keep the title, date, page, or item reference with each useful finding. Separate the words in a historical account from your interpretation, and note conflicting perspectives rather than choosing one too quickly. These notes help connect a local story to its evidence and show what remains uncertain.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the John A Stahl 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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