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Community History Archive Partner

The Reader/El Perico/PioneerMedia

Omaha, Nebraska

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

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1994 to 2000Dates represented

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33,478Archive pages

Historical pages reported for this collection.

Explore local history

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

Follow a name, place, or event connected with Omaha through the collection shared by The Reader/El Perico/PioneerMedia. The archive includes Reader, with material from 1994 to 2000.

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    Explore “Reader” in the collection from The Reader/El Perico/PioneerMedia.

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  • Ways to explore

    Look for a detail that connects with your question, and note its date or description where available.

A name or place can be a starting point, not a conclusion. Compare what an available source says and keep its context with the detail you follow. Family researchers, students, educators, and local residents can each find a reason to explore the history of Omaha. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.

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Titles in this collection

Explore Reader through 33,478 digitized pages, with material from 1994 to 2000. This collection is shared through The Reader/El Perico/PioneerMedia's partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.

A familiar name, place or event can offer a connection to the people and stories of an earlier time.

Reader

33,478 pages from 1994 to 2000

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Research Guidance

Begin with a detail you can verify

Start with something you would like to understand about the past of Omaha. Use the collection details shared by The Reader/El Perico/PioneerMedia to follow that question into the available sources. Write down a name, date, or place connected to your question, then use the collection information to identify a source worth checking.

If the first source leaves part of a story open, follow a related name, place, or date into another available item. Compare the context before connecting it to a family or community. Note what you checked as well as what you found, so an empty result is not mistaken for proof that the story never happened.

Build a trail through the past that someone else can follow: record the title, date, page or item reference, and a link when available. Keep historical quotations distinct from your own interpretation. If accounts disagree, note what each source supports before deciding how the details fit together in a family or community story.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of The Reader/El Perico/PioneerMedia, 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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