One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see:
- 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
- 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
- 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information
The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Nebraska.
Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)
Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
General U.S.
- United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
- United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
- United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
- United States Marriages, 1733-1990
- United States Social Security Death Index
- United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
Nebraska
- Antelope County Marriages 1867-1984
- Banner County Marriage Index
- Blaine County Marriage Index
- Box Butte County Births
- Box Butte County Deaths
- Box Butte County Marriages, 1887-1958
- Box Butte County Marriages, 1887-2015
- Box Butte County, Birth Records, 1915-1955
- Boyd County Marriage Index
- Brown County Marriages
- Brown County Marriages
- Buffalo County Marriages
- Buffalo County Marriages, 1871-1881
- Buffalo County, Death Certificates,
- Burt County Vital Records
- Butler County Marriages
- Cass County Marriages
- Cass County Marriage Indexes
- Cedar County Marriages
- Clay County Births and Deaths
- Clay County Marriages
- Colfax County Marriages
- Cuming Co. Marriages
- Cuming County Marriages
- Dakota County Births
- Dawes County, Marriage Records, 1885-1961
- Dawson County Marriage Index
- Dodge County Marriages
- Dodge County Marriages
- Douglas County Deaths
- Douglas County Marriage Licenses
- Douglas County Marriage Licenses Search
- Douglas County Marriage Records, January 1, 1892 - January 1, 1893
- Douglas County Marriages
- Douglas County Marriage Records 1893, Platte County, 1890-93
- Douglas County, Marriage Records 1875-1890
- Douglas County, Marriages 1856-1875
- Fillmore County Marriage Indexes
- Franklin County, Marriage Records : Index, 1872-1990
- Frontier County Marriage Index, 1883-1987
- Furnas County Marriage Indexes
- Grant County Marriage Records
- Grant County, Marriage Records, 1888-1895
- Greater Omaha Birth and Marriage Records
- Greeley County Deaths
- Greeley County Marriages
- Hall County Marriages
- Hall County Marriage Records
- Hamilton County Births from Aurora Sun 1885-1888
- Hamilton County Deaths from Aurora Sun 1885-1888
- Hamilton County Marriages - 1885-1888
- Hayes County Births
- Hayes County Marriages in the News for 1888, 1911-1912, 1920-1921
- Holt County Marriage Records
- Jefferson County Birth Announcements
- Jefferson County Marriage Bonds 1864-1875
- Jefferson County Marriages 1864-1880
- Jefferson County Marriages 1880-1888
- Keith County Death Indexes
- Keya Paha County Marriage Indexes
- Keya Paha County Marriages
- Kimball County Marriages
- Knox County Death Index
- Lancaster County Marriage Indexes
- Lancaster County Marriage Licenses
- Lancaster County Records
- Lincoln County Marriage Indexes
- Lincoln County Marriage License Search
- Lincoln Vital Records
- Madison County Marriage Records from 1866-1909
- McCook First Baptist Church, Baptismal and membership Records, 1892-1900
- Merrick County Marriage Indexes
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Nance County Marriage Indexes
- Nebraska Federal and State Census Record Mortality Schedules 1860-1885
- Nebraska Marriage Records by County - Index
- Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
- Nebraska Genealogical Collection
- Nebraska, Miscellaneous Records : 1856-1972
- Nemaha County Birth Index
- Nuckolls County Marriage License Indexes
- Omaha Area Births
- Omaha Area Deaths
- Omaha Area Marriages
- Omaha Births
- Omaha Marriages
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
- Otoe County Birth Index
- Otoe County Marriage Index
- Perkins County Birth Index
- Phelps County Marriage Records, 1987-2015
- Phelps County, Newspaper Marriage Announcements and anniversaries, 1877-2016
- Pierce County Call and Pierce County Leader Death and Obituary Index
- Platte County Births, Marriages and Deaths from Newspapers
- Platte County Nebraska Marriages, 1858-1889
- Polk County Marriage License Index
- Red Willow County Death Indexes
- Red Willow County Marriage Indexes
- Rock County Marriages
- Sarpy County Marriages
- Sarpy County Marriage Licenses
- Saunders County Marriages
- Sheridan County Marriage Records
- Sherman County Births 1917-1919
- Sherman County Deaths 1917-1919
- Spotted Tail Agency Marriage Register, 1847-1878
- Thurston County Marriages
- Washington County Death Index
- Washington County Marriages
- Way County Marriages
- Wayne County, Salem United Church of Christ Church Records, 1901-1946
- Webster County Birth Index
- Webster County Death Index
- Winnebago Agency Vital statistics : Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1863-1947
Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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