The Carole Tucker Reading Room is named after Carole Ann (Jenson)Tucker, co-founder and first volunteer staff member here at the Research Center. The reading room was actually phase 2 of a multi phase project to build this research library. Phase 2 was completed in July 2004 and a ribbon cutting ceremony with Congressman Tom Osborne took place on July 10th. Since that time the collection has grown exponentially. What started out as 127 books and half a dozen magazines has grown to a collection with well over 10,000 items. Some of the things you’ll find in the reading room are:
- Books of various type
- County Histories
(Nebraska & other states) - City & Town Histories
(Nebraska & other states) - Pioneer Stories
(Nebraska & other states) - Genealogy Reference & How-to books
- Family History books, etc
- Military History books
(Revolutionary War, Civil War, Korean War ,Vietnam, WW1, WW2) - Holocaust Survivors books
(We are one of only two libraries in the state to hold this collection)
- County Histories
- International Research books
- City Directories
- Phone books
- School Annuals / Yearbooks
- Genealogy Periodicals (Magazines, Quarterlies, Journals, Newsletters, etc.)
- Various Personal Research Collections
- Rich Dermer’s Germans from Russia Research Collection
- Natalie Lutton Books
- Plat Maps & Atlases
- et al, etc
We will add some photos from within the reading room soon.
