Lookup by Volunteers

A member of the KNERR family, Larry Knarr, has information on the descendants of Jacob KNERR, who lived in the Stromsburg and Osceola areas of the county. Contact Larry by email with the subject "Knerr family"

Information on the Benda family can be obtained by sending an email to Jacki , subject "Benda Family". She will share information on the BENDA surname and related families.

Marilyn Fischer can do lookups from the following extensive collection of Polk County books:
(1) Early Days in Polk County by Mildred Flodman,
(2) Osceola 1871-1971 (with index),
(3) Polk County Heritage, published in 1975,
(4) History of Stromsburg 1872-1972,
(5) Shelby Centennial 1879-1979,
(6) Early plat maps of Polk County,
(8) 1918 Atlas of Butler & Polk County.
She also has available many old obituaries, which they can scan and email a graphic copy.

The following newspapers are available for lookups:
(1) The Osceola Record, Osceola, Nebraska: June 5, 1919 through July 30, 1968
(2) The Stromsburg Headlight, Stromsburg, Nebraska: Years 1920 through 1922; 1928, 1929; 1934 through 1938; 1942, 1947 through 1957; 1962 through 1965.

Contact Marilyn by email with the subject "Polk County Lookup".

A Polk County volunteer, Marilyn, will do lookups for the Osceola area. Contact her by sending an email to Marilyn with the subject "Osceola area lookup"

Roland has a collection of information on Stromsburg, and can do Lookups for that area. Contact Roland by email, with the subject "Stromsburg lookup".

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