Nebraska Vital Records:
Office of Vital Records
P.O Box 95065
Lincoln, NE 68509-5065
Phone: (402) 471-2871
Visit in Person:
1033 "O" Street, Suite 130
Lincoln, NE 68508-2126
What You Need to Know:
The Nebraska Vital Records office has kept records since late 1904. Check or money order should be made payable to Vital Records Office. Call or visit the Nebraska Vital Records Web site to verify current fees.
Web site: Nebraska Vital Records
Nebraska Birth Records:
Dates: From late 1904
Cost of copy: $12.00
Comments: Birth records in Nebraska are not considered to be public records and are only available to the person named on the certificate or their spouse, parent or child. Records that are 50 years old or older are accessible for genealogy purposes (available by mail only). With your request you will need to provide the full name at birth, date of birth (month, day, year), city or county of birth, father's full name, mother's full maiden name, your relationship to the person named on the certificate and the reason for your request. A photocopy of valid ID must accompany your request.
Application for Nebraska Birth Certificate
Nebraska Death Records:
Dates: From late 1904
Cost of copy: $11.00
Comments: Death records in Nebraska are not considered to be public records and are only available to the person named on the certificate, or their spouse, parent or child. Records that are 50 years old or older can be requested by anyone for genealogy purposes. With your request you will need to provide the decedent's full name at birth, date of birth (month, day, year), city or county of birth, father's full name, mother's full maiden name, your relationship to the person named on the certificate and the reason for your request. A photocopy of valid ID must accompany your request.
Application for Nebraska Death Record
Nebraska Marriage Records:
Dates: From January 1909*
Cost of copy: $11.00
Comments: Marriage records in Nebraska are not considered to be public records and are only available to the person named on the certificate or their children. Records that are 50 years old or older are open to everyone for genealogy purposes. With your request you will need to provide the full name of the groom, the full maiden name of the bride, the county in which license was issued the date of marriage, your relationship to the person named on the certificate and the reason for your request. A photocopy of a valid ID must accompany your request.
Application for Marriage Record
* For marriages occurring prior to 1909, contact the County Clerk of the county in which the marriage license was issued or the State Historical Society.
Online:
Index of Nebraska Marriages, 1855–1995 (free)
Nebraska Divorce Records
Dates: From 1909Cost of copy: $11.00
Comments: Divorce Records in Nebraska are not considered public records and are only available for yourself or your parents. Divorce records that are 50 years old or older may be accessed for genealogy purposes. With your request you will need to provide the full name of the husband, the full name of the wife, the county in which license was issued, the date of divorce, your relationship to the person named on the certificate and the reason for your request. A photocopy of valid ID must accompany your request.
Application for Divorce Record
* For records occurring prior to 1909, or if you wish to obtain a divorce decree, contact the District Court of the county where the divorce was granted.
