The West Nebraska Family Research & History Center has entered into an agreement with the Bridgeport Public Library to host their Bridgeport News-Blade and Broadwater News newspaper microfilm collection effective Jan 13th. The collection consists of 51 reels of the Bridgeport News-Blade newspaper which spans the dates of 11 Jan 1901 through to 29 Oct 2003 and 2 reels of the Broadwater News newspapers which spans the dates of 6 Aug 1914 through to 2 Apr 1925
The microfilm collection will be held at the Center for an indefinite period of time however the Bridgeport Public Library may recalled the collection at any time should they purchase microfilm equipment capable of reading and printing the films. According to librarian Tammy Covalt, “the library has no plans and no money in the budget to purchase suitable equipment to utilize the microfilm collection so the best place to host the collection is with the research library in Scottsbluff.”
We are thrilled to received this collection and are looking forward to using it to help answer research questions that may arise in and around Morrill County. The films will be kept in microfilm cabinet 2 – drawer 1 (c2d1).
| Name of Newspaper | Dates Covered | County, ST | NSHS Contol # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 1/11/1901 to 10/7/1904 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006303 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 10/28/1904 to 2/21/1908 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006304 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 2/28/1908 to 4/28/1911 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006305 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 5/5/1911 to 3/20/1914 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006306 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 3/27/1914 to 3/16/1917 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006307 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 3/23/1917 to 11/14/1919 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006308 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 11/21/1919 to 10/27/1922 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006309 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 11/3/1922 to 10/8/1925 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006310 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 10/15/1925 to 6/28/1928 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006311 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 7/5/1928 to 3/26/1931 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006312 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 4/2/1931 to 4/26/1934 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006313 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 5/3/1934 to 11/5/1936 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006314 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 11/12/1936 to 10/12/1939 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006315 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 10/19/1939 to 10/8/1942 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006316 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 10/15/1942 to 8/30/1945 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006317 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 9/6/1945 to 4/8/1948 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006318 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 4/15/1948 to 2/9/1950 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006319 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 2/16/1950 to 5/22/1952 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006320 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 5/29/1952 to 11/25/1954 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006321 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 12/2/1954 to 11/15/1956 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006322 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 11/22/1956 to 6/11/1959 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006323 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 6/18/1959 to 10/12/1961 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006324 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 10/19/1961 to 6/13/1963 | Morrill Co., NE | c#006325 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 6/27/1963 to 3/10/1966 | Morrill Co., NE | c#015501 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 3/10/1966 to 8/29/1968 | Morrill Co., NE | c#015502 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 9/5/1968 to 3/19/1970 | Morrill Co., NE | c#015503 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 3/26/1970 to 1/13/1972 | Morrill Co., NE | c#015504 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 1/20/1972 to 8/30/1973 | Morrill Co., NE | c#015505 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 9/6/1973 to 5/1/1975 | Morrill Co., NE | c#015512 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 5/8/1975 to 10/14/1976 | Morrill Co., NE | c#018145 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 10/21/1976 to 8/31/1978 | Morrill Co., NE | c#018146 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 9/7/1978 to 5/8/1980 | Morrill Co., NE | c#019024 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 5/15/1980 to 12/10/1981 | Morrill Co., NE | c#019693 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 4/14/1983 to 4/5/1984 | Morrill Co., NE | c#020642 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 4/12/1984 to 3/14/1985 | Morrill Co., NE | c#021134 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 3/21/1985 to 4/17/1986 | Morrill Co., NE | c#021514 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 4/24/1986 to 5/21/1987 | Morrill Co., NE | c#022176 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 5/28/1987 to 3/31/1988 | Morrill Co., NE | c#022630 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 4/7/1988 to 3/9/1989 | Morrill Co., NE | c#023432 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 3/16/1989 to 4/4/1990 | Morrill Co., NE | c#024069 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 4/11/1990 to 2/13/1991 | Morrill Co., NE | c#024818 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 2/20/1991 to 6/17/1992 | Morrill Co., NE | c#025597 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 6/24/1922 to 2/2/1994 | Morrill Co., NE | c#026206 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 2/9/1994 to 2/15/1995 | Morrill Co., NE | c#026967 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 2/22/1995 to 3/27/1996 | Morrill Co., NE | c#027334 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 4/3/1996 to 10/29/1997 | Morrill Co., NE | c#027800 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 11/5/1997 to 12/30/1998 | Morrill Co., NE | c#028152 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 1/6/1999 to 1/28/2000 | Morrill Co., NE | c#029447 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 7/5/2000 to 12/26/2001 | Morrill Co., NE | c#029448 |
| Bridgeport News-Blade | 1/2/2002 to 10/29/2003 | Morrill Co., NE | c#030150 |
| Broadwater News | 8/6/1914 to 5/11/1921 | Morrill Co., NE | c#009562 |
| Broadwater News | 5/18/1921 to 4/2/1925 | Morrill Co., NE | c#009563 |