Petersburg, Nebraska

This is OUR community!

We are a community improvement award winner located near the picturesque Beaver Valley. Also the site of the Logan Fontenelle Monument where the famous Omaha Indian Chief, Logan Fontenelle (White Horse), was killed in 1855. We have two public parks and are the home of the annual Nebraska State Antique Tractor and Horse Plowing Bee and the Rae Valley Old Threshers Reunion in August.

TAKE YOUR PLACE IN PETERSBURG HISTORY!

Petersburg History Book, Volume II, soon to be completed.

In celebration of Petersburg, Nebraska’s 125th Anniversary, a history book of the community and area has been compiled.  Petersburg will note its’ 125th year of existence in 2012.  To celebrate this milestone, another heritage of Petersburg book has been published.

This book will celebrate our pride in family, businesses-past and present, our organizations, celebrations, churches and schools.  It covers our military service and social highlights of the past century.  It is a book of encouragement for future generations in this century. 

WATCH FOR FORMAL BOOK OPENING SOON!!!

Order Your Books Now:  The Petersburg area history books have been published in honor of our Quasquicentennial or Q-125 to be celebrated on June 29, 30 & July 1, 2012.

This attractive book has a maroon hardcover, fully family name indexed, large 9” x 12” size, with archival quality pages, having beautiful gold imprinted hand-tooled die work lettering and designs on the face and the cover spine.  All print and pictures will be black and white.  This 480 page book is about the families and topical history of Petersburg, Closter, Loretto and Raeville.  It includes 859 old and newer photographs, over 400 family stories and 275 pages of very interesting topical stories.  “Heritage of Petersburg, Volume II” is sure to be a keepsake that your family will treasure for generations.

The price is $65 and if you want it shipped to you, include another $7 for a total of $72.  The 1986 Volume I book was soon sold out and if a rare copy comes up for sale it sells for $100 plus.  Thank you in advance.


Published as a community service by: Petersburg Community Club and the History Book Committee.


Mail to:
      Bernie Cunningham
      PO Box 13
      Petersburg, NE 68652
      (402) 386-5368 or bcunning@gpcom.net

Pam (Henn) Sondag says:  “This History Book serves to preserve the memory of those who are gone.  Some day we will be gone and there will be a record of us too.  It’s a great thing”