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These archives, libraries, societies, and museums preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Oklahoma. ''See also | These archives, libraries, societies, and museums preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Oklahoma. ''See also '' [[Oklahoma Societies]]. | ||
=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Oklahoma === | === Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Oklahoma === | ||
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:Subject specialties include censuses, westward expansion into the Southwest and settlement of [[American Indian Genealogy|Native Americans]] (especially [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokees]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaws]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaws]], [[Creek Indians|Creeks]], and [[Seminole Indians|Seminoles]]), slavery, bankruptcy court, ethnology, genealogy, military service records, pension and bounty land warrant applications, passenger lists and [[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes census cards and enrollment jackets for the Five Civilized Tribes]] of Oklahoma.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 130-31.</ref> | :Subject specialties include censuses, westward expansion into the Southwest and settlement of [[American Indian Genealogy|Native Americans]] (especially [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokees]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaws]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaws]], [[Creek Indians|Creeks]], and [[Seminole Indians|Seminoles]]), slavery, bankruptcy court, ethnology, genealogy, military service records, pension and bounty land warrant applications, passenger lists and [[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes census cards and enrollment jackets for the Five Civilized Tribes]] of Oklahoma.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 130-31.</ref> | ||
:For further information, ''see | :For further information, ''see '' [[National Archives at Fort Worth]].<br><br> | ||
'''[[Bancroft Library|Bancroft Library]]'''<br>University of California, Berkeley<br>Berkeley, CA 94720<br>Telephone: 415-642-3781<br> | '''[[Bancroft Library|Bancroft Library]]'''<br>University of California, Berkeley<br>Berkeley, CA 94720<br>Telephone: 415-642-3781<br> | ||
:This library in ''California | :This library in ''California '' has a good collection of documents about ''Oklahoma '' early settlers, early trails, stagecoaches, miners, and histories.</ref><br><br> | ||
'''[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]]'''<br>5300 Caroline<br>Houston, TX 77004<br>Telephone: 713-284-1999<br>[http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/ Website]<br> | '''[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]]'''<br>5300 Caroline<br>Houston, TX 77004<br>Telephone: 713-284-1999<br>[http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/ Website]<br> | ||
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:Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br> | :Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br> | ||
''' | '''FamilySearch Centers'''. Some of the collections described above are at least partially available on microfilms at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City, and through thousands of its branch FamilySearch Centers.<br> | ||
'''FamilySearch Catalog''' | '''FamilySearch Catalog''' | ||
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Oklahoma counties, use the inventories of the county archives published around 1940 by the Historical Records Survey. The | To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Oklahoma counties, use the inventories of the county archives published around 1940 by the Historical Records Survey. The FamilySearch Library has copies of most of these. These inventories can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a Place Search under: | ||
:'''OKLAHOMA, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS''' <br> | :'''OKLAHOMA, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS''' <br> | ||
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You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Oklahoma in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. Much of the information is available at little or no cost. Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways to additional sites:<br> | You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Oklahoma in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. Much of the information is available at little or no cost. Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways to additional sites:<br> | ||
*FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 22 March 1999 [cited 7 October 1999]. Available at | *FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 22 March 1999 [cited 7 October 1999]. Available at FamilySearch . At this site you can access the FamilySearch Catalog, Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, Source Guide, lists of FamilySearch Centers, web sites related to family history, and lists of researchers interested in similar genealogical topics. You can also learn about and locate FamilySearch Library publications. | ||
*Howells, Cyndi. "U.S.- Oklahoma-OK." ''In Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet.'' Puyallup, Washington: Cyndi Howells, 6 October 1999 [cited 7 October 1999]. Available at [http://www.cyndislist.com/il.htm Cyndislist.com]. This list has more links to other Oklahoma genealogical sites and describes more resources than any other site on the Internet. | *Howells, Cyndi. "U.S.- Oklahoma-OK." ''In Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet.'' Puyallup, Washington: Cyndi Howells, 6 October 1999 [cited 7 October 1999]. Available at [http://www.cyndislist.com/il.htm Cyndislist.com]. This list has more links to other Oklahoma genealogical sites and describes more resources than any other site on the Internet. | ||
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*[http://okgenweb.net/ Oklahoma USGenWeb] ''In The USGenWeb Project [Internet site].'' This is a cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet, for each county, state, and country. | *[http://okgenweb.net/ Oklahoma USGenWeb] ''In The USGenWeb Project [Internet site].'' This is a cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet, for each county, state, and country. | ||
Most | Most FamilySearch Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. Many centers have access to online services, networks, or bulletin boards. You may also use these services at most public libraries, college libraries, and private locations. | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
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A useful guide to Oklahoma records is: | A useful guide to Oklahoma records is: | ||
*Koplowitz, Bradford. ''Guide to the Historical Records of Oklahoma''. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1997. {{ | *Koplowitz, Bradford. ''Guide to the Historical Records of Oklahoma''. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1997. {{FSC|528530|title-id|disp=(FS Library book 976.6 A3kb 1997}}.) It contains a survey of records kept in counties and cities through 1920. | ||
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Oklahoma counties, use the eleven inventories of county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The | To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Oklahoma counties, use the eleven inventories of county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The FamilySearch Library has inventories for: Atoka, Beckham, Cherokee, Cimarron, Haskell, Lincoln, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Pittsburg, and Pushmataha counties. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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