Oklahoma Compiled Genealogies

Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person.

A major manuscript collection is the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection (Family History Library films 862003-010 and 858639). This contains transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, marriage, death, obituary, and probate records. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C., and is available at the Family History Library.

Additional volumes, which have not been filmed, have been added at the DAR Library. The DAR has indexed the volumes that were filmed in 1971, and the additional volumes. An every-name index is found on the DAR Internet site www.dar.org . The DAR Library will provide photocopies from their volumes for a fee.

The following are published indexes to family and genealogical information. These also include lists of researchers and the Oklahoma family lines they are researching.

Oklahoma Genealogical Society. First Families of the Twin Territories. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Genealogical Society, 1997. 2 vols. Contains lineages of persons who settled in the Indian Territory or the Oklahoma Territory before statehood, 1907.

Bivins, Willie Reeves Hardin, et al. Southwest Oklahoma Keys. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, 1982.

Garrison, JoAnn, ed. Oklahoma Genealogical Society Surname Index. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Genealogical Society, 1969. (Family History Library fiche 6047968.)

Writing and Sharing Your Family History

Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:

• It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information.
• It helps other researchers progress in researching ancestors you share in common.
• It draws other researchers to you who already have information about your family that you do not yet possess.
• It draws together researchers with common interests, sparking collaboration opportunities. For instance, researchers in various localities might choose to do lookups for each other in remote repositories. Your readers may also share photos of your ancestors that you have never seen before.
  

See also:

• Create a Family History
• Writing Your Family and Personal History
• A Guide to Printing Your Family History

 Web Sites

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