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'''Oklahoma Department of Libraries'''<br>200 N.E. 18th Street<br>Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298<br>Telephone: 405-521-2502, 800-522-8116<br>Fax: 405-525-7804<br>Internet: [http://www.odl.state.ok.us www.odl.state.ok.us]
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]].  


The Oklahoma Department of Libraries includes two areas of particular interest to genealogists: the Oklahoma Room and the State Archives Division. The Oklahoma Room houses printed materials, while the State Archives Division maintains Oklahoma government records and other historical documents.  
=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Oklahoma ===
[[Oklahoma Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Oklahoma Department of Libraries]]{{·}} [[Oklahoma State Archives and Records Administration]]{{·}} [[Lawton Public Library]]{{·}} [[University of Oklahoma Libraries]]{{·}} [[Hughes County Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Oklahoma Territorial Museum Carnegie Library]]{{·}} [[Tulsa Genealogical Society Library]]{{·}} [[Museum of the Western Prairie Library]]{{·}} [[Miami Public Library]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Fort Worth]]{{·}} [[Bancroft Library|Bancroft Library at Univ. of Calif., Berkeley]] {{·}} [[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]]{{·}} [[Dallas Public Central Library]]


'''National Archives—Southwest Region'''<br>501 West Felix Street, Building 1<br>Fort Worth, TX 76115-3405<br>Telephone 817-334-5525<br>Fax 817-334-5621<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/southwest/ www.archives.gov/southwest/]
=== Oklahoma Online Records  ===


Mailing address:<br>P.O. Box 6216<br>Fort Worth, TX 76115-0216
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'''National Archives—Central Plains Region'''<br>2312 East Bannister Road<br>Kansas City, MO 64131-3011<br>Telephone: 816-823-5032<br>Fax: 816-268-6235<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/ www.archives.gov/central-plains/]
=== State and Regional Repositories ===


'''Oklahoma Genealogical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 12986<br>Oklahoma City, OK 73157<br>Internet: [http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs www.rootsweb.com/~okgs]  
'''[[Oklahoma Historical Society|Oklahoma Historical Society]]'''<br>800 Nazih Zudhi Drive<br>Oklahoma City, OK 73105<br>Telephone: 405-522-5225<br>Fax: 405-521-2492<br>[http://www.okhistory.org/research/ Website]<br>
{{Block indent|Records included in this library are the following:}}


'''Oklahoma Historical Society'''<br>2100 North Lincoln Boulevard<br>Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4997<br>Telephone: 405-521-2491<br>Fax: 405-521-2492<br>Internet: [http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us www.ok-history.mus.ok.us]
*US Census<br>
*Territorial Records<br>
*Index to the 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census Search<br>
*Dawes Final Rolls Search<br>
*1896 Applications for Enrollment Search<br>
*Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory Learn More<br>
*Territorial Incorporation Records 1890–1907 Search<br>
*Land Records<br>
*Marriage Records<br>
*Military Records<br>
*Prison Records<br>
*Cemetery Records<br>


A guide to family histories at the society is:


Huffman, Mary, comp. Family History: ''A Bibliography of the Collection in the Oklahoma Historical Society''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: The Society, 1992. (Family History Library book 976.6 A3hm.)
'''[[Oklahoma Department of Libraries]]'''<br>200 N.E. 18th Street<br>Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298<br>Telephone: 405-521-2502, 800-522-8116<br>Fax: 405-525-7804<br>[http://www.odl.state.ok.us/ Website]


'''University of Oklahoma'''<br>Western History Collection<br>630 Parrington Oval, Room 452<br>Norman, OK 73019<br>Telephone: 405-325-3641<br>Fax: 405-325-2943<br>Internet: http://libraries.ou.edu
{{Block indent|The Oklahoma Department of Libraries includes two areas of particular interest to genealogists: the Oklahoma Room and the State Archives Division. The Oklahoma Room houses a huge book library with county histories, periodicals, indexes, and reference works.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 91.</ref> The State Archives Division maintains Oklahoma government records and other historical documents.<br><br>}}
{{Block indent|[http://digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/ Oklahoma Digital Prairie], your electronic library <br><br>}}


The following lists manuscripts in their collection:&nbsp;
'''[[Lawton Public Library]]'''<br>110 S.W. 4th Street <br>Lawton, OK 73105-3298 <br>Telephone: 405-581-3450<br>[https://www.lawtonok.gov/departments/library Website]<br>
{{Block indent|The largest book collection of Oklahoma genealogies together with periodicals, maps, biographies, family folders, and a statewide index to all Oklahoma Territory tract books (public land buyers).</ref><br><br>}}


Southwell, Kristine L., comp. Guide to Manuscripts in the Western History<br>Collections of the University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. (Family History Library book 976.6 J53s.)
'''[[University of Oklahoma Libraries]]'''<br>[[Image:OU Great Reading Room.jpg|right|300px|OU Great Reading Room.jpg]]Western History Collection<br>630 Parrington Oval, Room 452<br>Norman, OK 73019<br>Telephone: 405-325-3641<br>Fax: 405-325-2943<br>
[https://digital.libraries.ou.edu/ Website]<br>
{{Block indent|Key collections here include Civil War soldiers’ personal narratives, trascribed interviews with Oklahomans from the 1930s and more than 200 manuscript collections about Native Americans. <br>}}


An important&nbsp;part of the Western History Collection is titled The Indian-Pioneer Papers which is a collection of interviews done during the Depression. Biographical information is given for Indians as well as persons of all ethnic groups. Those interviewed may have been residents of either the Oklahoma Territory or the Indian Territory.&nbsp; There are about 80,000 entries in 112 volumes in the collection with free online access to both an index and the digitized transcripts of the interviews.&nbsp;Read the biographies and other topics found in the [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/WHC/pioneer/ Indian-Pioneer Papers].<br>
{{Block indent|An important part of the Western History Collection is titled The Indian-Pioneer Papers which is a collection of interviews done during the Depression. Biographical information is given for Indians as well as persons of all ethnic groups. Those interviewed may have been residents of either the Oklahoma Territory or the Indian Territory. There are about 80,000 entries in 112 volumes in the collection with free online access to both an index and the digitized transcripts of the interviews. Read the biographies and other topics found in the [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/ Website].<br><br>}}


'''Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art<br>'''1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road<br>Tulsa, OK 74127-2100<br>Telephone: 918-596-2700<br>Fax: 918-596-2700<br>Internet: [http://www.gilcrease.org www.gilcrease.org]
{{Block indent|Their collection also includes original historical manuscripts, county records, Spanish, Indian, military, Civil War, newspapers, cattle trails, ranching, mining, and oil production records.</ref><br><br>}}


'''Museum of the Great Plains'''<br>601 Ferris<br>Lawton, OK 73507<br>Telephone: 580-581-3460<br>Fax: 580-581-3458<br>Internet: [http://www.museumgreatplains.org www.museumgreatplains.org]  
'''[[Hughes County Historical Society]]'''<br>124 North Broadway<br>Holdenville, OK 74848<br>Telephone: 405-379-5124<br>
 
{{Block indent|This collection, originally in the Grace M. Pickens Public Library, holds unique Native American papers relating to the Five Civilized Tribes (and Delawares) removed to Indian Territory. Includes a surprisingly good genealogical research collection.</ref><br><br>}}
 
'''Oklahoma Territorial Museum Carnegie Library'''<br>406 East Oklahoma Ave. <br>Guthrie, OK 73044 <br>Telephone: 405-282-1889 <br> [http://www.okterritorialmuseum.org/ Website]<br>[mailto:guthriecomplex@okhistory.org/ Email]
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{{Block indent|The Oklahoma Territorial period is well covered including Native Americans, Anglos, intruders, Sooners, homesteaders, and land rush people.</ref><br><br>}}
 
'''[[Tulsa Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>9136 East 31st Street<br>Tulsa, OK 74145<br>Telephone: 918-627-4224<br>[http://www.tulsagenealogy.org/ Website]<br>[mailto:info@tulsagenealogy.org/ Email] (link sends e-mail)
 
{{Block indent|A large library for Oklahoma ancestors including Bibles, cemeteries, obituaries, family folders, city directories, plat maps, and indexes.</ref><br><br>}}
 
'''Museum of the Western Prairie Library''' <br>1100 Memorial Drive<br>Altus, OK 73521<br>Telephone: 580-482-1044<br>[http://www.okhistory.org/ Website]<br>
 
{{Block indent|Records of Oklahoma settlers, obituaries, periodicals, books, histories, biographies, including many from Texas and New Mexico.</ref><br><br>}}
 
'''Miami Public Library'''<br>200 N Main St. <br>Miami, OK 74354<br>Telephone: 918-541-2292<br>[http://www.miamipl.okpls.org/ Website]<br>
 
{{Block indent|A good book-library with an emphasis on the Ozark region of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas, including Native Americans.</ref><br><br>}}
 
'''Talbot Library and Museum'''<br>500 South Colcord Avenue<br>Colcord, Oklahoma 74338<br>Telephone: 918-326-4532<br>[http://www.talbotlibrary.org/ Website]<br>[mailto:talbotlibrary@earthlink.net/ Email]<br>
{{Block indent|The Talbot Library and Museum (TL{{Amp}}M) is one of the best genealogical libraries in the United States. Their library focuses on Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas, and Cherokee genealogy research.<ref>"Genealogy Research Requests" in [http://www.talbotlibrary.org/ Website].</ref><br><br>}}
 
'''Tulsa City-County Library Genealogy Center'''<br>Hardesty Regional Library<br>8316 E. 93rd St.<br>Tulsa, OK 74133<br>Telephone: 918.549.7691<br>[http://www.tulsalibrary.org/ Website]<br>[mailto:genaskus@tulsalibrary.org/ Email]<br>
{{Block indent|The Genealogy Center of the Tulsa City-County Library is one of the largest genealogy collections in Oklahoma. Their focus is on Tulsa and Oklahoma, but they also have strengths in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. A limited amount of research, including Indian roll look-ups, can be conducted by email and letters. See their [https://www.tulsalibrary.org/research/american-indian-resource-center American Indian Research] guide.<br><br>}}
 
'''Oklahoma Genealogical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 12986<br>Oklahoma City, OK 73157<br>[https://okgensoc.org/ Website]<br>
 
'''Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art<br>'''1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road<br>Tulsa, OK 74127-2100<br>Telephone: 918-596-2700<br>Fax: 918-596-2700<br>[http://www.gilcrease.org/ Website] 
 
'''Museum of the Great Plains'''<br>601 Ferris<br>Lawton, OK 73507<br>Telephone: 580-581-3460<br>Fax: 580-581-3458<br> [http://www.museumgreatplains.org/ Website]
 
=== Outside of Oklahoma Repositories ===
 
[[Image:NARA Fort Worth.jpg|border|right|300px|NARA Fort Worth.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Fort Worth]]'''<br><br>
 
{{Block indent|'''''for Archival research using textual records by appointment:'''''<br>1400 John Burgess Drive<br>Fort Worth, Texas 76140<br>Telephone: 817-551-2051<br>Fax: 817-551-2034<br><br>|2}}
 
{{Block indent|'''''for Microfilm research and public access computers:'''''<br>2600 West 7th Street<br>Suite 162<br>Fort Worth, TX, 76107<br>Telephone: 817-831-5620<br>Fax: 817-334-5621<br><br>|2}}
 
{{Block indent|Website for both Websites<br>[http://www.archives.gov/ Website]}}
 
{{Block indent|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>}}
 
{{Block indent|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>
 
{{Block indent|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>
 
{{Block indent|1=One of America's best genealogical collections. Especially strong for Texas and adjoining states like Oklahoma.<ref name="DB107">Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref><br><br>|2=1}}
 
'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]'''<br>1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, TX 75201-9987<br>Telephone: 214-670-1400<br>[http://dallaslibrary2.org/ Website]<br>
 
{{Block indent|1=Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br>|2=1}}
 
'''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'''
 
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:
 
{{Block indent|'''OKLAHOMA, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS''' <br>}}
 
=== Websites  ===
 
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 . 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.
 
*[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 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  ===


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. (Family History Library book 976.6 A3kb 1997.)&nbsp; It contains a survey of records kept in counties and cities through 1920.  
*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 FamilySearch Library has inventories for: Atoka, Beckham, Cherokee, Cimarron, Haskell, Lincoln, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Pittsburg, and Pushmataha counties.  


To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Oklahoma counties, use the eleven inventories of county archives published by the
=== References  ===


Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has inventories for: Atoka, Beckham, Cherokee, Cimarron, Haskell, Lincoln, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Pittsburg, and Pushmataha counties.
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Oklahoma Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Oklahoma Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

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[edit | edit source]

Oklahoma Historical Society · Oklahoma Department of Libraries · Oklahoma State Archives and Records Administration · Lawton Public Library · University of Oklahoma Libraries · Hughes County Historical Society · Oklahoma Territorial Museum Carnegie Library · Tulsa Genealogical Society Library · Museum of the Western Prairie Library · Miami Public Library · National Archives at Fort Worth · Bancroft Library at Univ. of Calif., Berkeley · Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research · Dallas Public Central Library

Oklahoma Online Records[edit | edit source]

Links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.



State and Regional Repositories[edit | edit source]

Oklahoma Historical Society
800 Nazih Zudhi Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Telephone: 405-522-5225
Fax: 405-521-2492
Website

Records included in this library are the following:
  • US Census
  • Territorial Records
  • Index to the 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census Search
  • Dawes Final Rolls Search
  • 1896 Applications for Enrollment Search
  • Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory Learn More
  • Territorial Incorporation Records 1890–1907 Search
  • Land Records
  • Marriage Records
  • Military Records
  • Prison Records
  • Cemetery Records


Oklahoma Department of Libraries
200 N.E. 18th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298
Telephone: 405-521-2502, 800-522-8116
Fax: 405-525-7804
Website

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries includes two areas of particular interest to genealogists: the Oklahoma Room and the State Archives Division. The Oklahoma Room houses a huge book library with county histories, periodicals, indexes, and reference works.[1] The State Archives Division maintains Oklahoma government records and other historical documents.

Oklahoma Digital Prairie, your electronic library

Lawton Public Library
110 S.W. 4th Street
Lawton, OK 73105-3298
Telephone: 405-581-3450
Website

The largest book collection of Oklahoma genealogies together with periodicals, maps, biographies, family folders, and a statewide index to all Oklahoma Territory tract books (public land buyers).</ref>

University of Oklahoma Libraries

OU Great Reading Room.jpg

Western History Collection
630 Parrington Oval, Room 452
Norman, OK 73019
Telephone: 405-325-3641
Fax: 405-325-2943

Website

Key collections here include Civil War soldiers’ personal narratives, trascribed interviews with Oklahomans from the 1930s and more than 200 manuscript collections about Native Americans.
An important part of the Western History Collection is titled The Indian-Pioneer Papers which is a collection of interviews done during the Depression. Biographical information is given for Indians as well as persons of all ethnic groups. Those interviewed may have been residents of either the Oklahoma Territory or the Indian Territory. There are about 80,000 entries in 112 volumes in the collection with free online access to both an index and the digitized transcripts of the interviews. Read the biographies and other topics found in the Website.

Their collection also includes original historical manuscripts, county records, Spanish, Indian, military, Civil War, newspapers, cattle trails, ranching, mining, and oil production records.</ref>

Hughes County Historical Society
124 North Broadway
Holdenville, OK 74848
Telephone: 405-379-5124

This collection, originally in the Grace M. Pickens Public Library, holds unique Native American papers relating to the Five Civilized Tribes (and Delawares) removed to Indian Territory. Includes a surprisingly good genealogical research collection.</ref>

Oklahoma Territorial Museum Carnegie Library
406 East Oklahoma Ave.
Guthrie, OK 73044
Telephone: 405-282-1889
Website
Email

The Oklahoma Territorial period is well covered including Native Americans, Anglos, intruders, Sooners, homesteaders, and land rush people.</ref>

Tulsa Genealogical Society Library
9136 East 31st Street
Tulsa, OK 74145
Telephone: 918-627-4224
Website
Email (link sends e-mail)

A large library for Oklahoma ancestors including Bibles, cemeteries, obituaries, family folders, city directories, plat maps, and indexes.</ref>

Museum of the Western Prairie Library
1100 Memorial Drive
Altus, OK 73521
Telephone: 580-482-1044
Website

Records of Oklahoma settlers, obituaries, periodicals, books, histories, biographies, including many from Texas and New Mexico.</ref>

Miami Public Library
200 N Main St.
Miami, OK 74354
Telephone: 918-541-2292
Website

A good book-library with an emphasis on the Ozark region of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas, including Native Americans.</ref>

Talbot Library and Museum
500 South Colcord Avenue
Colcord, Oklahoma 74338
Telephone: 918-326-4532
Website
Email

The Talbot Library and Museum (TL&M) is one of the best genealogical libraries in the United States. Their library focuses on Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas, and Cherokee genealogy research.[2]

Tulsa City-County Library Genealogy Center
Hardesty Regional Library
8316 E. 93rd St.
Tulsa, OK 74133
Telephone: 918.549.7691
Website
Email

The Genealogy Center of the Tulsa City-County Library is one of the largest genealogy collections in Oklahoma. Their focus is on Tulsa and Oklahoma, but they also have strengths in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. A limited amount of research, including Indian roll look-ups, can be conducted by email and letters. See their American Indian Research guide.

Oklahoma Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 12986
Oklahoma City, OK 73157
Website

Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art
1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road
Tulsa, OK 74127-2100
Telephone: 918-596-2700
Fax: 918-596-2700
Website

Museum of the Great Plains
601 Ferris
Lawton, OK 73507
Telephone: 580-581-3460
Fax: 580-581-3458
Website

Outside of Oklahoma Repositories[edit | edit source]

NARA Fort Worth.jpg
National Archives at Fort Worth

for Archival research using textual records by appointment:
1400 John Burgess Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76140
Telephone: 817-551-2051
Fax: 817-551-2034

for Microfilm research and public access computers:
2600 West 7th Street
Suite 162
Fort Worth, TX, 76107
Telephone: 817-831-5620
Fax: 817-334-5621

Website for both Websites
Website
Subject specialties include censuses, westward expansion into the Southwest and settlement of Native Americans (especially Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks, and Seminoles), slavery, bankruptcy court, ethnology, genealogy, military service records, pension and bounty land warrant applications, passenger lists and Dawes census cards and enrollment jackets for the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma.[3]
For further information, see National Archives at Fort Worth.

Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
Telephone: 415-642-3781

This library in California has a good collection of documents about Oklahoma early settlers, early trails, stagecoaches, miners, and histories.</ref>

Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research
5300 Caroline
Houston, TX 77004
Telephone: 713-284-1999
Website

One of America's best genealogical collections. Especially strong for Texas and adjoining states like Oklahoma.[4]

Dallas Public Central Library
1515 Young St.
Dallas, TX 75201-9987
Telephone: 214-670-1400
Website

Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.[4]

FamilySearch Centers. Some of the collections described above are at least partially available on microfilms at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, and through thousands of its branch FamilySearch Centers.

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 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

Websites[edit | edit source]

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:

  • 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 Cyndislist.com. This list has more links to other Oklahoma genealogical sites and describes more resources than any other site on the Internet.
  • 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 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[edit | edit source]

A useful guide to Oklahoma records is:

  • Koplowitz, Bradford. Guide to the Historical Records of Oklahoma. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1997. (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 FamilySearch Library has inventories for: Atoka, Beckham, Cherokee, Cimarron, Haskell, Lincoln, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Pittsburg, and Pushmataha counties.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 91.
  2. ↑ "Genealogy Research Requests" in Website.
  3. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 130-31.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.
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