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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Comanche County, Oklahoma|Comanche County]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''Lawton Public Library'''<br><br> They have 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 name="DB91">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 91. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> This collection comes from the combined resources of the <br> '''Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society (SWOGS)<br> Lawton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution''' <br> and the Lawton Public Library <br> Contributions have also been made by the Daughters of 1812, and Southwest Oklahoma Historical Society.<ref> [http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/Library/genealogy.htm Genealogy at the Lawton Library]in Lawton Public Library (accessed 2 June 2014).</ref>  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma Genealogy|Oklahoma]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Comanche County, Oklahoma|Comanche County]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''Lawton Public Library'''<br><br> They have 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 name="DB91">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 91. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> This collection comes from the combined resources of the <br> '''Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society (SWOGS)<br> Lawton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution''' <br> and the Lawton Public Library <br> Contributions have also been made by the Daughters of 1812, and Southwest Oklahoma Historical Society.<ref> [http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/Library/genealogy.htm Genealogy at the Lawton Library]in Lawton Public Library (accessed 2 June 2014).</ref>  


They have more than 23,000 books, 150,000 microfiche, and 6000 rolls of microfilm, which include family histories, vital records, census records, and local and area newspapers from 1901.  
They have more than 23,000 books, 150,000 microfiche, and 6000 rolls of microfilm, which include family histories, vital records, census records, and local and area newspapers from 1901.  
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