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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma]] [[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]] [[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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For a small fee the librarians will do '''obituary lookups''' as well as lookups of indexed items. See their policy [http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/Library/genealogy.htm here]. | For a small fee the librarians will do '''obituary lookups''' as well as lookups of indexed items. See their policy [http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/Library/genealogy.htm here]. | ||
'''Lawton Public Library'''<br> | |||
110 SW 4th Street<br> | |||
Lawton, OK 73501<br> | |||
580.581.3450<br> | |||
http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/library/index.htm | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Oklahoma_Archives_and_Libraries]] | [[Category:Oklahoma_Archives_and_Libraries]][[Category:Comanche County, Oklahoma]] | ||