Genealogy

Stillwater Public Library's Genealogy Collection

  • Over 1500 books, including books compiled and published by the Payne County Genealogy Society
  • Oklahoma Census from 1890 to 1930 on microfilm and CD-ROMs
  • Microfilm of most of Payne County newspapers from 1890 to present
  • Genealogy quarterlies and magazines
  • family histories and family charts
  • Genealogy materials are for use in the library only.

    Genealogy Room

  • Located in the southeast corner of the library
  • 2 microfilm readers -one for printing items and one for emailing or saving external storage media
  • Internet computer reserved for genealogy research.

    Research Assistance

  • Volunteers available on Thursdays from 12:00-4:00 pm.
  • Reference staff available for ready reference during Stillwater Public Library's regular hours.
  • For obituary search by the library staff, refer to the library?s Reference Research Policy.
  • Payne County Genealogical Society meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm at Stillwater Public Library.

    Genealogy Databases

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    HeritageQuest Online

    You will need your library card number to use HeritageQuest at home.
    In Library / At Home

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    Ancestry.com-Library Edition

    Ancestry.com can only be used in the library.
    In Library

    Links

    Payne County Resources

    Index to Obituaries in the Stillwater NewsPress--sorted by Publication Date or sorted by Last Name
    This is a work in progress-check periodically for new additions
    Payne County Genealogical Society
    Payne County Court House
    My Oklahoma Genealogy-Payne County
    Oklahoma GenWeb-Payne County
    Payne County Cemeteries-records are incomplete

    Oklahoma Resources

    Oklahoma Historical Society
    Oklahoma Genealogical Society
    My Oklahoma Genealogy
    Oklahoma GenWeb
    Oklahoma Vital Statistics-how to obtain Oklahoma birth and death certificates
    Oklahoma Land Run-how to obtain Oklahoma Land Run Records

    Comprehensive Resources

    Family Search-resources of The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints
    Cyndi's List-an extensive list of genealogy websites
    Internet Public Library-Genealogy Sources
    RootsWeb-an Ancestry.com community
    The USGenWeb Project-free web research for every county and state in the US
    Olive Tree Genealogy-more website links

    Specialized Resources

    Social Security Death Index (SSDI)-located on RootsWeb
    Coats of Arms Gallery-most comprehensive coats of arms search
    Ellis Island-history and passenger lists
    Native American Rolls

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