Research Room

Genealogy
research

Follow a family line with records that stay close to the place where the story happened.

Available for your research

  • Birth certificates up to 1925
  • Death certificates up to 1925
  • Marriage licenses up to 1925
  • Obituaries from local newspapers
  • Microfilm of historical area newspapers
  • Church and physician records
  • Surname, cemetery, and subject files
  • Plat books and Sanborn Insurance Company maps
  • Original courthouse records from 1843, including probate, guardianship, wills, and county treasurer ledgers
  • City directories and school yearbooks

Research assistance

Limited genealogical research services are available for $10 per hour. For multiple document requests, tell us what you need and the Society can prepare a quote.