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.