05 Aug Learn More About the Genealogy Resources at the Muskogee Public Library’s Local History Genealogy Department
Did you know? Muskogee Public Library has an extensive history and genealogy collection for historians and genealogists alike to explore. Beyond the online genealogy and history resources (find those at eols.org/genealogy), the library’s reference collection is a treasure trove of information.
Items include:
- Dawes enrollment cards and packets (1896-1914) for the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Tribes. Tribal records of the Five Civilized Tribes
- Most early census and payrolls for the Five Civilized Tribes
- Guion Miller (Cherokee) enrollment applications (1906-1909)
- Indexes, soundex, microfilm or online access to all surviving United States Census 1790-1940, including Oklahoma Indian Territory Census (1900-1940)
- Oklahoma Territory Census 1890
- Indian Pioneer Papers
- Muskogee County Newspapers, 1875-present
- Muskogee City Directories from 1903-present
- Muskogee County School Census, 1912-1936
- Muskogee County Court Records, including marriage, probate and guardianship, criminal and civil case files
- Muskogee funeral home and interment records
- Allotment maps and indexes for them for the Five Civilized Tribes
- Indexes available for obituaries published in the Muskogee Phoenix, early marriages, newspaper stories, and other sources.
In addition, the library’s Memory Lab includes a large scanner and the ability to transfer files, documents, photographs, slides, VHS tapes and audiotapes to digital files—a DIY resource that doesn’t cost you anything (unless you want to purchase a DVD or jump drive to store files on).
For more information, please contact the Local History and Genealogy Department at 918-683-2846.
