Access the Online Catalog with the EOLS App

Search the catalog, reserve items, see upcoming events, and more, with the EOLS Library App, for IOS and Android.

Ancestry Library Edition

With 7 billion genealogical records from across the globe and millions of family trees, this is the world’s largest online family history resource. Available Only Within the Library. (Need assistance? Visit the Genealogy Department.)

Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America

Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America (BIPNA) covers all aspects of Indigenous culture, history, and life in North America.

Chronicling America - Historic American Newspapers

Search America’s historic newspaper pages from 1756-1963 to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

Dawes Rolls Online

Search the Dawes Rolls to trace your ancestry to one of the Five Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminole.

FamilySearch

FamilySearch Affiliate Library: The Muskogee Public Library is an affiliate to the FamilySearch Library.  You are able to access 40% more (400 million) images in our library than you can working from home. Additional Records Available Only Within the Library. (Need assistance? Visit the Genealogy Department.)

fold3

Access historical military records, including stories, photos, and personal documents, using fold3 for free with your library card. At home?  Log in with your library card number here.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

The Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia has over 25,000 easy-to-read encyclopedia articles for children covering an array of topics.

Heritage Quest

Revolutionary War, Civil War, and US Congressional Serial Set, US Census reports, birth, death, and marriage records.

HistoryGeo.com

Covers 21 states and over 9 million records, including original landowners, antique maps and atlases. Available Only Within the Library. (Need assistance? Visit the Genealogy Department.)

NewsBank

This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring a specific event or wide variety of topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Library Card Required.

Oklahoma Digital Prairie

More than 100 years of history, including documents, photographs, newspapers, reports, pamphlets, posters, maps, high school yearbooks up to the 90s, and audio/visual content.

ProQuest Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

Website offers historical articles, pamphlets, diaries, and correspondence from time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.

The Gateway to Oklahoma History

The Oklahoma Historical Society has created a video full of tips and tricks to search for photographs, newspapers, maps, documents, books, and other resources on The Gateway. You can view the video here.

The Oklahoman Historical Archive and Current Collection

Research Oklahoma City history through The Oklahoman Collection from 1901 through current, including full newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Library Card Required.

Tribal Treaties Database—Oklahoma State University

The Tribal Treaties Database provides an easy-to-use portal to access treaties, agreements, and other historical documents that have shaped relationships between tribal nations and the United States.

Voices of Oklahoma

Dedicated to the preservation of the oral history of Oklahoma, voices and stories of famous Oklahomans and ordinary citizens are captured forever in their own words in these far-ranging interviews.

Voter Information

Visit the Oklahoma State Election Board to access voter registration online, upcoming elections, and election results.