Preserving the Memories of Muskogee School Years
The Muskogee Public Library’s Local History and Genealogy Department is proud to present our Yearbook Digitization Project. This initiative preserves the memories of Muskogee’s past by digitizing and providing online access to historical yearbooks from any local schools. Our collection currently includes digital copies of yearbooks such as the Muskogee High School Chieftain, with more being added regularly.
The Yearbook Digitization Project is part of the Muskogee Public Library’s commitment to preserving local history. By digitizing these yearbooks, we’re ensuring that our community’s stories, photos, and memories remain accessible for generations to come. The project offers numerous benefits, including the preservation of fragile historical documents, increased accessibility for anyone, anywhere, and greater community engagement by encouraging residents to share and celebrate their connections to local history.
Share Your Yearbook with Us!
We need your help to preserve Muskogee’s history! If you own a yearbook that is not currently in our collection, we would love to include it in our project. Your contribution will ensure that future generations can access these valuable historical resources. To contribute a yearbook, simply bring it to the Muskogee Public Library during business hours.
Our team will digitize it using state-of-the-art equipment in our Memory Lab. The yearbook will be returned to you in its original condition, along with a digital copy for your personal use. Contact us to learn more about contributing.
The Local History and Genealogy Department is located on first floor of the Muskogee Public Library. Stop by to explore our yearbooks, attend a genealogy workshop, or learn more about our Memory Lab. Together, we can ensure that Muskogee’s history lives on. Start exploring our digital yearbooks today or contribute to this important project!
For more information, contact the Genealogy Department at 918-682-6657.
VISITING THE MUSKOGEE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Local History and Genealogy Department
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There is handicapped parking available next to the building, a ramp to get on the sidewalk, automated-opening doors, and an elevator for your use. Library staff are also able to assist you from the parking lot to the building. Please call 918-683-6657 to request assistance.
You will enter the library on the north side of the building. You’ll pass the bathrooms and small glass room on the right, then turn right to enter the Local History and Genealogy Department where the Grant Foreman Collection is housed.
On occasion, if staff numbers are reduced, you may find the doors locked. The collection is still available for your use, so please contact a staff member to unlock the doors for you.
Microfiche readers, desktop computers, Chromebooks, and a large scanner are available for your use. If you need technology assistance, please contact a staff member.
In addition, the Muskogee Public Library has a Memory Lab provided by an ARP Humanities Grant for Libraries, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Library Association. There is equipment available in the Memory Lab are for transferring old film, slides, VHS movies, and audio tapes to digital files. There is no cost to the patron for using the Memory Lab, however the patron must provide their own DVD or jump drive to save their files. In addition, a reservation is required, and transferring movies and audios are done in real-time. See more information at eols.org/memory-lab.
Printing, scanning, copying, and faxing are available at all libraries in the EOLS system.
Fees include:
Black and white printing or copying: .15 cents per page
Color printing or copying: $1.00 per page
Scanning: FREE
Some libraries offer other services and sell items such as headphones, earbuds, DVDs, and jump drives. Ask a staff member for more information.
Fair Use Disclaimer
Last updated: January 08, 2025
Eastern Oklahoma Library System (EOLS) may use copyrighted material which has been authorized by Muskogee Public Schools with the agreement the digitized files will not be shared with any other entity for profit, nor otherwise sold or transferred. EOLS is making such material available for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. If you wish to use copyrighted material for your own purposes that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. If you have any questions about this Disclaimer, You can contact us by email: info@eols.org.
