A Lazy Person’s Blogging
I need to post.
I have a couple of stories going but they’re not ready.
So I thought I’d post one of the handouts I compiled for one of the groups I’ve spoken to recently. This was really used more as a guideline for my talk, so of course it’s not comprehensive, but I’m always surprised at what long-time residents don’t know about the good resources in their home town. This is from a 20 minute presentation to one of the local sororiety chapters.
The bottom line is, always explore the website for the libraries in your town or the town where you are researching–public libraries, state libraries, state archives, state historical societies, etc., etc., etc.
Genealogical Resources in Oklahoma City
Debra Osborne Spindle, MLIS
13 November 2008
Family History Centers www.familysearch.org
Oklahoma City Oklahoma
5020 NW 63rd St
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Phone: 405-721-8455
Hours: T,Th 1pm-5pm; 6:30-8pm by appt; W 1pm-5pm; Sat (1st, 3rd) 1pm-5pm. Call for app’t as renovations are scheduled
Oklahoma City Oklahoma South
12915 S Santa Fe
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Phone: 405-794-3800
Hours: Tu, Wed & Th 1-5 pm. 6-8 pm by app’t only (call 405-256-6822 for app’t) 2nd & 4th Sat 1-5 pm.
Databases:
Ancestry census records
WorldVitalRecords
Find My Past
New York Ellis Island Passenger Records
HeritageQuest (census, books, PERSI, Revolutionary War)
Footnote
Oklahoma Historical Society Research Library www.okhistory.org
Hours: 9am – 4:45pm M-Sat Phone: 522-5225
Databases:
AncestryLibrary.org
Footnote
HeritageQuest
Catalog and indexes online at www.okhistory.org/research
Archives portion of catalog includes some images of maps and photos
Native American records (Dawes index online)
Nation wide print resources
Oklahoma newspapers on microfilm
Metropolitan Library System www.metrolibrary.org
Hours: vary by agency, check online DN Phone: 231-8650
Databases:
AncestryLibrary.org
HeritageQuest (may be accessed remotely with Metro Library Card)
Oklahoman online (may be accessed remotely with Metro Library Card)
Sanborn maps for Oklahoma
Small collection at Downtown Library, including OKC city directories and phone books
Oklahoma Room
Oklahoma County newspapers on microfilm
See “Oklahoma Images” for Oklahoma County history and essays
You’re not lazy! I’m totally with ya…too many things floating in the air, not sure where to turn next, an article idea here, an article started there, more research needed for this…ugh, I think it’s ADD for me…LOL.
Tag, you’re it!