History: Genealogy

Similar to ancestry.com, allows you to search for individuals, build family trees, browse public records.

Provides genealogical and historical sources, including birth, baptism, marriage, death, census, cemetery, military records and more. Access requires submitting a library application in person, see http://library.stillwater.org/getting_a_library_card.php.

HistoryGeo is a database containing two map collections: The First Landowners Project (displays original landowners of the continental United States according to state and federal records). The Antique Maps Collection is a collection of antique maps and atlases. Requires a Tulsa City-County Library card - apply at https://www.tulsalibrary.org/get-a-library-card.

A free searchable index of births and deaths that occurred in the state of Oklahoma, including limited information on births occurring more than 20 years ago and deaths occurring more than 5 years ago.

Provides digitized full text of content published before 1923, including thousands of photographs, newspapers, maps, postcards, and books, dating from pre-statehood to the present day

Explore nearly 200 years of Indigenous print journalism from the US and Canada. Included are Oklahoma newspapers such as the Cherokee Phoenix, Cherokee Voices, Indian School Journal, Osage Nation News, and The Comanche Nation News.

Full text archive of the Oklahoma State University's student newspapers. Contains all issues from 1895 to 2008

Provides coverage from 2000-2014.

Digitized version of the early 20th century newspaper weekly newspaper published in Stillwater, Oklahoma Territory. Also available on microfilm.

Digitized version of the early 20th century newspaper weekly newspaper published in Stillwater, Oklahoma Territory. Also available on microfilm.

Digitized version of the early 20th century newspaper weekly newspaper published in Stillwater, Oklahoma Territory. Also available on microfilm.

Full text access from Newspaper Source, 1998-2018

Microfilm access from the OSU library (click to request from library annex)

Microfilm access from the OSU library (click to request from library annex)

Microfilm access from the OSU library (click to request from library annex)

Print access from 1986-present

People with a Pioneer (Norman) Library System card can get a reciprocal card from Metropolitan. This will give you access to the Oklahoman Collection (Full-text access to The Oklahoman from 1981 to now) and Newspapers.com (1889–1922 of the Oklahoman)

Documents and images from various Oklahoma state government agencies regarding the investigation into the Tulsa Race Massacre, including eye-witness testimony, letters, telegrams, police reports, and court cases.

Collection documents the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre through photographs

Photos, audio, documents, and other resources documenting the Tulsa Race Massacre from the Tulsa Historical Society

Photographic archive of the Tulsa Race Massacre ffrom the Tulsa City-County Library

Archive of an African-American newspaper covering the massacre from Oklahoma City

An eye-witness account by Mary E. Jones Parrish. See also print version.

Provides educators with material that will cover the 1921 Race Riot/Massacre, Black Wall Street, and the people and places of the Historic Greenwood District.