Genealogy
The Genealogy/Local History Section is now part of the main library
Library hours: Monday thru Thursday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, and Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Resources Available in Genealogy/Local History include:
- GFOL LINK>Application for membership
- Federal Censuses for Missouri on microfilm (including 1930)
- Newton County newspapers on microfilm beginning 1869
- Newton County marriage records
- Obituary file - Cemetery listings - Maps, as well as reference materials for other Missouri counties
- The Civil War Collection
Genealogy Help
Ancestry Library Addition this link only works in the Library Paid for by the Genealogy Friends of the Library
Newton County Historical Society
Newton County Historical Society obituaries
National Archives Genealogy Links
Family Tree Magazine 101 Best Websites
Native American Genealogy Sources
Access Genealogy
Search indexes to removal rolls, includes a beginner's guide to American Indian genealogy
Cyndi's List
links to Indian censuses, cemetery records, tribal mailing lists, vital records and gazetteers
Footnote - subscription required
search or browse Dawes enrollment cards and Indian census rolls, 1885 to 1940
National Archives and Records Administration - free search, charge to order records
Dawes Rolls database
Oklahoma Historical Society - free search, charge for copies of records
1890 territorial census, applications for enrollment in the Five Civilized Tribes, land lottery records
RootsWeb - free
tribe-specific mailing lists, message boards, databases, records and research guides
