Genealogy Collection

The library has an extensive collection of genealogical materials including local family histories, cemetery records, and other items of interest.

• Our genealogy collection, located in the Fireplace Room and in the stacks, contains basic "how-to" books that can be checked out as well as non-circulating research material.
   
• Three-ring notebooks contain clippings of birth, death and marriage notices from local newspapers, as well as cemetery records.  
   
• We have Boone newspapers on microfilm back to the 1880s; however, they are only partially indexed.  
  Click here to see the library's microfilm holdings
   
• Our library also has a Boone County History Index that lists all our Boone County holdings such as books, reference, plat maps, and cemetery information.  
  Click here to see the library's Boone County History Index
   
• Our staff members are not genealogy researchers. We can show patrons where the information is and how to access it, but we cannot do the research.
   
• The library has Trail Tales, a journal of Boone County history, published by Boone County Historical Society since 1969.  These are located behind the desk as a reference item that cannot be checked out.  A special thanks to Suzanne S. Caswell for providing the library with an author, issue and subject index to the issues and allowing us to provide this online for better access.
   

  Author Index
  Trail Tales: The Journal of Boone County History

  Issue Index
  Trail Tales: The Journal of Boone County History
  
  Subject Index
  Trail Tales: The Journal of Boone County History