Genealogy / Local History
Genealogical and Reference Room Collection
Ancestry.com
The library has a subscription to Ancestry.com (courtesy of the Osceola Public Library Foundation,) which is free for members of the public to use, but it is only available inside the library. Please ask a staff member if you need to use Ancestry and we will get you set up.
Available Online Resources:
Library Edition of Ancestry is available as well at the Osceola Public Library (see library staff for assistance).
The Clarke County Genealogy Society is compiling data to make available, as well. Clicking the link below will download the document to your device for viewing:
Genealogical and Reference Room- Open During Library Hours
Available Resources:
Microfilm Collections:
- Newspapers: incomplete back to 1863- nearly complete from 1883
- Clarke County Vital Records since county conception 1852 up to early 20th Century
- First 5 Clarke County Will books and a few Probate Records
- Clarke County Census, State and Federal form 1856
- Some Census from Surrounding Counties
Clarke County Books:
- Family History Binders
- Cemetery Transcriptions
- Newspaper Scrapbooks
- Compiled Records of Local Towns
- Rural Schools
Military Books:
- DAR Patriot Books
- Clarke County Veterans Books
- How to Books
Other:
- State Books
- Other Country Books
- How-to-Books