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.
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
Available Online Resources:
Library Edition of Ancestry is available as well at the Osceola Public Library (see library staff for assistance).