History & Genealogy
Journey to the past...Discover the history of you!
Western Plains Library System is proud to offer three options for customers to peruse:
Ancestry Library Edition
Here, you can unlock the story of you with sources like censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more.
**This resource is only available in the library.
Digital Prairie
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries has designed Digital Prairie to serve as an electronic library for the people of Oklahoma. It consists of two parts:
HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest is an essential collection of unique material that combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content dating back to the late 1700s.
History Reference Center
Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents.
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