Embedded Files
History and genealogy research go hand-in-hand, so we made a list of links to useful resources! All of these sites are free to use without subscriptions, so have fun!
Bristow & Creek County
Bristow & Creek County
Oral Histories transcribed and digitized by the Bristow Historical Society
Bristow Maps and Phone Directories
Early day maps, phone directories, and selected Gypsy yearbooks digitized by the Bristow Historical Society
State-Wide
State-Wide
Oklahoma State Vital Records Index
Search Oklahoma death and birth records.
Search through the Oklahoma State Archives and look through assorted documents, pictures, yearbooks, and other records
Search through pictures, documents, newspapers, and maps in the Oklahoma State Historical Society’s Database. Click Here for a Tutorial!
Oklahoma State Historical Society Research Center
Databases include indexes to multiple censuses, indexes, and more
Oklahoma State Courts Network Database
Search through court records by county and courthouses. These include some wills, probate, marriage, and other records.
Search through Oklahoma court records by county and courthouses. These include some wills, probate, marriage, and other records. (this is a second version of OSCN)
Oklahoma Climatological Survey – Past & Local Data
Click on links to look at past weather data. The A Month in Time feature can be especially helpful for finding out what the weather was like on a certain day if you are doing background research on an ancestor’s life!
The Oklahoman is a statewide newspaper published in Oklahoma City that covers news from across the state. The oldest issue in the archive is dated Wednesday, September 25th, 1901.
Note: This website can be a bit finicky to work with.
Oklahoma State University Links
Oklahoma State University Links
University libraries are a useful resource and many are undertaking preservation and digitization projects with their archives.
Oklahoma State Digital Archives
Search through some of OSU’s Archives. It includes oral histories from across the state, yearbooks, pictures, and other information.
Oklahoma State Digital Archives – Oklahoma Maps
Includes WPA maps of townships with labled farms and land owners along with other historical maps.
University of Oklahoma Links
University of Oklahoma Links
Bizzell Memorial Library Catalog
Search the university’s library to search for books, journals, and other items that may be helpful in your research.
OU’s Western History Collections has been working to digitize their archive to preserve and make available a multitude of pictures, manuscripts, letters, oral histories, and more!
Western History Collections Archive Search
Search the WHC’s archive catalog to find records that may not be available online. When you find the resources that you need to use, the WHC encourages you to please set an appointment to make sure that the materials are available when you arrive. They are working on a preservation project and certain items may be unavailable for a short time as they are worked with.
OU hosts the Oklahoma Geological Survey’s website as well as their publication database, geological maps (both recent and historic), photographs, and geological data, all available to the public for free.
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