Genealogy and Research
One major area of the clay county museum is the research library. This library contains the following materials from the county:
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Newspapers
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Scrapbooks
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Birth, marriage, death, and obituary announcements
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Church records
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School records
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Cemetery records
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Tax records from 1867 – 1948
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Census records
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Genealogy books
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Abstracts from 1862 – 1960
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Maps/plats
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Sanborn fire insurance maps
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Telephone/farm directories
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School annuals
Research requests
-to submit research requests, call (785) 632-3786
or click here to use our contact form.
Research fees
-Research done by a visitor is free.
-Research conducted by a staff member is
$20.00/hour.
Delivery
-Electronic delivery: free
-Mailed: price of postage
Copy Fees
-Photocopy
-b/w: $0.25
-color: $0.75
-Payment methods
-Check
-Cash
-PayPal