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Research and Genealogy Requests

Research Requests

The Research Center offers a research service to patrons seeking information about a particular person, topic, or event. Research fees must be paid in advance; fees are nonnegotiable and nonrefundable. Once the request and fee have been received, staff will search for the requested item and make copies of the information found.

Research RequestsOrder links
Oklahoma resident research fee: $25
Out-of-state resident research fee: $35

Please be specific and include names, dates, and locations. Even an estimate is helpful if the exact date is unknown. Indicate information you have already located so we can better direct our search. Please do not send original documents or photos.

The fee includes up to thirty pages. Our staff will contact you if your order exceeds thirty pages.

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Express and Packet Orders

Important: Only the records listed below are available through the express/packet service. If you submit an express order without supplying the required information we will be unable to complete your order. Orders are processed based on the information you provide; research fees are nonrefundable.

Available Records Required Info Order Links
1896 Applications for Enrollment: $35 each
1896 Applications for Enrollment index
The $35 fee includes up to thirty pages. Our staff will contact you if your order exceeds thirty pages.
You must provide name, tribe, and application number from the index listed. Order Online
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Census: $15 each
US Federal Census 1790–1940
1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census index
You must provide name, year, and page number. Order Online
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Confederate Pension Records: $15 each
US Federal Census 1790–1940
1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census index
You must provide name, year, and page number. Order Online
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Dawes Final Roll Enrollment Packets: $35 each
Dawes Final Roll index
The $35 fee includes up to thirty pages. Our staff will contact you if your order exceeds thirty pages.
You must provide name, tribe, and census card number from the index listed. Order Online
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Dawes Land Allotment Packets: $35 each
Dawes Land Allotment - the use Dawes Final Roll index
The $35 fee includes up to thirty pages. Our staff will contact you if your order exceeds thirty pages.
You must provide name, tribe, and roll number from the index listed. Order Online
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Divorces: $35 each
Select divorces from Oklahoma County listed in our index are available. Only records prior to August 15, 1925, are available at this time.
The $35 fee includes up to thirty pages. Patrons will be contacted if their packet is more than thirty pages.
You must provide names of plaintiff and defendant, date, book, and page from our index. Order Online
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Guion Miller Roll Packets: $35 each
Guion Miller index at accessgenealogy.com
The $35 fee includes up to thirty pages. Our staff will contact you if your order exceeds thirty pages.
You must provide name and application number from the index listed. Order Online
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Individual Indian Files: $15 each
Individual Indian Files index (for Plains tribes only). The person MUST be listed in this index.
You must provide the name found in our database, box number, and file number from our index. Order Online
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Land: $15 each
Land Tract Books: listing of homesteaders in Oklahoma Territory 1889–1907.
You must provide a name and county in which the individual received land. Order Online
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Marriages: $15 each
Marriage records index
You must provide name(s), date, and county from the indexes listed. Order Online
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Obituaries: $15 each
Obituaries from newspapers in the OHS collection.
A partial index of obituaries from the Oklahoman is online
You must provide exact date and place of death. Our staff will search one newspaper for one date. Order Online
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Prisoner Cards: $15 each
Prison photograph or fingerprint cards index.
You must provide a name and box number from our index. Order Online
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Probates: $35 each
Select probate records from Oklahoma County listed in our database are available. You will receive the letters of administration and the final settlement.
You must provide name, date, and record number from our index. Order Online
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Additional fees by the page

Packet, express, and research fees include up to thirty pages of copies or printouts per order. If your order exceeds thirty pages, our staff will contact you. The following copy fees will apply.

ItemPrice
Copies by mail$.25 each
Microfilm printouts by mail$1 each
Computer printouts by mail$1 each
Faxed copies$1 each

Contact Us

If you have questions about a research request, please contact the Research Center at 405-522-5225. We are happy to answer reference questions or assist with the order process, but we cannot conduct research over the phone.