Family & Local History

The Family and Local History Room houses the premier genealogical and local history collection in Oklahoma.

• There is a full-time qualified genealogy librarian.
•  The collection consists of over 28,000 book and 6,00 rolls of microfilm.
• Notable collections include: American Revolutionary War Collection; Civil War Collection; Federal Census Indexes; Mayflower Collection; Oklahoma and Local History Collection; Immigration Collection; Lawton City Directories; Native American Collection focusing on the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes; Newspaper Collection; Royal Genealogy Collection; yearbooks from city schools.

Indexes

These research directories have been created to help with local history and genealogical research.

• The Comanche County Biographical Index
• Native American Obituary Index
• World War II Index

Digital Memory Center

Bringing the Past Into the Present. Digitize and preserve family photos, papers, cassette tapes, and other memories. 

 

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Talking Trails

• Listen to 30 stories of local history.
• Talking Trails Brochure
• Talking Trails Sponsorship Form

 

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Genealogy Requests

 

Fill out the form here

 

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Genealogy & History E-Resources

• Ancestry
• Fold 3
• Lawton Constitution through Access World News Bank (1985 forward)
• Gateway to Oklahoma History (Lawton Constitution from 1905-1920 & 1963-1984 plus other documents)