Genealogy Request

Thank you for your interest in our genealogy department.  The library charges $7.50 per half hour for research, plus 20 cents each for microfilm copies and standard copies, and postage.  Our genealogy volunteer donates her time, and all proceeds go toward the purchase of more materials for the genealogy collection.  If you wish, you may set a limit on what you want to spend, and our volunteer will do what she can in that amount of time and report back to you.

Requests are usually completed in the order in which they are received.  If your request is urgent, please indicate the date when you need the information. 

Our volunteer also does research at the Mahaska County Courthouse at the same fees stated above with proceeds going to the library.  The courthouse charges $2.00 each for a birth, marriage, or death certificate marked "for genealogy purposes only".  Births and deaths begin with 1880; marriages begin with 1844.  Deeds, wills, and other documents are also available but must sometimes be copied by hand or laptop computer, entailing more research time.

IF YOU AGREE TO THE FEES and wish to relay your request to our volunteer, please complete the form below. Our volunteer will acknowledge receipt of your request and give you an approximate time frame for completing your request.

Thank you for your request.  If you have further questions about our genealogy services please email us at genealogy@oskaloosalibrary.org