Research Services

The Genealogy and Local History Department is open to the public. Facial masks are recommended regardless of vaccination status.
At times, our volume of requests is quite heavy. We do answer queries by the level of difficulty and in the order they are received regardless of whether submitted by telephone, email, or mail. Please be patient. If you have not heard from us within one month, please feel free to check on our progress. Thank you for your understanding. Please do not send duplicate requests by telephone, email or mail to our department or staff members in the department.

Guidelines for Ordering Photocopied/Scanned Documents

Technology in GLH

• Please provide your full name and complete mailing address with each order.
• We ask that you limit each order for photocopied or scanned documents to no more than five items and submit only one order per month.
• If you would like your documents sent through email, please specify if you have a preference for pdf or jpg files.
• Try to be as specific as possible in your order, including sources you have already consulted and briefly describe what information you already have.

Examples

• Here are some examples of poorly written requests.
• Here are some examples of better engineered requests.