The nickname for Oklahoma is the “Sooner State”. The term Sooner goes back to the Land Run of 1889. Are you searching for information about your ancestors who lived in Oklahoma? Try some of these Oklahoma genealogy resources.
Cyndi’s List might be the most comprehensive list of genealogy links online. If it is on the internet, then Cyndi’s List probably has a link to it. They have a page called “United States – Oklahoma”. Start by selecting the category you want to browse through. Some include: “Birth, Marriage, Death”, “Census”, “Counties”, “Military”, “Newspapers” and more!
GeneaLinks has a search engine at the top of their page. Start by putting your ancestor’s first and last name into it. Select which record type you want to browse through: vital, birth, death, marriage, divorce, or “Genealogy”. GeneaLinks also has helpful information for genealogists who are new to Oklahoma Genealogy. Did you know that most official records for Oklahoma will go back to at least as far as 1908?
FamilySearch has a Wiki page about the state of Oklahoma. There are links to FamilySearch Wiki pages for each county in Oklahoma. There are some tips for you under the category called “Research Tools”. You can also find links to Wiki pages about FamilySearch collections of Oklahoma records.
Facebook has a Community Page for FamilySearch Oklahoma Genealogy Research. This is a good resource for genealogists who want to connect with other genealogists who are also working on Oklahoma genealogy right now. It is also a way to find out about relevant FamilySearch collections.
Ancestry.com has a page that has links to all of their collections of Oklahoma records. To access the majority of the records, you must have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, a few records will be offered for free. Return to their page often. Ancestry.com does a great job of making it clear when a collection is new, has been updated, or is currently being offered for free.
Interment.net has cemetery records online. Start by putting your ancestor’s first and last name into the search engine at the top of their page. Or, you can start by selecting one of the counties in Oklahoma. If there is a link, it indicates that Internment.net has information about records from cemeteries that are located within that county. There are ten counties that do not have a link attached to them.
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