Genealogy At MCPL
FREE ONLINE GENEALOGY
WEBSITES

FamilySearch.org

Worlds largest free collection
of family histories

GenWeb.org

U.S. Genealogy Web Project

RootsWeb.com

The oldest and largest free
genealogy site supported by
Ancestry.com

Kentucky Historical Society

Karen Caldwell's Hourigan
Family Web-page

Documents findings on the
Hourigan family but has
many good links/resources
for other
Marion County researchers

Genealogy.com

Free Family Tree Maker
The Genealogy room is available during
regular library hours.  Those who wish to
use the room need to sign in at the front
desk where a staff member will unlock the
room for them.

What the room houses:
Over 364 Genealogical resource books
-Family Histories
-Marriage Records
-Wills
-Church Records
-Cemetery Records
-Vital Statistics For Kentucky
-County Histories

Room resources (books, etc.) are not
available for out of library check out.
Patrons are free to make copies of items
on the public copy machine unless the
text specifies otherwise
.

Further Resources:
Microfilm and computer databases of
-Newspapers
-Census Records
-Court Records
-Death Certificates
Internet access in order to utilize online
search sites.
Wi-fi Capable for those wishing to use
laptops in the room.
Computer based program E-copy that is
used with the microfilm reader to transfer
items on microfilm to pdf files on the
computer.

Printing Access:
Microfilm printing fee
.25 cents per page

Black and White Computer print fee
.10 cents per page

Color print fee dependent on
size of print job.

Copy Machine fee
.10 cents per page