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Genealogy & Local History Resources

Researching your family history can be a rewarding journey, and Daviess County Public Library provides a wide range of online genealogy and local history resources to help you conduct your own search.

However, you don’t have to do it alone. We offer free Genealogy Services to guide your research and connect you with the resources you need.

Discover family history with this simplified resource for genealogical research.

Go to Ancestry Library Edition

Search military records for your genealogical research.

Go to Fold3 Library

Search for obituaries, death notices, and news articles to help your genealogical research.

Go to Heritage Hub

Search City Directories and Census records for genealogical research.

Go to HeritageQuest Online

An online collection of Daviess County area historical documents, books, photos, videos, and interviews.

Go to the KY Room Digital Archive

Research scanned historical newspapers from Kentucky and other Southeastern states.

Go to Newspapers.com

A comprehensive database of obituaries from the Owensboro area, created and maintained by the KY Room at the Daviess County Public Library.

Go to Owensboro Obituary Index

An extensive collection of the works of genealogist Jerry Long. The collection covers regional and familial histories of central western Kentucky.

Go to West-Central Kentucky History & Genealogy